Dario Đumić (; born 30 January 1992) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Eldense. Đumić started his professional career at

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, before joining Brøndby in 2010. Six years later, he signed with

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. In 2017, he was transferred to

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, who loaned him to

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in 2018 and to SV Darmstadt in 2019. The following year, he switched to

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. Đumić moved to

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in 2022. A year later, he joined Eldense. A former Danish youth international, Đumić made his senior international debut for

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in 2017, earning 5

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Club career

Early career

Because of the outbreak of the

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, Đumić's family fled from his native Bosnia and Herzegovina and moved to Denmark, where he started playing football at local clubs, before joining the youth academy of English team

in 2008. He made his professional debut against

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on 10 November 2009 at the age of 17. In January 2010, Đumić moved to Brøndby. On 4 December 2011, he scored his first professional goal against

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. In February 2016, he switched to Dutch side

Utrecht

In July 2017, Đumić was transferred to

for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the squad in the UEFA Europa League play-offs against Zenit St. Petersburg on 16 August. Two weeks later, he made his league debut against

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. In June 2018, Đumić was sent on a season-long loan to German outfit

. In July 2019, he was loaned to SV Darmstadt until the end of the campaign.

Twente

In September 2020, Đumić signed a two-year contract with

. He made his competitive debut for the team on 25 September against Groningen. On 17 January 2021, he scored his first goal for Twente against the same opponent.

Later stage of career

In January 2022, Đumić joined

. In August 2023, he moved to Spanish side Eldense.

International career

Despite representing

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at various youth levels, Đumić decided to play for

at the senior level. In August 2016, his request to change sports citizenship from Danish to Bosnian was approved by

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. Subsequently, he received his first senior call up in March 2017, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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and a friendly game against

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. He debuted against the latter on 28 March. On 7 October, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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, Đumić scored his first senior international goal.

Personal life

Đumić married his long-time girlfriend Caroline in June 2023. He graduated with a bachelor of laws honours from the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Đumić goal.''

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