Full name Filip Duricic Number 22 Name Filip Duricic Height 1.81 m Salary 750,000 EUR (2013) | Playing position Role Footballer Weight 72 kg | |
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Date of birth (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 23) Parents Jelena Duricic, Dusan Duricic Similar People Rui Vitoria, Jorge Jesus, Fernando Santos, Ronald Koeman, Jose Mourinho | ||
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, and the Serbia national team.
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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. After Olympiacos, he returned to Red Star Belgrade before joining SC Heerenveen in January 2010. 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. A week later, Benfica revealed that the contract which Đuričić had signed contained a release clause which valued him at €40 million. Đuričić made his debut for Benfica on 18 August 2013, where he scored his first goal against Anderlecht in the UEFA Champions League.
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. He made his debut at Mainz on 15 August 2014 in a DFB-Pokal match against Chemnitzer FC. On 2 February 2015, Đuričić was loaned to Premier League side Southampton until the end of the season. On 25 January 2016, he joined Belgian club Anderlecht on loan until June.
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.
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As of end of 2015–16 seasonInternational
As of match played 29 March 2016International goals
Scores and results list Serbia's goal tally first.Honours
