Vanja Drkušić

Player

Birthday October 30, 1999

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Novo Mesto, Slovenia

Age 24 years old

Nationality Slovenia

Height 1.86 m

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1999

Vanja Drkušić (born 30 October 1999) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a defender for Russian Premier League club Sochi and the Slovenia national team.

2015

In December 2015, Drkušić joined Dutch top-flight side Heerenveen, after receiving interest from Maribor, Dinamo Zagreb and Atalanta.

2019

In August 2019, he signed for Rende in the Italian third division.

Before the second half of 2019–20, Drkušić signed for Slovenian team Bravo.

2020

On 23 February 2020, he debuted for Bravo during a 2–1 win against Tabor Sežana.

On 11 July 2020, Drkušić scored his first goal for Bravo during a 1–1 draw with Domžale.

On 24 January 2022, Drkušić signed for Russian Premier League side Sochi for an alleged fee of €100,000.

On 27 August 2022, he extended his contract with Sochi to 2025.

Drkušić made his debut for Slovenia on 26 March 2023 in a European Championship qualifier against San Marino.

He has represented Slovenia at youth international levels from under-17 to under-21.