| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Ingo Mauk | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Công An Hà Nội (on loan fromAdelaide United) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Adelaide City | |||
| 2011–2012 | AIS | ||
| 2012–2014 | Melbourne Heart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Melbourne City | 34 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Melbourne City NPL | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Adelaide United | 13 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | NEC | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | →Melbourne City (loan) | 23 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | Brisbane Roar | 14 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Adelaide United | 48 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | Fagiano Okayama | 60 | (10) |
| 2024– | Adelaide United | 39 | (11) |
| 2025– | →Công An Hà Nội (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Australia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Australia U20 | 11 | (2) |
| 2014–2018 | Australia U23 | 15 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 January 2018 | |||
Stefan Ingo Mauk (born 12 October 1995) is an Australian professionalsoccer player who plays as anattacking midfielder forV.League 1 clubCông An Hà Nội on loan fromA-League Men clubAdelaide United. Mauk is also capable of playing as a box-to-box midfielder and as a right winger.
Mauk attended Henley High School.[2]Mauk's father, Georg, died of cancer when Mauk was 15.[3]
Mauk joinedMelbourne City as a sixteen-year-old in October 2012, signing a two-year contract after spending time at theAustralian Institute of Sport.[4]
Mauk returned to Adelaide, his hometown, in January 2016 after signing withAdelaide United in a trade deal forOsama Malik, who moved to Melbourne.[5][6]
On 19 July 2016, Mauk signed a three-year contract atNEC in the DutchEredivisie.[7] He made his competitive debut for the side in August 2016 againstPEC Zwolle, but was substituted off at halftime in a 1–1 draw.[8] Mauk subsequently fell out of favour at NEC, leading to reports that he would be loaned out in January 2017.[9] No move eventuated, and Mauk remained at the club in May 2017, but still yet to add to his early-season appearance, when managerPeter Hyballa was sacked.[10] Mauk finished the season with three appearances in all competitions as NEC were relegated to theEerste Divisie, after which Mauk declared his intention to find a new club, citing that he wanted to play more regularly and in a different league.[11]
Mauk returned to Australia on a season-long loan deal, linking with former clubMelbourne City for the2017–18 season.[12]
On 28 May 2018, Mauk joinedBrisbane Roar on a four-year deal from NEC.[13]
On 30 January 2020, Mauk leftBrisbane Roar to rejoinAdelaide United.[14] He was announced as the club's new captain on 1 December 2020, becoming the fifthSouth Australian player in the club's history to take on this role.[15]
On 22 February 2022, following a long and impressive spell inA-League, he was announced officially byJ2 League clubFagiano Okayama, joining in a complete transfer fromAdelaide United.[16]
On 2 February 2024,Stefan returned to Adelaide United on a free transfer until the 26/27 season.On 31 February 2025, Stefan departed the club on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy.[17]
Mauk was first called up to the Australian squad for a friendly against England played on 27 May 2016.[18]
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