Keegan Daniel Jelacic ( ; born 31 July 2002) is an Australian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

for Australian club

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory ...

Club career

On 30 May 2023, Jelacic signed a three-year contract with

Gent Gent is a shortened form of the word gentleman. It may also refer to: * Ghent ( Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city ** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent ** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent ** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghent ** .gent, ...

. On 14 August 2023, he was loaned to the Norwegian club Stabæk until the end of 2023. In January 2024, he returned to Australia to join

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland. competing in Australia's premier men's competition, A-League Men, which is the top tier Australia's football pyramid. When Queensland Lions F.C. were ...

on loan until the end of the season. At the end of his loan Jelacic would join

on 20 June 2025.

International career

Jelacic was born in Australia to a Croatian father and New Zealand mother. He has previously represented New Zealand at youth level. On 7 March 2023, he was called up for the Australia U-23 team.

Career statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jelacic, Keegan 2002 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australia men's youth international soccer players New Zealand men's association footballers Australian people of New Zealand descent Australian people of Croatian descent New Zealand people of Croatian descent Men's association football midfielders Brisbane Strikers FC players Brisbane Roar FC players Perth Glory FC players KAA Gent players Stabæk Fotball players Melbourne Victory FC players National Premier Leagues players A-League Men players Eliteserien players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Australian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Australian expatriate sportspeople in Norway 21st-century Australian sportsmen 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen