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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
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]
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]
Lugano
Neuchâtel Xamax
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