Sasho Petrovski

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Sašo Petrovski (born 5 March 1975 in Bankstown, Australia) is a former Australian soccer player who played as a forward. He spent his career with many clubs in Australia and Denmark, including Viborg FF, Parramatta Power, Sydney FC, Central Coast Mariners, Newcastle Jets and Bankstown City. He also played for South Coast Wolves before finishing his career.

In the A-League, Petrovski scored 41 goals for three clubs (Sydney FC, Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets), making him one of the league’s top scorers. In the old National Soccer League, he played 94 games and scored 47 goals. He also scored the second hat trick in A-League history.

Internationally, Petrovski represented Australia, earning two caps and scoring one goal. He made his debut against Japan in 2001 and scored his first international goal in a 2006 Asian Cup qualifier against Kuwait in Sydney. He was part of the Australian team that finished runners-up in the 2001 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup.

Notable moments include a planned move to Avispa Fukuoka in 2007 that did not go ahead due to foreign-player limits. He joined the Newcastle Jets in February 2009 on a two-year contract, scored well in ACL play, and reached 100 A-League games with a late winner against North Queensland Fury.