Newcastle Jets have confirmed central defender Phillip Čančar will leave the club in order to pursue an opportunity elsewhere.
The 24-year-old central defender joined the Jets in 2022 and leaves McDonald Jones stadium having made 47 appearances across all competitions, scoring one goal.
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Initially coming through the Sydney FC academy system, Čančar’s played numerous clubs in Croatia before he eventually returned to Western Sydney Wanderers in 2020 before then heading over to Scotland to play for Livingston.
A tough-tackling centre back, Čančar played 18 times for the Jets last season under head coach Rob Stanton as Newcastle registered a ninth placed finish.
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Čančar becomes the 10th player to have departed Newcastle this off-season following on from the likes of defender Dane Ingham, goalkeeper Ryan Scott and Brazilian import Wellisol as the club begins to shape it’s squad for new head coach Mark Milligan.
A key component to Milligan’s new-look side is likely to be Japanese winger Kota Mizunuma, who has signed a new one-year contract to stay on in the Hunter for the Isuzu UTE A-League 2025-26 season.
