Siniša Ubiparipović

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Siniša Ubiparipović
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Personal information
Full name Siniša Ubiparipović
Date of birth (1983-08-25) 25 August 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Zenica, Yugoslavia
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Indy Eleven
Number 10
Youth career
1993–1999 Modriča Maxima[1]
2002 UIC Flames
2004–2006 Akron Zips
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Cleveland Internationals 2 (0)
2006 Chicago Fire Premier 12 (3)
2007–2010 New York Red Bulls 69 (2)
2007 Minnesota Thunder (loan) 1 (1)
2011 Montreal Impact (NASL) 10 (3)
2012–2013 Montreal Impact 13 (2)
2013 Minnesota United (loan) 7 (0)
2014–2015 Ottawa Fury 48 (9)
2016– Indy Eleven 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December, 2015

Siniša Ubiparipović (Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Убипариповић; born 25 August 1983) is a Bosnian footballer who currently plays for Indy Eleven.[1]

Early life

Ubiparipović was born in the town of Zenica, at the time part of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, to an ethnic Serb family.[2] Prior to the outbreak of the Bosnian War in 1992, the Ubiparipović family fled to Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, to escape the conflict, eventually coming to the United States in 1999.[3]

His first contact with organized soccer was in the youth ranks of Čelik Zenica as a small child.[1]

Career

College

Ubiparipović began his college soccer career at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2002, before transferring to the University of Akron, where he played from 2004 to 2006. At Akron, he was named an NSCAA All-American his last two years, and was the 2006 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year.[4] During his college years Ubiparipović also played in the USL Premier Development League for both Cleveland Internationals and Chicago Fire Premier. While with the Chicago Fire Premier he was named to the Premier Development League's All-Central Conference team.

Professional

Ubiparipović playing for New York Red Bulls

Ubiparipović was drafted in the third round (33rd overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls.[5] During his initial campaign with New York he appeared in 12 regular season matches and both of the club's playoff matches. He was also loaned out for one match during the 2007 season to Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division, tallying one goal in a 4–2 loss to Rochester Rhinos.[6][7]

During the 2008 season Ubiparipović appeared in 16 regular season matches and scored his first league goal. On 10 August 2008, Ubiparipović scored the fourth goal in New York's 4–1 victory over league rival D.C. United. During the 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs, he started all of the teams 4 playoff games helping lead the club to the 2008 MLS Cup final. In the 2009 season Siniša made a career-high 23 appearances for Red Bulls. On 20 March 2010, Ubiparipović started at left wing for Red Bulls in a 3–1 victory against Santos FC, which was the first match played at the new Red Bull Arena.[8] On 12 May 2010 Ubiparipović scored his second goal for New York Red Bulls in a 3–0 victory over New England Revolution in a 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification match.[9]

His contract expired with New York Red Bulls after the 2010 season and he became a free agent. On 2 August 2011 Ubiparipović signed with Montreal Impact of the North American Soccer League. In 10 games with Montreal, Ubiparipović registered three goals and four assists, and was recognized as the clubs newcomer of the year.[10] On 1 November 2011, it was announced that Ubiparipović re-signed to continue with the Impact in 2012, the team's first year in Major League Soccer.[11]

On 6 February 2014, Ubiparipović signed with Ottawa Fury FC of the NASL. He was a key player in helping Ottawa to the 2015 NASL fall season title as he scored 5 goals and recorded 8 assists in 26 matches. He later signed with Indy Eleven on December 15, 2015.[12]

Personal

Siniša's brother Slaviša Ubiparipović played for Cleveland Internationals in the USL Premier Development League in 2008 and currently plays for the Syracuse Silver Knights in the MISL.

Career statistics

Updated 31 October 2012

All-time club performance
Club Season MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup CONCACAF Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
New York Red Bulls
2007 12 0 1 0 2 0 - - 15 0
2008 16 1 1 0 4 0 - - 21 1
2009 23 0 2 0 - - 2 0 27 0
2010 18 1 3 1 - - - - 21 2
Club Total 69 2 7 1 6 0 2 0 84 3
Club Season NASL Canadian Championship NASL Playoffs CONCACAF Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Montreal Impact 2011 10 3 - - - - - - 10 3
Season MLS Canadian Championship MLS Playoffs CONCACAF Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Montreal Impact 2012 7 2 2 0 - - - - 9 2
Club Total 14 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 5

Honors

New York Red Bulls

Montreal Impact

Ottawa Fury

References

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  12. http://www.nasl.com/news/2015/12/15/indy-eleven-acquires-veteran-midfielder-sinisa-ubiparipovic

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