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Tomi Juric ( ; , ; born 22 July 1991) is an Australian professional
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player who plays as a striker for Slovenian club
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.


Club career


Adelaide United

On 10 February 2013, after spending a number of seasons abroad in
Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
playing for
NK Lokomotiva Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb (), commonly known as Lokomotiva Zagreb or simply Lokomotiva, is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. It competes in the Croatian First Football League, the country's top division. Founded in 19 ...
and NK Inter Zaprešić in the
Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establish ...
, Juric signed a short-term contract to play for Australian club Adelaide United in the
A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...
. On 16 February 2013, Juric scored on his Adelaide United debut in a 2–1 defeat at
Sydney FC Sydney Football Club, commonly known as Sydney FC, is a professional association football, soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They compete in the top-tier men's league in Australia, the A-League Men. Established in 2004, ...
.


Western Sydney Wanderers

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
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team Al-Hilal. On 15 January 2015, Juric turned his back on a proposed $10 million move to
Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Super League (), commonly known as the Chinese Super League or the CSL (), also known as the China Resources Beverage Chinese Football Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Ch ...
side
Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Shanghai, that competes in . Shanghai Shenhua plays its home matches at the Shanghai Stadium, located within Xuhui District. The owner of Shanghai Shenhua is ...
, 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 The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 201 ...
. Juric left the Wanderers on 16 May 2015.


Roda JC

On 15 August 2015, Juric signed a one-year deal with
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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. He was released at the end of the 2015–16 season.


FC Luzern

On 2 July 2016, despite interest from the
Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Super League (), commonly known as the Chinese Super League or the CSL (), also known as the China Resources Beverage Chinese Football Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Ch ...
, Juric joined
FC Luzern Fussball-Club Luzern (), or simply abbreviated to FCL, is a Swiss sports club based in Lucerne (). It is best known for its professional association football, football team, which plays in the Swiss Super League, Super League, the top tier of the ...
. On his first appearance for Luzern, Juric manage to score a brace. 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. 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. 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.


CSKA Sofia

After his contract with Luzern expired, Juric joined Bulgarian club
CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sports Club of the Army'' ...
, signing a contract on 27 August 2019. 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
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. On 18 November 2020 the club confirmed that Juric had been released by mutual consent.


Return to Adelaide United

On 26 November 2020, Juric returned to
A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...
club Adelaide United. On 19 February 2021, Juric scored a hat-trick consisting of all penalty kicks against the Central Coast Mariners.


Macarthur FC

Juric signed with
Macarthur FC Macarthur Football Club is an Australian professional association football, soccer club based in South Western Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in Australia's premier soccer competition, the A-League, under Professional sports league organi ...
in July 2021.


Melbourne Victory

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.


International career

On 28 June 2013, Juric was called up to the Socceroos training camp on the Central Coast. Juric made his debut for the Socceroos off the bench in the Socceroos'
2013 EAFF East Asian Cup The 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup was the 5th edition of this regional competition, the football championship of East Asia. Two preliminary competitions were held during 2012. Mongolia were suspended from the EAFF and could not compete in any EAFF c ...
match against
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. Juric was chosen by Ange Postecoglou, the Australian manager, to take part in the
2015 AFC Asian Cup The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 201 ...
and on 13 January 2015, Juric scored his first
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goal against
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, coming off the bench as a substitute for Tim Cahill. He set up the winning goal in the
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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
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for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He replaced Andrew Nabbout in the match against
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in the 64th minute after Nabbout dislocated his shoulder, and started against
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; 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

Juric is of Croatian descent. His father is a Bosnian Croat from
Kraljeva Sutjeska Kraljeva Sutjeska (sometimes Kraljevska Sutjeska, or just Sutjeska or Sutiska, historically Trstionica (river), Trstivnica, in local tradition ''Naše stolno misto'') is a village in the Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, municipality of Ka ...
and his mother is from
Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
. His younger brother Deni is also a professional soccer player, they are currently playing together for Slovenian first league team
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.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 20 November 2018.''


International goals

:''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.''


Honours

Western Sydney Wanderers *
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Australia *
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:
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Individual * A-League All Star:
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*
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Dream Team:
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Juric, Tomi 1991 births Living people Australian people of Croatian descent Australian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Australia men's international soccer players Men's association football forwards NK Croatia Sesvete players Croatian Football League players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players NK Inter Zaprešić players Adelaide United FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Roda JC Kerkrade players FC Luzern players PFC CSKA Sofia players Macarthur FC players Melbourne Victory FC players A-League Men players A-League Men All-Stars Eredivisie players Swiss Super League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players Soccer players from Sydney AFC Asian Cup–winning players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Australian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Australian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Australian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria People educated at Endeavour Sports High School 2018 FIFA World Cup players Australian men's soccer players AFC Champions League Elite–winning players 21st-century Australian sportsmen