DiDi Haračić

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DiDi Haračić
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Haračić with Angel City in 2024
Personal information
Full name Dijana Haračić
Date of birth (1992-04-12) 12 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Wave
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Loyola Greyhounds 71 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 D.C. United Women 7 (0)
2013 Washington Spirit Reserves 12 (0)
2014 Western New York Flash 1 (0)
2015 Krokom/Dvärsätts IF
2016 Washington Spirit Reserves
2017–2018 Washington Spirit 9 (0)
2019–2021 Gotham FC 19 (0)
2022–2024 Angel City FC 62 (0)
2025– San Diego Wave 0 (0)
International career
2018–2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4:19, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Dijana "DiDi" Haračić (born 12 April 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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Early life

Born in Sarajevo, Haračić moved to the United States at the age of two during the Bosnian War. [1] Haračić, her mother, and older sister Anja fled Bosnia shortly after her birth and eventually landed in Germany. [2] Her father, Izet Haračić, played professional football in Germany and represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1994 Winter Olympics as a bobsledder. [3]

College career

Haračić played for Loyola University Maryland between 2010 and 2013. During that time, she established herself as the first choice keeper for the Greyhounds. She was named MAAC Player of the Year in 2012 and helped the Greyhounds to a MAAC Championship and Women's NCAA tournament. [4]

Professional career

D.C. United

Haračić started her professional career with D.C. United Women between 2011 and 2012 where she would make 7 appearances during that time. When the D.C. United Women rebranded as the Washington Spirit in 2013 to compete in the newly formed NWSL, Haračić stayed with the organization as the starting keeper for the Reserves playing all 12 matches and posting a 0.580 goals against average. [4]

Western New York Flash

During the 2014 season, Haračić signed with the Western New York Flash. [5] Her Flash career would be hampered by a knee injury, limiting her only appearance for the Flash to the season finale, a 3–3 draw against the Chicago Red Stars. Haračić was waived at the conclusion of the season. [6]

Krokom/Dvärsätts IF

Haračić would end up signing with Div 2 Södra Norrland side Krokom/Dvärsätt IF. [7]

Return to Washington Spirit

In 2016, Haračić returned to the Washington Spirit organization, playing for the Reserves in the WPSL. [8] Ahead of the 2017 season, Haračić signed with the first team. [9] Over two seasons with the Spirit, Haračić made 9 appearances. [10]

NJ/NY Gotham FC

In January 2019, Haračić was traded to Sky Blue FC along with teammates Estelle Johnson and Caprice Dydasco for the third overall and 29th picks of the 2019 NWSL College Draft. [11]

Angel City FC

On 8 December 2021, Haračić was traded to Angel City FC. [12] In the 2022 season, she appeared in 21 of 22 regular season matches and played 1,890 minutes. [13] Haračić finished the season with 70 saves, four clean sheets, and fifth overall in the league in terms of save percentage. [14] On 3 March 2023, Haračić agreed to a contract extension with Angel City FC through 2024, with an option for 2025. [13]

Haračić made her first appearance of the 2024 season on 13 April 2024, in an away match against the Chicago Red Stars, which ended as a 1–0 victory, securing the teams first clean sheet and win of the season. Haračić made her 50th regular season appearance for Angel City on 11 June 2024, in an away match against Bay FC which finished as a 0–1 loss. [15] Haračić is the first player to reach 50 regular-season appearances for Angel City. [16] On 6 September 2024, Haračić was named to the NWSL Team of the Month for the first time in her career for her performances in the month of August 2024, she recorded 10 saves in three games played with one clean sheet, and added three punches in 270 minutes played. [17] On 10 December 2024, Angel City announced that Haračić would not be returning to the club for the 2025 season and that she would become a free agent. [18] At the time of her departure, Haračić led Angel City with the most all-time regular season appearances with 62, and second overall across all competitions.

San Diego Wave FC

On 20 January 2025, Haračić signed a one-year contract with fellow Californian club San Diego Wave FC. [19]

International career

Haračić was called up to the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team and in 2018 she started in goal for a World Cup qualifying match against Russia. [10]

Personal life

Haračić is openly gay and has served as an Ambassador for Athlete Ally. [1]

Honors

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sky Blue Goalkeeper DiDi Haracic: Sport Has Always United Us". 27 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Nothing Left to Prove: DiDi Haračić's Remarkable Journey to Angel City (Part 1)". Angel City. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "2013 Women's Soccer Roster" . Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  4. 1 2 "DiDi Haracic Bio". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Spirit Reserves' Haracic signed to NWSL Flash". Washington Spirit. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Flash Waive Four Players". WNY Flash. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Didi Haracic: Time for a New Adventure!". Pitchside Report. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Washington Spirit signs Goalkeeper DiDi Haracic". Vavel. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Washington Spirit Signs Goalkeeper DiDi Haracic". Washington Spirit. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Bosnia and Herzegovina - D. Haračić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  11. ↑ "Sky Blue FC bolsters roster with addition of Dydasco, Haracic and Johnson". skybluefc.com. 10 January 2019. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Angel City FC acquire goalkeeper DiDi Haracic in trade with Gotham FC". 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  13. 1 2 "DiDi Haračić Signs Contract Extension with Angel City". Angel City. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  14. ↑ Vincent, Taylor (4 March 2023). "Angel City FC announces DiDi Haracic contract extension". Beautiful Game Network. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Bay FC 1-0 Angel City (Jun 22, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "DiDi Haracic Career Stats - NWSL". ESPN. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  17. 1 2 NWSL (6 September 2024). "NWSL Announces August Best XI of the Month, Presented by Amazon Prime | NWSL Announces August Best XI of the Month, Presented by Amazon Prime | National Women's Soccer League Official Site". NWSL. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
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