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Danijel Djuric

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Danijel Djuric
Personal information
Full name Danijel Dejan Djuric
Date of birth (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023

Danijel Dejan Djuric (born 5 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Icelandic club Víkingur Reykjavík. Born in Bulgaria, he plays for the Iceland national team.

Club career

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Born 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

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He 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

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Víkingur Reykjavík

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Kom heim til að skapa sér nafn - "Ég elska allt við boltann"". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Danijel Djuric profile". Goal.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Danijel Dejan Djuric semur við dönsku meistarana" (in Icelandic). Breiðablik. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Leikmaður - Danijel Dejan Djuric". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Danijel til Víkings frá Danmörku". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Vilja fá Danijel Djuric í búlgarska landsliðið". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Leikskýrsla: Suður Kórea - Ísland - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Stakt mót - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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