Stephanie Bukovec

Stephanie Cecilia Bukovec (born September 22, 1995) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Northern Super League side Calgary Wild FC. Born in Canada, she plays for the Croatia national team.

Stephanie Bukovec

Personal information
Full name	Stephanie Cecilia Bukovec
Date of birth	(1995-09-22) September 22, 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Calgary Wild FC
Number	1
Youth career
	Etobicoke SC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Oakland Golden Grizzlies
2015–2016	Belmont Bruins
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Toronto Lady Lynx
2014	K–W United FC
2016	Vaughan Azzurri	6	(0)
2017	Töcksfors IF
2017–2018	PEC Zwolle	16	(0)
2018	Þór/KA	6	(0)
2019	Split
2019–2020	Ajax	0	(0)
2020–2024	Split
2024–2025	Standard Liège
2025–	Calgary Wild FC	16	(0)
International career‡
2017–	Croatia	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 30, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2021

Club career

In 2016, she played for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario. During a League Cup semi-final, after her team went down 2–0 in the first half, she switched to striker, scoring two goals to tie the game, before returning to the goalkeeper position, winning the match in a penalty shootout.^[1]

On 10 November 2017, Bukovec was announced at PEC Zwolle.^[2]

In July 2018, Bukovec signed with Þór/KA in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.^[3] She helped the team advance from the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, being named the Group 1's best player after keeping a clean sheet in all three games.^[4]

In January 2019, she signed with ŽNK Split of the Croatian Prva HNLŽ.^[5][6] In May 2019, she scored two goals in a 10–0 win against ŽNK Katarina Zrinski after being playing the last 30 minutes as an attacker.^[7] She helped Split win the 2019 Croatian championship, breaking the long-term dominance of ŽNK Osijek.^[8] In June she led the club to the Croatian Cup with her performance in the Cup Final victory against Osijek.^[9]

On 12 July 2019, Bukovec was announced at Ajax.^[10]

On 30 January 2024, Bukovec was announced at Standard Liège.^[11]

On 5 March 2025, Bukovec was announced at Calgary Wild.^[12] On April 16, 2025, she started in the league's inaugural game, a 1-0 defeat to Vancouver Rise FC.^[13]

National team career

Bukovec has been capped for the Croatia national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.^[14]

She made her international debut against Hungary on 19 October 2017.^[15]

Personal life

Bukovec's father, Boris, was born in Slovenia, while her mother, Helen, was born in Poland. Her grandmother was from Dalmatia in Croatia. Her older brother Matthew played college basketball, her older sister Natalie played football in college before turning to coaching, and twin sister Sophie played professional beach volleyball.^[16]