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Vanja Drkušić

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Vanja Drkušić
Drkušić with Sochi in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-30) 30 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Novo Mesto, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Red Star Belgrade
(on loan from Zenit Saint Petersburg)
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2013 Krka
2014–2015 Krško
2016–2018 Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Heerenveen 0 (0)
2019–2020 Rende 0 (0)
2020–2022 Bravo 69 (4)
2022–2024 Sochi 60 (3)
2024– Zenit Saint Petersburg 0 (0)
2024– → Red Star Belgrade (loan) 3 (1)
International career‡
2015–2016 Slovenia U17 17 (0)
2017 Slovenia U18 3 (0)
2017 Slovenia U19 5 (1)
2019 Slovenia U21 1 (0)
2023– Slovenia 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Vanja Drkušić (born 30 October 1999) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade, on loan from Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg, and the Slovenia national team.

Club career

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In December 2015, Drkušić joined Dutch top-flight side Heerenveen, after receiving interest from Maribor, Dinamo Zagreb and Atalanta.[3] In August 2019, he signed for Rende in the Italian third division.[4] Before the second half of 2019–20, Drkušić signed for Slovenian team Bravo. On 23 February 2020, he debuted for Bravo during a 2–1 win against Tabor Sežana.[5] On 11 July 2020, Drkušić scored his first goal for Bravo during a 1–1 draw with Domžale.[5]

On 24 January 2022, Drkušić signed for Russian Premier League side Sochi for an alleged fee of €100,000.[6][7] On 27 August 2022, he extended his contract with Sochi until 2025.[8]

On 13 August 2024, Drkušić moved to fellow top-tier side Zenit Saint Petersburg, signing a five-year deal with the six-time defending Russian champions.[9][10] Three days later, Zenit loaned him to Red Star Belgrade for the 2024–25 season.[11][12]

International career

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Drkušić represented Slovenia at youth international levels from under-17 to under-21. He made his debut for the senior team on 26 March 2023 in a European Championship qualifier against San Marino.[13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 25 May 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heerenveen 2018–19 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Rende 2019–20 Serie C 0 0 — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Bravo 2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga 15 1 — — — 15 1
2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga 35 1 1 0 — — 36 1
2021–22 Slovenian PrvaLiga 19 2 2 0 — — 21 2
Total 69 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 72 4
Sochi 2021–22 Russian Premier League 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
2022–23 Russian Premier League 26 1 5 1 — — 31 2
2023–24 Russian Premier League 23 2 1 0 — — 24 2
Total 60 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 66 4
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2024–25 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 129 7 9 1 0 0 1 0 139 8
  1. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C

References

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  1. ^ "Drkušić, Vanja Drkušić – Footballer". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Вања Дркушић". crvenazvezdafk.com (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ Kovačič, Igor (27 December 2015). "Vanja Drkušić ob Mariboru in Dinamu izbral Heerenveen". Žurnal24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Heerenveen en Sloveen (19) gaan na drie jaar en zeven reservebeurten uit elkaar". voetbalprimeur.nl (in Dutch). 31 August 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Slovenia – V. Drkušić – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  6. ^ "URADNO: Vanja Drkušić je pred leti naletel na zid na Nizozemskem, zdaj pa si je odprl pot v Rusijo" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Ваня Дркушич стал игроком "Сочи"" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Ваня Дркушич продлил контракт с "Сочи"" [Vanja Drkušić extended contract with Sochi] (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Vanja Drkusic signs for Zenit". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Prestopne sage je konec! Vanja Drkušić bo Zenitu v tej sezoni pomagal na poti k sedmemu zaporednemu naslovu". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  11. ^ "«Зенит» отдал в аренду купленного три дня назад футболиста". RBC (in Russian). 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  12. ^ "URADNO: Želja vseh strani je izpolnjena, Drkušić je naslednji Slovenec pri Crveni zvezdi" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Vanja Drkušić, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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