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.
 Drkušić with Sochi in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 October 1999 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editIn 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
editDrkušić 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
edit- As of match played 25 May 2024[5]
| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
References
edit- ^ "Drkušić, Vanja Drkušić – Footballer". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Вања Дркушић". crvenazvezdafk.com (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Kovačič, Igor (27 December 2015). "Vanja Drkušić ob Mariboru in Dinamu izbral Heerenveen". Žurnal24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Heerenveen en Sloveen (19) gaan na drie jaar en zeven reservebeurten uit elkaar". voetbalprimeur.nl (in Dutch). 31 August 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Slovenia – V. Drkušić – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ваня Дркушич стал игроком "Сочи"" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Ваня Дркушич продлил контракт с "Сочи"" [Vanja Drkušić extended contract with Sochi] (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Vanja Drkusic signs for Zenit". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "«Зенит» отдал в аренду купленного три дня назад футболиста". RBC (in Russian). 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "URADNO: Želja vseh strani je izpolnjena, Drkušić je naslednji Slovenec pri Crveni zvezdi" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Vanja Drkušić, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
External links
edit- Vanja Drkušić at Soccerway
- Vanja Drkušić at National-Football-Teams.com