Filip Đuričić

Filip Đuričić

Đuričić in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Filip Đuričić
Date of birth	30 January 1992
Place of birth	Obrenovac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position	Attacking midfielder Right Winger
Club information
Current team	Sampdoria (on loan from Benfica)
Number	23
Youth career
	Radnički Obrenovac
	Red Star Belgrade
2007–2008	Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Radnički Obrenovac	17	(0)
2010–2013	Heerenveen	99	(20)
2013–	Benfica	12	(0)
2014–2015	→ 1. FSV Mainz 05 (loan)	11	(0)
2015	→ Southampton (loan)	9	(0)
2016	→ Anderlecht (loan)	17	(1)
2016–	→ Sampdoria (loan)	2	(0)
National team^‡
2009–2015	Serbia U21	20	(4)
2012–	Serbia	24	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 April 2016

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

Club career

Early career

Đuričić began playing football in the Red Star Belgrade's youth program until 2007, when he spent a year in Greece with Olympiacos.^[2] After Olympiacos, he returned to Red Star Belgrade before joining SC Heerenveen in January 2010.^[3] He made his debut for them on 20 February against RKC Waalwijk and made an assist.

Benfica

On 23 February 2013 it was confirmed that Đuričić, along with fellow national team player Miralem Sulejmani, had passed medical tests and committed 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 which Đuričić had signed contained a release clause which valued him at €40 million.^[6] Đuričić made his debut for Benfica on 18 August 2013, where he scored his first goal against Anderlecht in the UEFA Champions League.^[7]

Loans

Used sparsely throughout the season, Đuričić was loaned to 1. FSV Mainz 05 (Mainz) for one season on 23 July 2014, with the option to make the move permanent for €12.5 million.^[8][9] He made his debut at Mainz on 15 August 2014 in a DFB-Pokal match against Chemnitzer FC.^[10] On 2 February 2015, Đuričić was loaned to Premier League side Southampton until the end of the season.^[11][12] On 25 January 2016, he joined Belgian club Anderlecht on loan until June.^[13]

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.^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2015–16 season^[15]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Radnički Obrenovac	2008–09	17	0	?	?	—	—	0	0	0	0	17	0
Heerenveen	2009–10	9	1	0	0	—	—	0	0	1	0	10	1
	2010–11	24	2	1	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	25	2
	2011–12	34	10	5	3	—	—	0	0	0	0	39	13
	2012–13	32	7	1	1	—	—	4	2	0	0	37	10
	Total	99	20	7	4	—	—	4	2	1	0	111	26
Benfica	2013–14	11	0	3	0	2	1	6	1	0	0	22	2
Mainz 05 (loan)	2014–15	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Southampton (loan)	2014–15	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Anderlecht (loan)	2015–16	17	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	20	1
Career total		164	21	11	4	2	1	13	3	1	0	191	29

International

As of match played 29 March 2016^[16]

Serbian national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2012	8	2
2013	7	2
2014	4	0
2015	3	0
2016	2	0
Total	24	4

International goals

Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first.^[16]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 September 2012	Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia	Wales	3–1	1–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	14 November 2012	Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland	Chile	3–0	3–1	Friendly
3.	26 March 2013	Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia	Scotland	1–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.				2–0

Honours

Benfica

• Primeira Liga: 2013–14, 2015–16
• Taça de Portugal: 2013–14
• Taça da Liga: 2013–14, 2015–16

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 | Desporto : Futebol : Benfica | DiĂĄrio Digital". Diariodigital.sapo.pt. 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
5. "Relatório Intercalar 3º Trimestre 2012/2013" [2012/2013 3rd Trimester Report] (PDF) (in Portuguese). 31 May 2013. pp. 35, 36.
6. "Đuričićeva sloboda 40 miliona evra! | Fudbal". Novosti.rs. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
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.
14. N. Todorović. "Konačno prava Srbija! "Orlovi" deklasirali Vels u Novom Sadu i dobili "desetku"!". Sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
15. Filip Đuričić profile at Soccerway
16. Filip Đuričić at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Filip Đuričić profile at ForaDeJogo
  
• Filip Đuričić career statistics at Soccerbase
  
• Filip Đuričić – UEFA competition record