Filip Đuričić

Filip Đuričić (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Ђуричић; born 30 January 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos and the Serbia national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Obrenovac, Belgrade, Đuričić began playing football at local side Obrenovac 1905, before joining Red Star Belgrade's youth system. In 2007, he moved abroad to Greece and spent a year with Olympiacos. After Olympiacos, he played senior football at his hometown club Radnički Obrenovac in the third-tier Serbian League Belgrade (15 games and 3 goals in the 2008–09 season), before joining Heerenveen in January 2010. He made his debut for them on 20 February against Waalwijk and made an assist.

Benfica

On 23 February 2013, it was confirmed that Đuričić, along with fellow national team player Miralem Sulejmani, had passed medical tests and committed to a five-year contract with Benfica from summer 2013; with the Portuguese club spending €6 million to secure his services. A week later, Benfica revealed that the contract which Đuričić had signed contained a release clause which valued him at €40 million. Đuričić made his debut for Benfica on 18 August 2013, where he scored his first goal against Anderlecht in the UEFA Champions League.

Loans

Used sparsely throughout the season, Đuričić was loaned to Mainz 05 for one season on 23 July 2014, with the option to make the move permanent for €12.5 million. He made his debut at Mainz on 15 August 2014 in a DFB-Pokal match against Chemnitzer FC. On 2 February 2015, Đuričić was loaned to Premier League side Southampton until the end of the season. On 25 January 2016, he joined Belgian club Anderlecht on loan until June.

Sampdoria

After initially joining Sampdoria on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season in summer 2016, Đuričić signed permanently in January 2017. His contract with Sampdoria expired in the summer of 2018.

Sassuolo

In late June 2018, Đuričić signed a four-year contract with Sassuolo. In October 2019, his form improved under coach Roberto De Zerbi, scoring a goal in a 4–3 loss to Inter Milan on 20 October 2019 and another one five days later in a 1–0 win against Hellas Verona.

Return to Sampdoria

On 1 August 2022, Đuričić returned to Sampdoria on a two-year contract with an option to extend.

Panathinaikos

In June 2023, Đuričić signed a two-year contract with Super League Greece club Panathinaikos.

International career

Đuričić made his debut for the Serbia national team on 29 February 2012 in a friendly match against Cyprus. On 11 September 2012, he scored his first goal for his country's senior selection against Wales in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

In November 2022, he was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He played in group stage matches against Cameroon and Switzerland. Serbia finished fourth in the group.