Victor Sikora

Victor Sikora

Personal information
Full name	Victor Tadeusz Sikora
Date of birth	11 April 1978 (1978-04-11)
Place of birth	Deventer, Netherlands
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Perth Glory
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1999	Go Ahead Eagles	107	(34)
1999–2002	Vitesse	84	(20)
2002–2008	Ajax	53	(8)
2004–2005	→ Heerenveen (loan)	19	(1)
2005–2008	→ NAC Breda (loan)	46	(3)
2008–2009	FC Dallas	6	(1)
2009–	Perth Glory	23	(4)
National team‡
2001–2002	Netherlands	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:47, 19 November 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Victor Tadeusz Sikora (born 11 April 1978 in Deventer, Overijssel) is a Dutch football player who plays for Perth Glory in the Australian A-League.

Biography

His hobbies include golf and deep sea fishing. He remains friendly with former USA International Earnie Stewart, who is the Technical Director at his former club, NAC Breda.

Club career

Sikora began his career in 1994 with Netherlands top-flight club Go Ahead Eagles after moving to the Dutch second division for three seasons with Go Ahead Eagles, Sikora returned to the Eredivisie with Vitesse Arnhem, where he spent three successful seasons at Vitesse Arnhem before joining Dutch giants Ajax.

In his time at Ajax, Sikora scored seven Eredivisie goals, won two league titles (2002, 2004) and added the Dutch Super Cup and KNVB Cup titles in 2002. Sikora also participated in the UEFA Champions League with Ajax before spending three seasons at Eredivisie side NAC Breda.

Sikora briefly played for MLS side FC Dallas before joining Australian club Perth Glory as a guest player for a six week period and in February 2009 he signed a one year deal with the Glory to make his move permanent.

Sikora has only played one game in the pass two seasons with Perth Glory.

International career

Sikora has earned six caps with the Netherlands, with his first appearance coming in a February 2001 friendly against Turkey, and the last in 2002 against the United States.

Career statistics

Season	Club	Country	Competition	App	Goals
1994/95	Go Ahead Eagles	Netherlands	Eredivisie	1	0
1995/96	Go Ahead Eagles	Netherlands	Eredivisie	14	1
1996/97	Go Ahead Eagles	Netherlands	Gouden Gids Divisie	32	8
1997/98	Go Ahead Eagles	Netherlands	Gouden Gids Divisie	31	12
1998/99	Go Ahead Eagles	Netherlands	Gouden Gids Divisie	29	13
1999/00	Vitesse	Netherlands	Eredivisie	28	8
2000/01	Vitesse	Netherlands	Eredivisie	27	9
2001/02	Vitesse	Netherlands	Eredivisie	29	3
2002/03	AFC Ajax	Netherlands	Eredivisie	17	2
2003/04	AFC Ajax	Netherlands	Eredivisie	27	5
2004/05	Heerenveen	Netherlands	Eredivisie	19	1
2005/06	NAC Breda	Netherlands	Eredivisie	13	0
2006/07	NAC Breda	Netherlands	Eredivisie	11	1
2007/08	NAC Breda	Netherlands	Eredivisie	22	2
2008	FC Dallas	United States	Major League Soccer	6	1
Total				295	65

A-League career statistics

(Correct as of 19 February 2012)

Club	Season	League			Finals			Asia			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Perth Glory	2008-09	5	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	0	0
	2009-10	17	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	4	1
	2010-11	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
	2011-12	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Total		23	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	4	1

External links

• Perth Glory profile
• (Dutch) Career statistics