The A-League's Player of the Year had a brush with Australia at the 2010 World Cup but never knew he would eventually play Down Under
Johnny Warren medallist Milos Ninkovic never believed his football career would take him to Australia but is clearly grateful for his time with Sydney FC in the A-League.
Ninkovic was crowned the A-League Player of the Year on Monday night after his scintillating campaign for runaway premiers Sydney, with the playmaker having scored nine goals and set up another 10 in the regular season.
In 2010, Ninkovic started for Serbia against Australia in the World Cup in South Africa as Tim Cahill and Brett Holman scored to give the Socceroos a 2-1 win.