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Siniša Ubiparipović
Personal information
Full name	Siniša Ubiparipović
Date of birth	August 25, 1983 (age 26)
Place of birth	Zenica, Yugoslavia
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Central Midfielder/Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	New York Red Bulls
Number	8
Youth career
2002	UIC Flames
2004–2006	Akron Zips
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Siniša Ubiparipović (Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Убипариповић) (born August 25, 1983 in Zenica) is a Bosnian soccer player who currently plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Early life

Born in Yugoslavia prior to the Bosnian War, Ubiparipović and his family fled to Belgrade, Serbia to escape the conflict, eventually coming to the United States in 1999.^[1]

[edit] Career

[edit] College

Ubiparipović began his college soccer career at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2002, before transferring to the University of Akron, where he played from 2004 to 2006. At Akron, he was named an NSCAA All-American his last two years, and was the 2006 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year.^[2]. During his college years Ubiparipović also played in the USL Premier Development League for both Cleveland Internationals and Chicago Fire Premier. While with the Chicago Fire Premier he was named to the Premier Development League's All-Central Conference team.

[edit] Professional

Ubiparipović was drafted in the third round (33rd overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by Red Bull New York.^[3]

During his initial campaign with he appeared in 12 regular season matches and both of the club's playoff matches, all as a second half substitute. He was also loaned out for one match during the 2007 season to Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division, tallying one goal in that match.

In the 2009 season, Ubiparipović made a career-high 23 appearances for the Red Bulls.

[edit] Personal

Siniša's brother, Slaviša Ubiparipović, played for Cleveland Internationals in the USL Premier Development League in 2008.

[edit] Career statistics

Updated 31 October 2008

**All-time MLS club performance**
Club	Season	Major League Soccer		US Open Cup		MLS Cup		CONCACAF		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Red Bull New York	2007	12	0	1	0	2	0	-	-	15	0
	2008	16	1	1	0	4	0	-	-	21	1
	2009	23	0	2	0	-	-	1	0	26	0
	Club Total	51	1	4	0	6	0	1	0	62	1

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

^ "Soccer a comfort in the face of war". MLSnet.com. January 8, 2007. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070108&content_id=81416&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
^ "Sinisa Ubiparipović bio". University of Akron. http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=47179&SPID=4334&DB_OEM_ID=10800&ATCLID=324672&Q_SEASON=2006. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
^ Red Bull New York (March 26, 2007). "New York Red Bulls sign five players". Press release. http://redbull.newyork.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20070326&content_id=86548&vkey=pr_rbn&fext=.jsp&team=t107. Retrieved 2007-03-31.

[edit] External links

MLS player profile

[0] "Soccer a comfort in the face of war". MLSnet.com. January 8, 2007. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070108&content_id=81416&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2007-03-31.

[1] "Sinisa Ubiparipović bio". University of Akron. http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=47179&SPID=4334&DB_OEM_ID=10800&ATCLID=324672&Q_SEASON=2006. Retrieved 2007-03-31.

[2] Red Bull New York (March 26, 2007). "New York Red Bulls sign five players". Press release. http://redbull.newyork.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20070326&content_id=86548&vkey=pr_rbn&fext=.jsp&team=t107. Retrieved 2007-03-31.

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