for the Mariners again in the 2010–11 season. The unusual nature of the move, despite being valid within the rules, created significant controversy, given its lateness in the season and the ban on direct loans between A-League clubs. The issue, and subsequent public controversy, prompted a review of the A-League's transfer rules by Football Federation Australia. Mrdja made his debut for the Victory on 5 February 2010, coming on as a halftime substitute in a win over North Queensland Fury, in the second-last round of the 2009–10 A-League regular season. He scored his first goal for the club two weeks later, in a win in the first leg of the major semifinal against Sydney FC, before being sent off later in the match for elbowing Shannon Cole. Mrdja received a two-game suspension for the incident, which eventually saw him miss the 2010 A-League Grand Final. Mrdja retired from professional football at the end of the 2010–11 season. International career Mrdja was called up to the Australian national team for the first time in September 2007 for a friendly against Argentina, after an injury ruled out Scott McDonald and following Mrdja's good form in the A-League. In the game, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Mrdja made his debut as a substitute in the 82nd minute, coming on for Joshua Kennedy in a 1–0 defeat. Honours Club Perth Glory National Soccer League Championship: 2002–03, 2003–04 National Soccer League Premiership: 2001–02, 2003–04 Central Coast Mariners A-League Premiership: 2006–07 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup: 2005 See also List of Central Coast Mariners FC players List of foreign Allsvenskan players List of Perth Glory FC players References External links Oz Football profile 1978 births Living people Soccer players from Perth, Western Australia Australian people of Serbian descent Association football forwards Australian soccer players Perth Glory FC players AIK Fotboll players Central Coast Mariners FC players Melbourne Victory FC players Australia international soccer players A-League Men players Allsvenskan players National Soccer League (Australia) players Australian expatriate soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Sweden