Deni Jurić (born 3 September 1997) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Polish club Wisła Płock and the Australia national team. He is the younger brother of Australian international Tomi Juric.Hajduk ga se odrekao, a australski Hrvat sada je prvi strijelac lige: 'Svakome je san zaigrati za Real Madrid ili Barcelonu, ali ne i meni' tportal.hrBrotherly advice has Deni Juric primed to deliver, theworldgame.sbs.com.au
Club career Although born in Australia, Deni grew up playing his early career in Croatia, partly due to his Croatian origin, which began with the Sesvete club. He later joined the youth team of Hajduk Split for a season as well as playing in Slovenia for Triglav Kranj. He later wandered through Croatian clubs in the second division, Solin and Rudeš before moving to top-flight once more, joining for Šibenik where he played alongside another fellow Croatian Australian Doni Grdić.
Dinamo Zagreb In 2021, he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb, making him the first-ever Australian soccer player since Mark Viduka, also another famous Croatian Australian, to play for the club. He was also loaned to his former club Šibenik, representing the team in only four matches.
International career Deni had played for both Croatian and Australian youth levels, as he carries the nationalities of both countries. In 2021, he has expressed interest in representing Croatia, although he remains open to the potential opportunity to represent Australia; he is also available to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina due to his parents are Bosnian Croats.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSesvete2015–16Druga HNL20000020Hajduk Split II2016–17Treća HNL South2515000025152017–18Druga HNL70000070Total321500003215Solin (loan)2017–18Druga HNL1230000123Triglav Kranj2018–19Slovenian PrvaLiga70100080Solin2018–19Druga HNL1330000133Rudeš2019–20Druga HNL171000001710Šibenik2020–211. HNL321110003311Dinamo Zagreb2021–221. HNL11111401622023–24Croatian Football League10000010Total1211140172Šibenik (loan)2021–221. HNL40——40Gorica (loan)2022–23Croatian Football League12120—141Rijeka (loan)2022–23Croatian Football League60——60Koper (loan)2023–24Slovenian PrvaLiga62——62Koper2024–25Slovenian PrvaLiga201130—23112025–26Slovenian PrvaLiga55—4297Total311830423820Wisła Płock2025–26Ekstraklasa19500—195 Career total19967818221570
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustralia202620Total20
Honours Dinamo Zagreb Croatian First Football League: 2021–22
External links Deni Jurić at the official Croatian Football Federation Semafor site
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