Filip Ugrinić

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Filip Ugrinić (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Угринић; born 5 January 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Switzerland national team.[3]

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Filip Ugrinić
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Lucerne, Switzerland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
Young Boys
Number 7
Youth career
2006–2010 FC Kickers Luzern
2006–2016 Luzern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Luzern 121 (20)
2019–2020Emmen (loan) 13 (0)
2022– Young Boys 76 (8)
International career
2017 Switzerland U18 2 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U19 6 (2)
2018 Switzerland U20 3 (0)
2019 Switzerland U21 1 (0)
2023– Switzerland 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024
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Club career

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FC Luzern

Born in Lucerne, Switzerland, Ugrinić began playing football for local club FC Kickers Luzern before moving to the Luzern in 2006.[4]

At the start of the 2016–17 season, he made the leap into the FC Luzern first team competing in Swiss Super League, where he made his professional debut on 15 October 2016 in the away game against Basel.[5] On 26 November in the 2–1 away victory against Thun, Ugrinić was in the starting line-up for the first time and played the entire match. He also recorded his first assist in the Super League in this game, directing a free-kick to Tomislav Puljić who made it 1–0.[6] On 3 December 2016, he signed his first professional contract with Luzern until 2020.[7] His youth contract ran until 2017.[8]

On 13 July 2017, Ugrinić made his European debut in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, a 2–0 loss to Osijek.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 26 October 2017 in a 3–2 away win in the Swiss Cup, knocking out Echallens.[10]

Ugrinić scored his first league goal on 30 September 2018; his was the solitary goal in a 3–1 home defeat against Sion.[11]

On 3 July 2019, his contract with Luzern was extended until 2021 and he was sent on a season-long loan to Eredivisie club Emmen.[12][13] After his return to Luzern, he won the Swiss Cup with the team in May 2021.[14]

BSC Young Boys

On 31 May 2022, Young Boys announced that they had reached an agreement with Luzern for the transfer of Ugrinić. He signed a four-year contract and was set to join the club on 1 July.[15]

International career

Ugrinić is a youth international for Switzerland at the U18 and U19 levels. In October 2019, he was capped at U21 level.[16][17]

Personal life

Ugrinić is of Serbian descent.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 February 2025[19]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luzern 2016–17 Swiss Super League 21010220
2017–18 170211[a]0201
2018–19 141201[a]0171
2020–21 33520355
2021–22 349512[b]04110
Total 119151224013517
Young Boys 2022–23 Swiss Super League 291523[b]0373
2023–24 244109[c]3347
2024–25 233319[d]1355
Total 7689321410715
Emmen (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 13000130
Career total 208232152540025432
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  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 15 October 2024
More information National team, Year ...
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 202320
202410
Total30
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Honours

FC Luzern

Young Boys

References

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