Tomi Juric

Tomi Juric
Juric playing for Australia in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Koper
Number 9
Youth career
Hurstville Zagreb
Sydney Olympic
Sydney United
2008–2009 Trnje
2009–2010 Croatia Sesvete
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Croatia Sesvete 24 (12)
2011–2012 Lokomotiva 14 (3)
2012–2013 Inter Zaprešić 12 (1)
2013 Adelaide United 7 (2)
2013–2015 Western Sydney Wanderers 34 (12)
2015–2016 Roda JC 17 (4)
2016–2019 FC Luzern 64 (15)
2019–2020 CSKA Sofia 10 (1)
2020–2021 Adelaide United 18 (9)
2021–2022 Macarthur FC 8 (1)
2022–2023 Melbourne Victory 6 (1)
2024 NorthEast United 6 (5)
2024– Koper 5 (2)
International career‡
2013–2018 Australia 41 (8)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2015 Australia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2018

Tomi Juric[1] (/ˈtɒmi ˈjʊrɪtʃ/ TOM-ee YUR-itch;[3] Croatian: Jurić, pronounced [jǔːritɕ];[4] born 22 July 1991) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Slovenian club Koper.

Club career

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Adelaide United

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On 10 February 2013, after spending a number of seasons abroad in Croatia playing for NK Lokomotiva and NK Inter Zaprešić in the Prva HNL, Juric signed a short-term contract to play for Australian club Adelaide United in the A-League.[5] On 16 February 2013, Juric scored on his Adelaide United debut in a 2–1 defeat at Sydney FC.[6]

Western Sydney Wanderers

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On 20 May 2013 Juric signed for Western Sydney Wanderers on a two-year deal, becoming the Wanderers first signing of the A-League off-season. On debut for the Wanderers he scored the equaliser against the Central Coast Mariners in the 1–1 draw on 12 October 2013. Juric scored his first Asian Champions League goal in the Round of 16 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 7 May 2014. In a successful first season at Western Sydney, Juric finished with 12 goals in 29 appearances, four of those coming in the 2014 Asian Champions League which his side won, Juric scoring, an amazing goal, the only goal in a 1–0 aggregate win over the Arabian team Al-Hilal.

On 15 January 2015, Juric turned his back on a proposed $10 million move to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua, opting to chase a move to Europe, where he believed he would have a better chance of staying involved with the Socceroos beyond the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.[7] Juric left the Wanderers on 16 May 2015.

Roda JC

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On 15 August 2015, Juric signed a one-year deal with Eredivisie side Roda JC. He made his Eredivisie debut for Roda JC on 20 September 2015 at the Parkstad Limburg Stadion in Kerkrade against Feyenoord as a 71st-minute substitute for Edwin Gyasi.[8] He was released at the end of the 2015–16 season.[9]

FC Luzern

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On 2 July 2016, despite interest from the Chinese Super League, Juric joined FC Luzern.[10] On his first appearance for Luzern, Juric manage to score a brace.[11] After scoring four goals in seventeen appearances for Luzern, English club Reading FC who were impressed with his ability to hold up play and trouble defences, were reportedly interested in his services.[12] Despite intense interest from England, Juric further endeared himself to the Luzern faithful and stayed. Though injury troubles slowed him down, Juric finished the 2016–17 Swiss Super League season, with 8 goals in 30 appearances.[13]

Despite a second injury hit season in the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, Juric was once again Luzern's second highest goalscorer with seven goals in 27 appearances.[14]

CSKA Sofia

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After his contract with Luzern expired, Juric joined Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia, signing a contract on 27 August 2019.[15] He scored his only goal for the team on 12 September 2020, netting a late equalizer in the 1:1 away draw with Cherno More in a league match. His tenure at the club lasted for a little over a year, as he failed to get many opportunities to reveal his skills, in part due to injury problems. In June 2020, Juric tested positive for COVID-19.[16] On 18 November 2020 the club confirmed that Juric had been released by mutual consent.[17]

Return to Adelaide United

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On 26 November 2020, Juric returned to A-League club Adelaide United.[18] On 19 February 2021, Juric scored a hat-trick consisting of all penalty kicks against the Central Coast Mariners.[19]

Macarthur FC

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Juric signed with Macarthur FC in July 2021.[20]

Melbourne Victory

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Juric signed with Melbourne Victory in June 2022 on a one-year deal, only playing 6 league games scoring 1 time, it was confirmed that he will be leaving in May 2023, at the end of Melbourne Victory's disappointing 2022–23 season.[21]

International career

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On 28 June 2013, Juric was called up to the Socceroos training camp on the Central Coast.[22] Juric made his debut for the Socceroos off the bench in the Socceroos' 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup match against South Korea.

Juric was chosen by Ange Postecoglou, the Australian manager, to take part in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and on 13 January 2015, Juric scored his first Asian Cup goal against Oman, coming off the bench as a substitute for Tim Cahill. He set up the winning goal in the final in extra time for Australia, holding off Korean defenders and pulling off a nutmeg to put a cross through to James Troisi.

In May 2018, he was named in Australia's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[23] He replaced Andrew Nabbout in the match against Denmark in the 64th minute after Nabbout dislocated his shoulder, and started against Peru;[24] however, he was unable to score in both games as Australia were eliminated from the tournament in the group stage, and was himself substituted for Tim Cahill in the match against Peru.

Personal life

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Juric is of Croatian descent. His father is a Bosnian Croat from Kraljeva Sutjeska and his mother is from Zagreb. His younger brother Deni is also a professional soccer player, currently playing for Šibenik.[25][26]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 21 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Croatia Sesvete 2010–11 Druga HNL 24 12 0 0 0 0 24 12
Lokomotiva 2011–12 Prva HNL 14 3 0 0 0 0 14 3
Inter Zaprešić 2012–13 Prva HNL 12 0 1 0 0 0 13 0
Adelaide United 2012–13 A-League 7 2 0 0 0 0 7 2
Western Sydney Wanderers 2013–14 A-League 20 8 0 0 9 4 29 12
2014–15 A-League 14 4 1 0 7 1 22 5
Total 34 12 1 0 16 5 51 17
Roda JC 2015–16 Eredivisie 17 4 3 3 0 0 20 7
Luzern 2016–17 Swiss Super League 30 8 4 3 1 0 35 11
2017–18 Swiss Super League 27 7 3 0 1 2 31 9
2018–19 Swiss Super League 7 0 1 1 0 0 8 1
Total 64 15 8 4 2 2 74 21
CSKA Sofia 2019–20 First League 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
2020–21 First League 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
Total 10 1 2 0 0 0 12 1
Adelaide United 2020–21 A-League 18 9 0 0 0 0 18 9
Macarthur FC 2021–22 A-League Men 8 1 1 0 0 0 9 1
Melbourne Victory 2022–23 A-League Men 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 1
NorthEast United 2023–24 Indian Super League 4 5 0 0 0 0 4 5
Career total 218 65 17 7 18 7 253 79

International

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Statistics accurate as of match played 20 November 2018.[27]
Australia
Year Apps Goals
2013 3 1
2014 2 0
2015 10 1
2016 5 2
2017 12 4
2018 9 0
Total 41 8

International goals

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Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.[28]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 July 2013 Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea  Japan 2–2 2–3 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup
2. 13 January 2015 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia  Oman 4–0 4–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup
3. 1 September 2016 Perth Oval, Perth, Australia  Iraq 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 6 October 2016 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 2–1 2–2
5. 8 June 2017 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia  Saudi Arabia 1–0 3–2
6. 2–1
7. 19 June 2017 Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia  Germany
2–3
2–3
 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
8. 5 September 2017 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia  Thailand 1–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Western Sydney Wanderers

Australia

Individual

References

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