Igor Djuric (Swiss footballer)

Igor Djuric (Serbian: Igor Đurić; born 30 August 1988) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swiss 1. Liga club Echallens.

Not to be confused with Igor Đurić (Serbian footballer).

Igor Djuric
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-08-30) 30 August 1988
Place of birth Bellinzona, Switzerland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Echallens
Number 5
Youth career
Bellinzona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Bellinzona 15 (0)
2006–2010 Udinese 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Arezzo (loan) 9 (0)
2009 → Eupen (loan) 0 (0)
2010 → Bellinzona (loan) 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Kriens (loan) 24 (2)
2011–2012 Kriens 25 (1)
2012–2014 Chiasso 71 (7)
2014–2016 Lugano 17 (1)
2016–2022 Neuchâtel Xamax 124 (3)
2022– Echallens 8 (1)
International career
2006 Switzerland U19 1 (0)
2008 Switzerland U20 3 (0)
2009–2010 Switzerland U21 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2022

Career

Djuric made a number of appearances for AC Bellinzona in the 2005–06 season of the Swiss Challenge League. On 3 February 2010, he returned to Bellinzona on loan after four years at Udinese.

On 16 June 2010, he left for SC Kriens on a one-year contract.[1]

On 14 August 2015, he was given a 12-match suspension and a fine of CHF 8,000 by the Swiss Football Association, together with his Lugano teammate, Patrick Rossini, for paying prizes to players from Schaffhausen in the event of a draw or victory against Servette. On 17 September 2015, the court of appeals significantly reduced the sentence to a two-day suspension and a fine of CHF 5,000.[2]

On 5 September 2016, Djuric signed a one-year contract with an option for an additional year with Neuchâtel Xamax.[3] On 21 June 2019, he signed a contract extension until 2021 with Xamax.[4]

International career

Djuric was born in Switzerland and is of Serbian descent.[5] Djuric represented the Swiss under-19 team in the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualifying round.[6]

Honours

Lugano

Neuchâtel Xamax

References
  1. "Der SC Kriens verpflichtet Igor Djuric". SC Kriens (in German). 16 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  2. "Solo 2 giornate per Djuric e Rossini!". Ticono News (in Italian). 17 September 2015.
  3. "Xamax holt Igor Djuric". 4-4-2.com (in German). 5 September 2016.
  4. "Igor Djuric resigne pour deux ans avec Neuchâtel Xamax FCS". ArcInfo (in French). 21 June 2019.
  5. "Le cœur d'Igor Djuric va battre pour la Serbie". www.arcinfo.ch.
  6. "Israel 2 - 1 Switzerland". UEFA. Archived from the original on 16 November 2006. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  7. "Saison-Archiv | Challenge League 2014/2015". Swiss Football League - SFL. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. "Saison-Archiv | Challenge League 2017/2018". Swiss Football League - SFL. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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