Damjan Daničić ( sr-cyr, Дамјан Даничић, ; born 24 January 2000) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for Mladost Novi Sad.

Club career

Voždovac

Daničić is a youth prospect of Serbian giants

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, whose academy he left in 2019 and joined

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side

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on free transfer. He made his

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debut on 27 July 2019 in a 2–2 draw with

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. Three months later, on 9 October, he made his

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debut as Teleoptik defeated Voždovac 8–7 in a

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. He made seven appearances for Voždovac in the first half of the season.

Dinamo Zagreb

Due to lack of playing time, in the shadow of in-form Stefan Hajdin, Daničić signed in January 2020 with Croatian

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, whose

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his father used to attend during coach

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's tenure, on free transfer. He became the second Serbian player after Komnen Andrić to play for Dinamo since the

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. The transfer sparked minor controversy in Serbia due to

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between Dinamo and Daničić's youth club Red Star. He debuted for Dinamo on 27 January 2020 in

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against

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, as the English side won 2–1. He made his

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debut for Dinamo Zagreb II on 22 February 2020 in a 2–2 draw with Orijent 1919. The first team coach

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gave Daničić a chance in the first team on 18 July, as he made his

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debut in a goalless draw with Istra 1961. On 19 October, he was loaned out to Prva HNL side

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until the end of the

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. He made his debut for Varaždin on 23 October in a 2–1 loss to

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. He was returned from loan in January 2021. He scored his first goal for Dinamo II on 12 April, in a 3–1 victory over Orijent 1919. He scored his second goal on 5 May in an upset 2–0 victory over Hrvatski Dragovoljac.

International career

Born in

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parents, Daničić holds both

and Croatian citizenships, making him eligible for both

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and Croatia national teams. He earned his first call-up to Serbia under-21 team on 29 September 2020, when coach Ilija Stolica called him up for Under-21 Euro 2021 qualifiers against

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and

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. He debuted against the latter opponent on 13 October in a game that ended in a goalless draw.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb *

: 2019–20

References

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