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

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.

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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