Danijel Djuric
Icelandic footballer
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Danijel Dejan Djuric (born 5 January 2003) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Icelandic club KA Akureyri. Born in Bulgaria, he plays for the Iceland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danijel Dejan Djuric | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria[1][2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KA Akureyri | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Hvöt Blönduós[1][3] | ||
| 2012–2019 | Breiðablik[3][4] | ||
| 2019–2022 | FC Midtjylland[3][5] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 65 | (24) |
| 2025 | Istra 1961 | 16 | (0) |
| 2026– | KA Akureyri | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Iceland U15 | 4 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Iceland U16 | 10 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Iceland U17 | 19 | (11) |
| 2019 | Iceland U18 | 2 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Iceland U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Iceland U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2022– | Iceland | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 February 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Bulgaria to a Bulgarian mother and Serbian father, Djuric moved to Iceland aged two.[1][6] His first youth club was Hvöt from Blönduós, before joining Breiðablik when his family moved to Kópavogur in 2012.[1][3] In 2019, he transferred to the youth side of Danish club FC Midtjylland.[3]
In July 2022, Djuric started his senior career when he transferred to Víkingur Reykjavík from Midtjylland.[5]
He transferred to Croatian club Istra 1961 in February 2025.[7]
International career
He has featured for the U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 youth teams of Iceland.[4] He made his debut with the senior team in a friendly match against South Korea on 11 November 2022, playing the first 73 minutes.[8]
Honours
Víkingur Reykjavík