Andraž Struna
Andraž Struna (born 23 April 1989) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a full-back. He is the brother of fellow Slovenian footballer Aljaž Struna.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 April 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Piran, SFR Yugoslavia[1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Portorož Piran | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Portorož Piran | ||
2007–2010 | Koper | 58 | (1) |
2008 | → Jadran Dekani (loan) | 21 | (2) |
2010–2013 | Cracovia | 50 | (1) |
2013–2016 | PAS Giannina | 82 | (0) |
2017 | Heart of Midlothian | 13 | (1) |
2017 | New York City FC | 5 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 38 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Voluntari | 22 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Triestina | 5 | (0) |
2022 | Tabor Sežana | 4 | (0) |
International career | |||
2009–2010 | Slovenia U20 | 3 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Slovenia U21 | 5 | (0) |
2012–2018 | Slovenia | 27 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2023 |
Club career
PAS Giannina
In summer 2013, he signed for the Super League Greece club PAS Giannina.[3] His contract expired on 30 June 2016 without signing a new one. He had 89 appearances in all competitions.
Heart of Midlothian
On 18 January 2017, he signed for Scottish Premiership team Heart of Midlothian on a short-term deal.[4][5] He was released by the club at the end of the season after failing to agree to a contract extension.[6]
New York City FC
On 6 September 2017, Struna signed with New York City FC.[7]
International career
Struna played for the Slovenian under-21 team between 2009 and 2010.[10] He made his senior debut on 15 August 2012 in na friendly match against Romania.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 May 2019
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Koper | 2007–08 | PrvaLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2008–09 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
2009–10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
2010–11 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
Total | 58 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 1 | ||
Cracovia | 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
2011–12 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
2012–13 | I liga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Total | 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
PAS Giannina | 2013–14 | Superleague Greece | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
2014–15 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
Total | 82 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | |||
Heart of Midlothian | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
Total | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
New York City | 2017 | MLS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
Anorthosis Famagusta | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
Total | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
Career total | 246 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 276 | 4 |
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Slovenian Supercup
International
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Struna goal.[12]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 27 March 2015 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | San Marino | 3–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers |
See also
References
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Andraž Struna (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- Andraż Struna piłkarzem Cracovii 23 December 2010, interia.pl
- Τέλος και οι Ίλιτς, Στρούνα από τον ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα
- Dominko, Peter (18 January 2017). "Struna se je preselil na Škotsko" [Struna moved to Scotland]. Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- "Hearts sign Slovenian defender Andraz Struna". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- "Andraz Struna one of six players leaving Hearts". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- "NYCFC Signs Andraz Struna". New York City. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- Mihaitalazarica (17 September 2019). "Bine ai venit, Andraz Struna!" (in Romanian). Voluntari. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- Mađerić, Davor (8 September 2020). "Triestina tudi s slovenskim branilcem". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- "Andraž Struna – U21 team" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- "Andraž Struna – senior team" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- "Andraž Struna, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
External links
- Andraž Struna at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- NZS profile (in Slovene)