Deni Jurić

Deni Jurić (born 3 September 1997) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Slovenian club Koper. He is the younger brother of Australian international Tomi Jurić.^[1][2]

Deni Jurić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-09-03) 3 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Kogarah, Australia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Koper
Number	11
Youth career
2009–2011	Croatia Sesvete
2011–2012	Sesvete
2012–2013	Croatia Prigorje Sesvete
2013–2016	Sesvete
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Sesvete	2	(0)
2016–2018	Hajduk Split II	30	(15)
2017	→ Solin (loan)	14	(3)
2018	Triglav Kranj	7	(0)
2019	Solin	13	(3)
2019–2020	Rudeš	17	(10)
2020–2021	Šibenik	36	(11)
2021–2024	Dinamo Zagreb	12	(1)
2021	→ Šibenik (loan)	4	(0)
2022	→ Gorica (loan)	12	(1)
2022–2023	→ Rijeka (loan)	6	(0)
2024	→ Koper (loan)	6	(2)
2024–	Koper	20	(11)
International career‡
2015	Croatia U19	4	(0)
2017–2018	Australia U23	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:04, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

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.^[3][4] 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.^[3]

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.^[3]

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.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 February 2020^[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sesvete	2015–16	Druga HNL	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Hajduk Split II	2016–17	Treća HNL South	25	15	0	0	0	0	25	15
	2017–18	Druga HNL	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		32	15	0	0	0	0	32	15
Solin (loan)	2017–18	Druga HNL	12	3	0	0	0	0	12	3
Triglav Kranj	2018–19	Slovenian PrvaLiga	7	0	1[a]	0	0	0	8	0
Solin	2018–19	Druga HNL	13	3	0	0	0	0	13	3
Rudeš	2019–20	Druga HNL	15	9	0	0	0	0	15	9
Career total			56	15	1	0	0	0	57	15

Notes

1. Appearances in the Slovenian Cup

External links

• Deni Jurić at the official Croatian Football Federation Semafor site