Quick Facts
Biography
Ján Ďurica (born 10 December 1981) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a central defenderfor Trabzonspor.
Career
Ďurica moved to FC Saturn Moscow Oblast after a highly successful UEFA Champions League campaign with FC Artmedia Bratislava. On 31 January 2009, Ďurica signed a three-year contract with Lokomotiv Moscow, who have paid around 3,5 million euros to overtake Celtic and Panathinaikos in the auction for the Slovakia national. On 13 January 2010, it was confirmed that he would join Hannover 96 on-loan until the end of the season.
Attributes
Ďurica is a centre back or sweeper. He is quite an attacking player for his position and likes to play the ball out of midfield using his passing skills.
Career stats
- As of 21 November 2015
| Club | Div | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
 Artmedia Petržalka | D1 | 2004-05 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 28 | 2 | |
| 2005-06 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
 Saturn | D1 | 2006 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 33 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 72 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 3 | ||
| Lokomotiv | D1 | 2009 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
 Hannover 96 (loan) | D1 | 2009/10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lokomotiv | D1 | 2010 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2012-13 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2013-14 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2014-15 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2015-16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 121 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 139 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 250 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 287 | 10 | ||
International career
On 9 July 2004, Ďurica made his national team debut against Japan at the 2004 Kirin Cup. He was picked for the Slovak squad for their first FIFA World Cup ever, held in South Africa. He played all four matches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
International goals
- Score and Result lists Slovakia's goals first
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 October 2007 | Mestský štadión, Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia |  San Marino | 7–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 2. | 12 October 2010 | Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia |  Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 3. | 7 June 2013 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Liechtenstein | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 5 March 2014 | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel |  Israel | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly match |
Honours
Club
- Lokomotiv Moscow
- Russian Cup: 2014–15
Individual
- List of 33 top players of the Russian league: #1 (2007), #2 (2013/14).