Danijel Dejan Djuric (born 5 January 2003) is an professional footballer who plays as a forward for Icelandic club Víkingur Reykjavík. Born in Bulgaria to a Serbian father and a Bulgarian mother, he plays for the Iceland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danijel Dejan Djuric | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria[1][2] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Víkingur Reykjavík | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Hvöt Blönduós[1][3] | ||
| 2012–2019 | Breiðablik[3][4] | ||
| 2019–2022 | FC Midtjylland[3][5] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Víkingur Reykjavík | 63 | (23) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Iceland U15 | 4 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Iceland U16 | 10 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Iceland U17 | 19 | (11) |
| 2019 | Iceland U18 | 2 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Iceland U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2022– | Iceland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Iceland | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Bulgaria to a Bulgarian mother and Serbian father, Djuric moved to Iceland aged two.[1][6] His first youth club was Hvöt from Blönduós, before joining Breiðablik when his family moved to Kópavogur in 2012.[1][3] In 2019, he transferred to the youth side of Danish club FC Midtjylland.[3]
In July 2022, Djuric started his senior career when he transferred to Víkingur Reykjavík from Midtjylland.[5]
International career
editHe has featured for the U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 youth teams of Iceland.[4] He made his debut with the senior team in a friendly match against South Korea on 11 November 2022, playing the first 73 minutes.[7]
Honours
editVíkingur Reykjavík
- Icelandic Cup: 2022 [8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Kom heim til að skapa sér nafn - "Ég elska allt við boltann"". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Danijel Djuric profile". Goal.
- ^ a b c d e "Danijel Dejan Djuric semur við dönsku meistarana" (in Icelandic). Breiðablik. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Leikmaður - Danijel Dejan Djuric". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Danijel til Víkings frá Danmörku". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Vilja fá Danijel Djuric í búlgarska landsliðið". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Leikskýrsla: Suður Kórea - Ísland - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Stakt mót - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
External links
edit- Danijel Djuric at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Danijel Djuric - UEFA
- Danijel Djuric at Soccerway