Jump to content

Robert Boskovic

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Boskovic
Boskovic with Toronto FC II in 2017
Personal information
Full name Robert Boskovic
Date of birth (1998-07-01) July 1, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Serbian White Eagles
Youth career
Mississauga SC
West Toronto Cobras
Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Ryerson Rams 27 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Toronto FC III 8 (2)
2015–2020 Toronto FC II 55 (1)
2019 → Ottawa Fury (loan) 9 (0)
2020 → Cavalry FC (loan) 6 (0)
2021 Pacific FC 5 (0)
2024– Serbian White Eagles
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 31, 2024

Robert Boskovic (born July 1, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back with the Serbian White Eagles in the Canadian Soccer League.

University career

[edit]

Boskovic played collegiately with the Ryerson Rams. In 2016, he won the Lou Bilek Award as U Sports Rookie of the Year becoming the first Ryerson player to do so since its inception in 1999.[1]

Club career

[edit]

Toronto FC II

[edit]

Boskovic made his USL debut on August 15, 2015, against the Richmond Kickers. Boskovic made three appearances for Toronto FC II during the 2015 USL season, after being rewarded with a call-up from the TFC Academy.[2] On August 1, 2015, he made his professional debut when coming off the bench in a 2–1 victory over Richmond Kickers. He soon followed up with a second cameo appearance in 3–2 win over FC Montreal. Boskovic made his first start later that season, in a 4–1 defeat to Charlotte Independence on September 9, 2015.[3]

Boskovic remains on loan with affiliate club Toronto FC II ahead of the 2016 USL season.[3] Boskovic becomes the 36th player to sign professionally with Toronto FC II on March 15, 2018.[4] He was released by TFC II on December 23, 2020.[5]

Ottawa Fury (loan)

[edit]

On March 6, 2019, it was announced that Boskovic would be loaned to USL Championship club Ottawa Fury FC for the 2019 season.[6] He made nine league appearances that season, and appeared in Ottawa's playoff series against Charleston Battery.[7]

Cavalry FC (loan)

[edit]

On March 11, 2020, Boskovic re-signed with Toronto and was subsequently loaned to Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC for the 2020 season.[8][9] He made his debut for Cavalry on August 16 against Valour FC.[10]

Pacific FC

[edit]

On August 10, 2021, he signed with Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League.[11] After the 2021 season, he left the club.[12]

Serbian White Eagles

[edit]

Boskovic signed with the Serbian White Eagles before the 2024 season and participated in the Royal CSL Cup.[13] In the early stage of the season, he helped the Serbs win the Royal CSL Cup against Scarborough SC.[14] Throughout the season, the Serbs would secure the regular season title.[15]

International career

[edit]

Boskovic was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[16]

Honours

[edit]

Club

[edit]

Pacific FC

Serbian White Eagles

Career statistics

[edit]
As of September 16, 2020[17]
Club Season League League Playoffs Canadian Championship Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC III 2016[18] PDL 3 1 — — 3 1
2017[19] League1 Ontario 4 1 0 0 — 4 1
2018[20] 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 8 2 0 0 0 0 8 2
Toronto FC II 2015 USL 8 2 — — 8 2
2016 12 0 — — 12 0
2017 10 0 — — 10 0
2018 30 1 — — 30 1
Total 55 1 0 0 0 0 55 1
Ottawa Fury (loan) 2019 USL Championship 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
Cavalry FC (loan) 2020 Canadian Premier League 6 0 — — 6 0
Career Total 78 3 1 0 0 0 79 3

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Boskovic named U Sports Rookie of the Year". Ryerson Rams. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Canada - R. Boskovic - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  3. ^ a b "Robert Boskovic". Toronto FC. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "Toronto FC II sign four players | Toronto FC".
  5. ^ "Toronto FC II Announces Roster Moves". Toronto FC. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Fury FC welcomes three on loan from Toronto FC". Ottawa Fury FC. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  7. ^ "R. Boskovic". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Toronto FC II re-sign & loan Robert Boskovic to Cavalry FC". Toronto FC Communications. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Cavalry lands Robert Boskovic on loan from TFC II for 2020 season". Cavalry FC. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Canadian Premier League". August 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Pacific FC signs Canadian defender Robert Boskovic". Canadian Premier League. August 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "Thank you, Ollie Bassett, Isaac Boehmer, Robert Boskovic and Duran Lee!". Pacific FC. January 13, 2022.
  13. ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (31 May 2024). "Eagles Count to Twelve: A Dozen Goals at Rob Ford Stadium". serbianwhiteagles.ca. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  14. ^ a b Vujcic, Djuradj (9 June 2024). "Two Goals By Pavicevic for the Win and the Cup". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  15. ^ a b Orošić, Miloš (3 October 2024). "Ipak su Srpski orlovi najbolji! Definitivno smo fudbalska nacija, ni Kanađani im ne mogu ništa!" [Serbian Eagles are the best after all! We are definitely a soccer nation, not even the Canadians can do anything to them!] (in Serbian). Republika. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Robert Boskovic profile". Soccerway. March 25, 2018.
  18. ^ "TFC Academy Stats 2016". USL League Two.
  19. ^ "TFC III Stats 2017". League1 Ontario.
  20. ^ "TFC III Stats 2018". League1 Ontario.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Boskovic.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Boskovic&oldid=1262466801"