| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danijel Dejan Djuric | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria [1] [2] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward/Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Istra 1961 | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| 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 | 0 | (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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 February 2025 | |||
Danijel Dejan Djuric (born 5 January 2003) is a Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Croatian club Istra 1961. Born in Bulgaria, he plays for the Iceland national team.
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 Croatioan club Istra 1961 in February 2025. [7]
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]
Víkingur Reykjavík