Milan Đurić (Serbian footballer)
Milan Đurić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Ђуpић, born October 3, 1987 in Belgrade) is a Serbian football midfielder who plays for Javor-Matis in the Serbia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milan Đurić | ||
| Date of birth | October 3, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Javor-Matis | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK 21. Maj | |||
| Železnik | |||
| Žarkovo | |||
| BPI Pekar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | BPI Pekar | 31 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Beograd | 45 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Metalurg Skopje | 62 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 9 | (1) |
| 2012 | Radnik Bijeljina | 13 | (7) |
| 2012–2015 | Jagodina | 78 | (14) |
| 2015–2016 | Istra 1961 | 26 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Zira | 48 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Vojvodina | 34 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | Central Coast Mariners | 23 | (5) |
| 2020 | Rad | 12 | (1) |
| 2021– | Balzan | 11 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2021 | |||
Career
Đurić has played with Serbian clubs BPI Pekar and Beograd in his early career.[1] During the winter break of the 2008–09 season he moved to Macedonian First League side Metalurg Skopje.
Being the main playmaker in Metalurg, he was voted by the Football Federation of Macedonia as the best foreign player in the Macedonian First League for the year 2010.[2] In season 2010-2011 Metalurg won Macedonian Cup, finished runners-up in the league, and played qualifications for UEFA Europa League.
In summer 2011 he moved to Poland and started playing for Sandecja Nowy Sącz, but at the beginning of season's second half, he changed club and became a member of Radnik Bijeljina. A few months later Radnik won the First League of the Republika Srpska and Milan Djurić was named the best player.
In summer 2012 he returned to Serbia, this time by joining top-league side Jagodina. He helped Jagodina win the 2012–13 Serbian Cup by scoring the only goal in the Final against Vojvodina.
After three years in Jagodina, he moved abroad again in the summer of 2015, joining the Croatian side Istra 1961.
On 25 June 2016, Đurić signed a two-year contract with Zira.[3]
On 16 June 2018, Đurić returned to Serbia, signing with Vojvodina.[4]
On 8 August 2019, Đurić was announced as a new signing of A-League team Central Coast Mariners.[5] He left the Mariners at the end of the 2019–20 A-League in September 2020.[6] He was the top scorer in his season at the Mariners.
Honours
Metalurg Skopje
Radnik Bijeljina
Jagodina
Individual
- Macedonian First League Best Foreign Player: 2009–10
- First League of the Republika Srpska Best Player: 2011–12
References
- ^ Milan Đurić at Srbijafudbal
- ^ Best in 2010 at MacedonianFootball.
- ^ "News by PFC "Zire"". fczire.az. Zira FK. 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Gajić, Stojković, Đurić i Mirkov novi igrači Voše". FK Vojvodina official website (in Serbian). 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Mariners sign Serbian midfielder: Milan Đurić at Central Coast Mariners FC official website, 8-8-2019 (in English)
- ^ "Squad update: Five players depart Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
External links
- Milan Đurić at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Đurić: Jagodina može do samog vrha
- Milan Đurić on Facebook