Dario Đumić

Dario Đumić (Bosnian pronunciation: [dâːrio dʑǔmitɕ]; born 30 January 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Dutch club Utrecht and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Dario Đumić

Personal information
Full name	Dario Đumić
Date of birth	(1992-01-30) 30 January 1992
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Utrecht
Number	33
Youth career
	Himmelev-Veddelev
	Hvidovre
2008–2009	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Norwich City	0	(0)
2010–2016	Brøndby	92	(2)
2016–2017	NEC	50	(5)
2017–	Utrecht	13	(0)
2018–2019	→ Dynamo Dresden (loan)	25	(1)
2019–2020	→ Darmstadt 98 (loan)	33	(4)
National team^‡
2008–2009	Denmark U17	12	(2)
2009–2010	Denmark U18	9	(0)
2010–2011	Denmark U19	12	(2)
2012	Denmark U20	4	(0)
2017–	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2017

Đumić started his professional career at Norwich City, before joining Brøndby in 2010. Six years later, he moved to NEC. The following year, he was transferred to Utrecht, who loaned him to Dynamo Dresden in 2018 and to Darmstadt 98 in 2019.

A former Danish youth international, Đumić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2017.

Club career

Early career

Đumić started playing football at local clubs, before joining Norwich City's youth academy in 2008. He made his professional debut against Swindon Town on 10 November 2009 at the age of 17.[1]

In January 2010, Đumić moved to Danish side Brøndby.[2] On 4 December 2011, he scored his first professional goal against Køge.[3]

In January 2016, he joined Dutch team NEC on a six-month loan, with an option to make the transfer permanent. A month later, NEC exercised their buy option, and Đumić signed a contract until June 2019.[4]

Utrecht

On 10 July 2017, Đumić was transferred to Utrecht for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his official debut for the club in UEFA Europa League play-off against Zenit St. Petersburg on 18 August.[6] Two weeks later, he made his league debut against Groningen.[7]

In June 2018, Đumić was sent on a season-long loan to German outfit Dynamo Dresden.[8]

In July 2019, he was loaned to Darmstadt 98 until the end of season.[9]

International career

Despite representing Denmark on various youth levels, Đumić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina on senior level.[10]

In August 2016, his application to change sports citizenship from Danish to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[11] Subsequently, in March 2017 he received his first senior call-up, for games against Gibraltar and Albania.[12] Đumić debuted in an away friendly win over latter on 28 March.[13]

On 7 October, in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Belgium, Đumić scored his first senior international goal.[14]

Personal life

Đumić was enrolled at University of Copenhagen, where he studied law.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 June 2020[16]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Norwich City	2009–10	League One	0	0	0	0	–		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
Brøndby	2011–12	Danish Superliga	14	1	0	0	0	0	–		14	1
	2012–13	Danish Superliga	21	1	3	1	–		–		24	2
	2013–14	Danish Superliga	24	0	1	0	–		–		25	0
	2014–15	Danish Superliga	26	0	2	0	1	0	–		29	0
	2015–16	Danish Superliga	7	0	1	0	6	0	–		14	0
	Total		92	2	7	1	7	0	–		106	3
NEC	2015–16	Eredivisie	16	1	–		–		–		16	1
	2016–17	Eredivisie	34	4	1	0	–		4[lower-alpha 2]	0	39	4
	Total		50	5	1	0	–		4	0	55	5
Utrecht	2017–18	Eredivisie	13	0	2	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	18	0
Dynamo Dresden (loan)	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	25	1	1	0	–		–		26	1
Darmstadt 98 (loan)	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	33	4	2	0	–		–		35	4
Career total			213	12	13	1	8	0	7	0	241	13

1. Appearance in 2009–10 EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in 2016–17 Eredivisie relegation play-offs
3. Appearances in 2017–18 Eredivisie play-offs for UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 10 October 2017[17]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2017	5	1
Total		5	1

International goals

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.[17]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 October 2017	Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Belgium	3–3	3–4	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

1. "Hoćemo li izgubiti još jednog mladog fudbalera?". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 16 December 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
2. "Đumić od naredne sezone prvotimac Brøndbyja". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
3. "Đumić donio bod Brondbyu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 December 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
4. "Dario Đumić nakon samo četiri utakmice potpisao trogodišnji ugovor s NEC Nijmegenom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
5. "Zvanično: Đumić novi igrač Utrechta". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
6. "Iznenađujuća pobjeda Utrechta protiv Zenita". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
7. "Dobra partija Đumića: Zmaj pogodio prečku, Utrecht doživio prvi poraz sezone". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
8. "Duljević dobio društvo: Dynamo Dresden doveo još jednog reprezentativca BiH". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
9. "Dario Đumić u Darmstadtu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
10. "Reprezentacija nije klub: Za BiH treba igrati onaj ko je nosi u srcu!". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
11. "Đumić stekao pravo nastupa za Bosnu i Hercegovinu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
12. "Baždarević objavio spisak za duele s Gibraltarom i Albanijom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
13. "Džeko i Lulić presudili Albaniji u Elbasanu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
14. "BiH poražena od Belgije na Grbavici, baraž gotovo nedostižan". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
15. "Đumić kasnio na pripreme NEC-a zbog fakulteta". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
16. "D. Đumić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
17. "Dario Đumić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

External links

• Dario Đumić at National-Football-Teams.com
• Dario Đumić – UEFA competition record