Stefan Colakovski

Stefan Colakovski
Colakovski playing for the Wellington Phoenix in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Stefan Colakovski
Date of birth (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Number 7
Youth career
Pascoe Vale
2015–2017 Melbourne City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Melbourne City NPL 41 (14)
2019–2022 Melbourne City 46 (3)
2022–2024 Perth Glory 24 (6)
2023 Perth Glory NPL 1 (0)
2024–2025 Wellington Phoenix 6 (0)
2026– Perth Glory 13 (3)
International career‡
2021–2022 Macedonia U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2021

Stefan Colakovski (Macedonian: Стефан Чолаковски, romanized: Stefan Cholakovski; born 20 April 2000) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for A-League club Perth Glory. Born in Australia, he has represented Macedonia at youth level.

Colakovski also has a 'C' Diploma in coaching, and since April 2025 has run his own football clinic in Melbourne.

Early life

Colakovski is a Macedonian-Australian, being of Aromanian heritage. As a child he supported Melbourne Heart (now known as Melbourne City).

Club career

Melbourne City

After playing in Melbourne City's youth setup for three years, on 4 November 2019, Colakovski made his senior professional debut against Wellington Phoenix in the A-League. On 1 February 2020, Colakovski was offered a full senior deal contract for Melbourne City.

Colakovski scored his first A-League goal in a Melbourne Derby match in the 2020–21 season by scoring the sixth and final goal in a 6–0 win against Melbourne Victory. Colakovski scored his second A-League goal for Melbourne City against Macarthur FC in the 2021 A-League Finals Series. He assisted Marco Tilio for his second goal in the A-League to put Melbourne City through to the Grand Finals.

Perth Glory

In June 2022, it was announced that Colakovski signed with Perth Glory on a two-year deal. In May 2024, at the conclusion of his contract, he announced he's departing Perth Glory to take up an opportunity overseas.

Wellington Phoenix

After Colakovski's move to Europe didn't come into fruition, he returned to the A-League Men and signed a one-year deal with Wellington Phoenix. Suffering knee injuries throughout the season, Colakovski made only six appearances for the club, before being released at the end of the season.

Return to Perth Glory

Following the release from his contract from Wellington Phoenix, Colakovski returned to Perth to continue his rehab. Good performances in training earned him a move back to Perth in January 2026. Colakovski made 13 appearances, scoring three goals and picking up two assists during the second half of the 2025–26 season, with his performances earning him a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club for the 2026–27 season.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Asia Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Melbourne City NPL 2017 NPL Victoria 2 265———265
2019 269———269
2021 NPL Victoria 3 22———22
Total 5416———5416
Melbourne City 2019–20 A-League 7000——70
2020–21 213———213
2021–22 1802061—261
Total 463206100544
Perth Glory 2022–23 A-League Men 20———20
2023–24 22610——236
Total 246100000256
Career total 1242530610013126

Honours

Club

Melbourne City

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Howe, Andrew. "Official A-League 2020/21 Season Guide" (PDF). howe.how. Australian Professional Leagues. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Stefan Colakovski". 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ↑ D'Urbano, Nicholas (3 April 2025). "Q&A with Stefan Colakovski on launching football clinics and how it's helped him with rehabbing knee injury". The PFA. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Colakovski: Playing for City is a dream come true". Melbourne City FC. Football Federation Australia. 12 November 2020.
  5. 1 2 Lynch, Joey (1 February 2020). "Stefan Colakovski's re-signing from the Heart". FTBL.
  6. ↑ Davutovic, David (4 November 2019). "Melbourne City's youth brigade driving A-League title push". The Herald Sun.
  7. ↑ "One of their own; Colakovski adds to Victory pain with 'one of the best moments of my life'".
  8. ↑ "News - Glory Swoop For Exciting Young Forward". Perth Glory. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  9. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (28 May 2024). "ALM player departures confirmed". Perth Glory.
  10. ↑ "Nix sign another A-League champion". Wellington Phoenix FC. 10 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Phoenix confirm departures of three men's players". Wellington Phoenix FC. 2 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (21 January 2026). "Livewire forward Colakovski returns for second stint with Glory". Perth Glory. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  13. ↑ garethmorgan (22 May 2026). "Livewire forward Colakovski back on board for 2026/27 ALM season". Perth Glory. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Glory set for more fizz as cult hero 'Cola' re-signs". The West Australian. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  15. ↑ Stefan Colakovski at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Player statistics for Stefan Colakovski". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Player statistics for Stefan Colakovski (2016–2017)". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  18. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (6 May 2024). "Taggart and Lowry claim top honours at glittering MGP Awards event". Perth Glory. Retrieved 6 May 2024.