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.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editCracovia
editIn December 2010, Struna joined Cracovia on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[2]
PAS Giannina
editIn 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
editOn 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
editOn 6 September 2017, Struna signed with New York City FC.[7]
Voluntari
editOn 17 September 2019, Struna joined Liga I side Voluntari.[8]
Triestina
editOn 8 September 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Serie C club Triestina.[9]
International career
editStruna 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
editClub
edit- As of match played 19 May 2019
| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Slovenian Supercup
International
edit- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Struna goal.[13]
| 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
editKoper
References
edit- ^ a b 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. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Andraž Struna, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
External links
edit- Andraž Struna at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Andraž Struna at NZS (in Slovene)
- Andraž Struna at Soccerway.com
- Andraž Struna at WorldFootball.net
- Andraž Struna at Soccerbase.com
- Andraž Struna at National-Football-Teams.com
- Andraž Struna at FBref.com
