Milan Đurić (; born 3 October 1987) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as an

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Career

Đurić has played with Serbian clubs BPI Pekar and

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in his early career. During the winter break of the 2008–09 season he moved to

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side Metalurg Skopje. Being the main playmaker in Metalurg, he was voted by the

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as the best foreign player in the Macedonian First League for the year 2010. In season 2010-2011 Metalurg won Macedonian Cup, finished runners-up in the league, and played qualifications for

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. In summer 2011 he moved to Poland and started playing for

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, but at the beginning of season's second half, he changed club and became a member of Radnik Bijeljina. A few months later Radnik won the

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and Milan Djurić was named the best player. In summer 2012 he returned to Serbia, this time by joining top-league side

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. He helped Jagodina win the

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by scoring the only goal in the Final against

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. After three years in Jagodina, he moved abroad again in the summer of 2015, joining the

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n side Istra 1961. On 25 June 2016, Đurić signed a two-year contract with Zira. On 16 June 2018, Đurić returned to Serbia, signing with

. On 8 August 2019, Đurić was announced as a new signing of

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team

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.Mariners sign Serbian midfielder: Milan Đurić
at Central Coast Mariners FC official website, 8-8-2019 He left the Mariners at the end of the

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in September 2020. He was the top scorer in his season at the Mariners.

Honours

Metalurg Skopje * Macedonian Cup:

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Radnik Bijeljina *

: 2011–12 Jagodina *

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: 2012–13 Individual *

Best Foreign Player: 2009–10 *First League of the Republika Srpska Best Player: 2011–12

References

External links

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Profile at SLAgency

Đurić: Jagodina može do samog vrha
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duric, Milan 1987 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football midfielders Serbian men's footballers FK Beograd (Serbia) players FK Metalurg Skopje players Sandecja Nowy Sącz players FK Radnik Bijeljina players FK Jagodina players NK Istra 1961 players Zira FK players FK Vojvodina players Central Coast Mariners FC players FK Rad players Balzan F.C. players FK Javor Ivanjica players Macedonian First Football League players Serbian First League players I liga players First League of the Republika Srpska players Serbian SuperLiga players Croatian Football League players Azerbaijan Premier League players A-League Men players Maltese Premier League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Malta 21st-century Serbian sportsmen