Filip Đuričić

Filip Đuričić

Đuričić in 2009
Personal information
Full nameFilip Đuričić
Date of birth30 January 1992
Place of birthObrenovac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Southampton
(on loan from Benfica)
Number15
Youth career
Radnički Obrenovac
Red Star Belgrade
2007–2008Olympiacos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010Radnički Obrenovac17(0)
2010–2013Heerenveen99(20)
2013–Benfica11(0)
2014–20151. FSV Mainz 05 (loan)11(0)
2015–Southampton (loan)5(0)
National team
2009–Serbia U2117(3)
2012–Serbia20(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2015

Filip Đuričić (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Ђуричић; born 30 January 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English club Southampton, on loan from Portuguese club Benfica, and the Serbia national team.

Club career

Early career

Đuričić began playing football in the Red Star Belgrade youth program, after which in 2007 he spent a year in Greece with Olympiacos[2] After returning to Red Star Belgrade from Olympiacos, Đuričić joined SC Heerenveen in January 2010.[3] He made his debut on 20 February against RKC Waalwijk and made an assist in this first match.

Benfica

On 23 February 2013, it was confirmed that Đuričić, along with fellow national team player Miralem Sulejmani, passed medical tests and devoted to a five-year contract with Benfica from summer 2013, with the Portuguese club spending €6 million to secure his services.[4][5] A week later, Benfica revealed that the contract (until June 2018) which Đuričić signed had a release clause which valued him at €40 million.[6] Đuričić made his debut with Benfica on 18 August 2013, and scored his first goal against Anderlecht in the Champions League.[7]

Loan to Mainz 05

Used sparsely throughout the season, on 23 July 2014 he was loaned to Mainz 05 for one season with the option to make the move permanent for €12.5M.[8][9] On 15 August 2014, Đuričić made his debut at Mainz in a DFB-Pokal match against Chemnitzer FC.[10]

Loan to Southampton

On 2 February 2015, Đuričić was loaned to Premier League side Southampton, until the end of the season.[11][12]

International career

Đuričić made his debut for the Serbian national team on 29 February 2012 in a friendly match against Cyprus. On 11 September 2012, he scored his first goal for his country's senior selection against Wales in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 April 2015[14]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Radnički Obrenovac 2008–09 170??0000170
Heerenveen 2009–10 91000010101
2010–11 242100000252
2011–12 34105300003913
2012–13 3271142003710
Total 992074421011126
Benfica 2013–14 11030216100222
Mainz 05 (loan) 2014–15 11010000000120
Southampton (loan) 2014–15 500000000050
Career total 14320114211031016728

International

As of match played 29 March 2015[14]
Serbian national team
YearAppsGoals
201282
201372
201440
201510
Total204

International goals

[15]

Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 September 2012 Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad  Wales 3–1 6–1 2014 World Cup qualifier
2. 14 November 2012 AFG Arena, St. Gallen  Chile 3–0 3–1 Friendly
3. 26 March 2013 Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad  Scotland 1–0 2–0 2014 World Cup qualifier
4. 26 March 2013 Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad  Scotland 2–0 2–0 2014 World Cup qualifier

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. "Filip Đuričić". Football Association of Serbia. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. "The Balkan Cruyff with a hint of Kaka: Serbian youngster Djuricic seems destined for greatness as Juventus, Arsenal & Manchester United are watching". goal.com. 28 April 2012.
  3. "Category: Filip Djuricic". Britishblogs.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  4. Benfica: Sulejmani e Djuricic assinam por cinco anos 23 February 2013
  5. "Relatório Intercalar 3º Trimestre 2012/2013" [2012/2013 3rd Trimester Report] (in Portuguese). 31 May 2013. pp. 35, 36.
  6. Vecernje Novosti (Serbian): Đuričićeva sloboda 40 miliona evra! 28 February 2013
  7. "Filip Duriric stats at Primeira Liga". worldfootball.net.
  8. "Filip Djuricic kommt!". mainz05.de. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  9. "Djuricic vale 12,5 milhões". O Jogo. 19 July 2014.
  10. "Chemnitzer FC vs. Mainz 05". Soccerway. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  11. "Djuricic joins Southampton". 1. FSV Mainz 05. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  12. "Filip Djuricic emprestado ao Southampton até final da temporada" [Filip Djuricic loaned to Southampton until the end of the season] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  13. Blic Sport (Serbian) – Konačno prava Srbija! "Orlovi" deklasirali Vels u Novom Sadu i dobili "desetku"! 11 September 2012. By N. Todorovic
  14. 14.0 14.1 "F. Đuričić". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  15. "Filip Djuričić". UEFA.com.

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