Kristian Šekularac (born 7 December 2003) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a

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for Hungarian club Fehérvár. He is the great-nephew of

Dragoslav Šekularac Dragoslav Šekularac ( sr-Cyrl, Драгослав Шекуларац, ; 8 November 1937 – 5 January 2019) was a Yugoslav and Serbian professional footballer and coach. Nicknamed Šeki, he was quick and crafty with the ball, displaying creative ...

Club career

Šekularac was a youth player in Switzerland at

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, before joining

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in Italy in January 2020. This move had family significance because five decades earlier, Juventus owner

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had tried to sign his great-uncle

from

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but the move was blocked by the Yugoslav state. Kristian played for Juventus U23 in the 2021–22 season.

Fulham

In July 2022, Šekularac joined

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in England. In November, he was involved in the Fulham first team and was named in the match day squad for the

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match against

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on 13 November.

Fehérvár

On 7 February 2025, Šekularac joined Fehérvár in Nemzeti Bajnokság, Hungary.

International career

Šekularac played for the Swiss U16 international team from July 2018. In 2021 he was called up to the Swiss U18 team. He played for the Switzerland U21 side against Albania U21 in March 2024.

Personal life

Born in

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, he has a

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and is eligible to play internationally for

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. He is the grandson of footballer Mirko Šekularac, the younger brother of

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footballer and famed football coach

References

2003 births Living people Swiss people of Serbian descent Swiss people of Macedonian descent Footballers from London Swiss men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Servette FC players Juventus FC players Fulham F.C. players Fehérvár FC players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy Swiss expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in England 21st-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-footy-midfielder-stub