Kristian Šekularac (born 7 December 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Fulham. He is the great-nephew of Dragoslav Šekularac.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fulham | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Servette | ||
| 2020–2022 | Juventus | ||
| 2022– | Fulham | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Switzerland U16 | ||
| 2021– | Switzerland U18 | ||
Club career
editŠekularac was a youth player in Switzerland at Servette, before joining Juventus in Italy in January 2020.[1] This move had family significance because five decades earlier, Juventus owner Gianni Agnelli had tried to sign his great-uncle Dragoslav Šekularac from Crvena Zvezda but the move was blocked by the Yugoslav state.[2] Kristian played for Juventus U23 in the 2021–22 season.[3]
In July 2022, Šekularac joined Fulham in England.[3] In November, he was involved in the Fulham first team and was named in the match day squad for the Premier League match against Manchester United on 13 November.[4]
International career
editŠekularac played for the Swiss U16 international team from July 2018.[5] In 2021 he was called up to the Swiss U18 team.[6]
Personal life
editBorn in London, he has a Swiss passport, and is also eligible to play internationally for North Macedonia or Serbia. He is the grandson of footballer Mirko Šekularac, the younger brother of Serbian footballer and famed football coach Dragoslav Šekularac.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Servette youngster moves to top European club". Sport.ch.
- ^ "SEKULARAC IN JUVENTUS! Josip Broz Tito prevented his famous grandfather from leaving "Marakana" for Turin, BUT HIS GRANDSON SUCCEEDED!". sportal.blic.rs.
- ^ a b "Fulham sign teenage midfielder from Juventus". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Susunan Pemain Fulham vs Manchester United, Tak Ada Ronaldo". beritasatu.com.
- ^ "MIRKO ŠEKULARAC ZA "NOVOSTI": Kristian ide dedinim stopama". Novosti.rs.
- ^ "Sekularac incanta con la Svizzera U18: il 2003 aspetta la chance in bianconero". Juventusnews24.
- ^ "KRV NIJE VODA: Šekijev unuk postao novi saigrač Aleksandra Mitrovića u Premijer ligi". Novosti.rs.
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