Danijel Djuric

Danijel Dejan Djuric (born 5 January 2003) is a 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.

Danijel Djuric
Personal information
Full name Danijel Dejan Djuric
Date of birth (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003
Place of birth Varna, Bulgaria[1][2]
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 40 (15)
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 12 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023

Club career

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

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

Víkingur Reykjavík

References
  1. "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. "Danijel Dejan Djuric semur við dönsku meistarana" (in Icelandic). Breiðablik. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. "Leikmaður - Danijel Dejan Djuric". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  5. "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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