Anthony Jacob Pavlešić (born 31 January 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Czech First League club Sigma Olomouc. Born in Australia, and a former Australian youth international, he represents Croatia internationally.
Club career Central Coast Mariners Pavlešić started his youth football at the NPL level, playing for Sydney United and Western Sydney Wanderers before moving to Gosford to join Central Coast Mariners.
In February 2023, Pavlešić was offered a two-week trial for Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen in Germany. Additionally, he was offered a one-week trial by Dutch club Ajax. On 9 March, Pavlesic signed a scholarship deal with the Mariners. During his time with the club, he trained under goalkeeping coach Miguel Miranda who had developed players with the likes of Ederson and Jan Oblak. Pavlešić would make 3 appearances on the bench for the A-League Men squad, however, he was praised and recognised for his professionalism and composure as a goalkeeper by academy coach Abbas Saad.
Bayern Munich After impressing in trials over in Germany, on 19 June 2023, Pavlešić signed a three-year contract with Bayern Munich for an undisclosed fee.
In his first months with the club, Pavlešić was unable to be named on the match squad due to paperwork issues with FIFA. He made his debut for Bayern Munich II in a 4–2 home victory Regionalliga Bayern match against SpVgg Ansbach on 3 October 2023.
Pavlešić was called up with the Bayern Munich senior team for most of their friendly matches on their 2024–25 pre-season, however he only featured on the first friendly match against German club FC Rottach-Egern on 24 July 2024, coming off the bench at the 46th minute replacing Sven Ulreich.https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/friendly/2024-2025/testspiel-fc-rottach-egern-fc-bayern-24-07-2024/reporthttps://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/friendly/2024-2025/testspiel-fc-bayern-wsg-tirol-13.08.2024/news
He received his first call-up with the Bayern Munich senior team for a 2–1 away loss Bundesliga match against Mainz 05, on 14 December 2024.https://fcbayern.com/en/news/matchreports/2024/12/match-report-bundesliga-md14-fsv-mainz-v-fc-bayern-141224
NK Rudeš On 14 August 2025, Pavlešić moved to Croatia and joined Prva NL club NK Rudeš permanently.
Sigma Olomouc On 10 July 2026, Pavlešić signed a contract with Czech First League club Sigma Olomouc.
International career Pavlešić received his first call-up to the Australia U17 squad to initially play in the AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Indonesia. In October 2022, he was named captain for the squad prior to the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification after impressing the coaching staff with his leadership qualities.
On 8 May 2025, Pavlešić's request to switch international allegiance to Croatia was approved by FIFA.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCCM Academy30——30Total30——30Bayern Munich II10——1090——90Total100——100Bayern Munich00000000Total00000000NK Rudeš70—0070Total70000070 Career total2000000200
Personal life Anthony was born in Fairfield, New South Wales, a suburb of Western Sydney, the third child of four to Linda and Steve Pavlešić. His brother, Adam, currently plays for Anthony's former club, the Central Coast Mariners, and both are of Croatian descent. He also has a brother, Matthew.
Honours
Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 2024–25
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