Andraž Struna

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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.

Andraž Struna
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-23) 23 April 1989 (age 35)
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)
2008Jadran 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

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Cracovia

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In December 2010, Struna joined Cracovia on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[2]

PAS Giannina

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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.[citation needed]

Heart of Midlothian

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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

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On 6 September 2017, Struna signed with New York City FC.[7]

Voluntari

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On 17 September 2019, Struna joined Liga I side Voluntari.[8]

Triestina

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On 8 September 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Serie C club Triestina.[9]

International career

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Struna played for the Slovenia under-21 team between 2009 and 2010.[10] He made his senior debut on 15 August 2012 in a friendly match against Romania[11] and earned a total of 27 caps, scoring 1 goal.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 19 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
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[a] 0 1[b] 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
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in Slovenian Supercup

International

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Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Struna goal.[13]
List of international goals scored by Andraž Struna
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 2015 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia   San Marino 3–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers

Honours

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Koper

References

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  1. ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Andraž Struna (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. ^ Andraż Struna piłkarzem Cracovii 23 December 2010, interia.pl
  3. ^ Τέλος και οι Ίλιτς, Στρούνα από τον ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα
  4. ^ Dominko, Peter (18 January 2017). "Struna se je preselil na Škotsko" [Struna moved to Scotland]. Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Hearts sign Slovenian defender Andraz Struna". BBC Sport. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  6. ^ Anderson, Barry (23 May 2017). "Andraz Struna one of six players leaving Hearts". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. ^ "NYCFC Signs Andraz Struna". New York City. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  8. ^ Mihaitalazarica (17 September 2019). "Bine ai venit, Andraz Struna!" (in Romanian). Voluntari. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  9. ^ Mađerić, Davor (8 September 2020). "Triestina tudi s slovenskim branilcem". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Andraž Struna – U21 team" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Andraž Struna – senior team" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Andraž Struna, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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