Daniel Lopar

Daniel Lopar
Lopar playing for St. Gallen
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-04-19) 19 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 FC Wil 1900 46 (0)
2005 → FC Aarau (loan) 0 (0)
2006 → FC Thun (loan) 4 (0)
2006–2019 FC St. Gallen 282 (0)
2019–2020 Western Sydney Wanderers 20 (0)
2021 SC Brühl 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022

Daniel Lopar (born 19 April 1985) is a Swiss football goalkeeper. He has most recently played for SC Brühl.

Club career

Western Sydney Wanderers

23 May 2019, Western Sydney Wanderers (WSW) announced the signing of Daniel Lopar on a free transfer.[1] Lopar started his first match for the Wanderers in the blockbuster pre-season friendly match against Leeds United.[2] Daniel along with his WSW teammates were defeated 2-1 by Leeds thanks to a 95th-minute goal.[3] Lopar made his competitive debut for Western Sydney, starting the match, in the FFA Cup round of 32.[4] WSW defeated Perth Glory 2-1 and advanced to the round of 16.[5] Daniel played his inaugural A-League match for Western Sydney in the Wanderers' 2-1 round one victory over Central Coast Mariners. Daniel made a number of crucial saves during the match.[6]

15 January 2020, Lopar signed a new two-year contract extension keeping him at the club until the end of the 2021–22 A-League season.[7] Although signing a new deal, on 11 December 2020 the club announced Lopar had departed.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 October 2019
Season details League Cup Continental Other Total
Club Season League Apps Clsh Apps Clsh Apps Clsh Apps Clsh Apps Clsh
FC Wil 1900 2003–04 Super League 11 1 1 0 – – – – 12 1
2004–05 Challenge League 16 2 1 0 – – – – 17 2
2005–06 19 7 3 1 – – – – 22 8
FC Aarau (loan) 2004–05 Super League 0 0 – – – – – – 0 0
FC Thun (loan) 2005–06 4 1 – – – – – – 4 1
Total 50 11 5 1 – – – – 55 12
FC St. Gallen 1879 2006–07 Super League 2 1 – – – – – – 2 1
2007–08 17 4 1 1 – – 2[a] 0 20 5
2008–09 Challenge League 29 15 4 3 – – – – 33 18
2009–10 Super League 21 5 – – – – – – 21 5
2010–11 10 2 – – – – – – 10 21
2011–12 Challenge League 28 9 – – – – – – 28 9
2012–13 Super League 35 10 – – – – – – 35 10
2013–14 30 11 – – 7[b] 1 – – 37 12
2014–15 17 3 3 1 – – – – 20 4
2015–16 34 8 – – – – – – 34 8
2016–17 32 5 – – – – – – 32 5
2017–18 24 3 – – – – – – 24 3
2018–19 3 1 – – – – – – 3 1
Total 282 77 8 15 7 1 2 0 299 83
Western Sydney Wanderers 2019–20 A-League 2 0 3 0 – – – – 5 0
Total 2 0 3 0 – – – – 5 0
Career total 334 88 16 6 7 1 2 0 359 95
  1. ^ Swiss Super League Relegation Play-offs
  2. ^ UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ Rugari, Vince (23 May 2019). "Wanderers sign Swiss goalkeeper in move that could doom Janjetovic". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Samuel (20 July 2019). "Western Sydney Wanderers celebrate magical homecoming despite late Leeds winner". A-League. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. ^ Bossi, Dominic (20 July 2019). "Leeds strike injury-time winner to spoil Wanderers' homecoming". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers". theffacup.com.au. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. ^ Morgan, Gareth (8 August 2019). "Glory exit Cup after dramatic finale". Perth Glory. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. ^ Warren, Adrian (12 October 2019). "Duke double earns Wanderers A-League win". ftbl.com.au. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  7. ^ Encarnacion, Matt (15 January 2020). "Wanderers re-sign Lopar for two seasons". moreechampion.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Lopar departs Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.


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