Ognjen Đuričin ( sr-Cyrl, Огњен Ђуричин; born 3 September 1995) is a

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who plays as a

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for Mladost Novi Sad.

Club career

Early years

Đuričin started playing football at the age of 5 with Jedinstvo Novi Bečej and later moved to

Bečej Bečej (, ; , ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 19,492, while the municipality has 30,681 inhabitants. History Bečej was mentioned f ...

as a pioneer. After a season with the club, he moved back to Jedinstvo, but returned to

as a cadet. Finally, he joined

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, where he completed his youth categories. As he did not make any official appearance with the first team of Banat, Đuričin moved on loan to his home club Jedinstvo for the 2012–13 season. Scoring 3 goals on 23 matches as a bonus player in the

Vojvodina League East Vojvodina League East () is a section of the Zone Leagues, Serbia's fourth football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Vojvodina. Vojvodina League East consisted of 16 clubs from North Banat District, Central Banat Dis ...

, he helped the team to make promotion in the

Serbian League Vojvodina Serbian League Vojvodina ( Serbian: Српска лига Војводина / Srpska liga Vojvodina) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third tier of professional football in Serbia. The other three sections are Serbian League B ...

. Next the end of a season, Đuričin left the club. In summer 2013, Đuričin joined the

side

Senta Senta ( sr-cyrl, Сента, ; Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Zenta'', ; Romanian language, Romanian: ''Zenta'') is a town and municipality located in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the bank of the Tisza, Tisa river in the geographical ...

. Playing with the club, Đuričin made 44 appearances and scored 10 goals until the end of 2014, helping the team to finish on the first place in mid-season 2014–15. At the beginning of 2015, Đuričin moved to

Zemun Zemun ( sr-cyrl, Земун, ; ) is a Subdivisions of Belgrade, municipality in the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Zemun was a separate town that was absorbed into Belgrade in 1934. It lies on the right bank of the Danube river, upstream from downtown ...

, winning the

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for 2014–15 season. He also appeared as a loaned player with Srem Jakovo in early 2016, after which he moved to the Swedish side

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where he scored 11 goals on 9 matches in the

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Bečej

In summer 2016, Đuričin rejoined

for the first time in professional career. He made his debut for the club in the first fixture of the 2016–17 season against Budućnost Gložan. During the season, Đuričin scored 45 goals on 30 matches in the

Vojvodina League North Vojvodina League North () is a section of the Zone Leagues, Serbia's fourth football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Vojvodina. Vojvodina League East consisted of 16 clubs from North Bačka District and West Bačka D ...

, helping the team to win the competition and make promotion to the

. He noted 3

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s including matches against

Mladost Apatin OFK Mladost APA () is a football club based in Apatin, Vojvodina, Serbia. They compete in the Vojvodina League North, the fourth tier of the national league system. History The original club was founded in 1928 as SK Tri zvezde. They played qua ...

in 6th fixture and Mladost Turija in 19th fixture where he scored 4 goals at each, as also the 11th fixture match against Tavankut. He also appeared in cup matches under Football Association of Vojvodina against Vojvodina Bačko Gradište,

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, Bačka 1901 and Dinamo Pančevo. After a one-month loan deal with

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, Đuričin returned to

in summer 2017. At the beginning of new season Đuričin achieved 8 goals in 4 matches in the

, scoring double at each as well. Next he scored in matches against Radnički Sremska Mitrovica, and Bačka 1901, before a match against Cement Beočin in 9th fixture, when he scored a twice. He also scored in cup match under the football association of Vojvodina, against Potisje Kanjiža. Later he scored in matches against Bratstvo Prigrevica, Crvena Zvezda Novi Sad and Mladost Bački Jarak. Finally, he scored against Borac Sakule at the end of first half-season in the

for the 2017–18 campaign. In late 2017, Đuričin was elected as the best male

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of the

municipality.

Spartak Subotica

During November 2017, Đuričin made deal about future transfer to the

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club Spartak Subotica in the winter transfer window. The information was confirmed by the club's president, Dragan Simović, at the beginning of the next month. Đuričin joined new club in January 2018, passing the mid-season preparations. He scored in his first friendly match for new club in 1–1 draw to

OFK Bačka OFK Bačka (Serbian Cyrillic: ОФК Бачка) is a football club based in Bačka Palanka, Serbia, that competes in the Serbian League Vojvodina. In 2016, the club achieved promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga. It is known as one of the most su ...

on 18 January, after which he officially promoted as a new player next day. Đuričin made his official debut for new club in 23 fixture of the

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campaign, replacing

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in 75 minute of the match against

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, played on 16 February 2018. For the rest of match, he played on the same place on the field, making an assist to

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for his second goal on the match. Đuričin started his first game on the field in the next fixture, against

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

, scoring a single goal in 2–1 defeat on 25 February 2018. Later, Đuričin also scored in three successive matches from 26 to 28 fixture, against

, Radnički Niš and Rad. Finally, Đuričin scored and made an assist to

in 3–1 victory over Radnik Surdulica in the last fixture match of the regular season. In April 2018, Đuričin signed his first professional contract, penning a deal that would keep him in Spartak Subotica until 2021. Đuričin made his first continental appearance in the first leg of the

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for

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campaign, against

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. He joined the game as a substitution for

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in second half. He also started the second leg in 2–0 away victory. In the first match of the next round, played on 26 July 2018, Đuričin scored for 2–0 win against

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Vojvodina

Following the Spartak's elimination from the UEFA Europa League qualifiers, Đuričin moved to

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. He signed a three-year deal with new club on 27 August 2018, choosing to wear number 23 jersey. Đuričin made his debut for new club on 2 December 2018, when he also scored in 1–4 home defeat against

Radnički Niš

On 13 January 2021 Đuričin signed a two-year deal with another

club, Radnički Niš. He made his debut for new club on 6 February 2021, replacing Petar Ristić in 86 minute against

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Style of play

Standing at 5 ft 8 1⁄2 inches (1.74 m), Đuričin is a right-legged footballer, who mainly operates as a

, being capable of playing on multiple positions in attack. While with

, Đuričin affirmed as a goal poacher, scoring 66 goals on 50 official matches for the club in all competitions. He is also awarded for the best scorer in the 2016–17 Vojvodina League North season, after which he continued playing in the

as a

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, pairing with Mladen Kovačević for the first half of the 2017–18 campaign. During the period in lower ranks he was scouted by Spartak Subotica and joined the club to replace Emil Abaz, who left the club previously. However

Đorđe Ivanović Đorđe Ivanović ( sr-cyr, Ђорђе Ивановић, ; born 20 November 1995) is a Serbian professional Association football, footballer who plays for FK Čukarički, Čukarički. Club career Spartak Subotica Early years and loan spells Af ...

also left the club in the same transfer window, Đuričin promoted for his successor in the first squad as a

. Đuričin debuted in Serbian top tier as an

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. He is also an accurate penalty taker. Due to his football development, Đuričin was compared to

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by Serbian media in early 2018.

Career statistics

Personal life

Born in

Zrenjanin Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; ; ; ; ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city urban area has a population of 67,129 inh ...

, Đuričin originating from

Novi Bečej Novi Bečej (, ) is a town and municipality located in the Central Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 10,967, while Novi Bečej municipality has 19,886 inhabitants (2022 census). Name ...

which is about 40 kilometers away. His paternal grandfather, Stevan "Bapa" Đuričin, also played football as a defender with Proleter Zrenjanin and Jedinstvo Novi Bečej. Đuričin is nicknamed "The int from

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Honours

;Jedinstvo Novi Bečej *

: 2012–13 ;Zemun *

: 2014–15 ;Bečej *

: 2016–17 *

: 2017–18 ;Vojvodina *

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: 2019–20

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duricin, Ognjen 1995 births Living people Footballers from Zrenjanin Men's association football forwards Serbian men's footballers FK Banat Zrenjanin players FK Senta players FK Zemun players FK Srem Jakovo players OFK Bečej 1918 players IFK Åmål players FK Spartak Subotica players FK Vojvodina players FK Radnički Niš players FK IMT players FK Krupa players FK Mladost Novi Sad players Serbian League players Division 3 (Swedish football) players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian First League players First League of the Republika Srpska players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina 21st-century Serbian sportsmen