Milos Degenek

Milos Degenek (/ˈmɪlɒʃ ˈdɛɡənɛk/ MIL-osh DEG-ə-nek;Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Дегенек, pronounced [miloʃ deɡenek]; born 28 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Columbus Crew. Born in Croatia, he represents the Australia national team. He is eligible to play for Australia as his family emigrated to Australia in 2000.

Degenek represented both Serbia and Australia at youth levels before making his senior international debut for Australia against England in 2016.

Club Career

Early career

Degenek played for the Westfields Sports High School and the Australian Institute of Sport. In the summer of 2012, he joined the under-19 team of VfB Stuttgart. Upon joining the club, Degenek admitted that he "had no communication from anyone from the Young Socceroos or under 20s."

In November 2012, Degenek was called up to the first team for the first time by manager Bruno Labbadia. Although he was never called up again to the senior team, Degenek spent the rest of the 2012–13 season, playing for the U19 side.

Milos Degenek made his first appearance for VfB Stuttgart II on 26 July 2013 in the 3. Liga against SV Darmstadt 98. However, Degenek made only 9 appearances in the 2013–14 season, due to being sidelined with injuries. He continued to be sidelined for most of the 2014–15 season, and as a result would not make a single appearance that season. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Degenek was among expected to leave the side.

1860 Munich

At the start of the 2015–16 season, Degenek signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club 1860 Munich.

Degenek made his TSV 1860 Munich debut in the opening game of the season, where he started the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against 1.

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