 Drkušić withZenit in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-10-30)30 October 1999 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Novo Mesto, Slovenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Krka | ||
| 2014–2015 | Krško | ||
| 2016–2018 | Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Heerenveen | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Rende | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Bravo | 69 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Sochi | 60 | (3) |
| 2024– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 22 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | →Red Star Belgrade (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Slovenia U17 | 17 | (0) |
| 2017 | Slovenia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Slovenia U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Slovenia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Slovenia | 26 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Vanja Drkušić (born 30 October 1999) is a Slovenian professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forRussian Premier League clubZenit Saint Petersburg and theSlovenia national team.
In December 2015, Drkušić joined Dutch top-flight sideHeerenveen, after receiving interest fromMaribor,Dinamo Zagreb andAtalanta.[3] In August 2019, he signed forRende in the Italian third division.[4] Before the second half of the 2019–20 season, Drkušić signed for Slovenian teamBravo. He made his debut for the team on 23 February 2020 in a 2–1 win againstTabor Sežana.[5] On 11 July 2020, Drkušić scored his first goal for Bravo in a 1–1 draw withDomžale.[5]
On 24 January 2022, Drkušić signed forRussian Premier League sideSochi for an alleged fee of €100,000.[6][7] On 27 August 2022, he extended his contract with Sochi until 2025.[8]
On 13 August 2024, Drkušić moved to fellow top-tier sideZenit Saint Petersburg, signing a five-year deal with the six-time defending Russian champions.[9][10] Three days later, Zenit loaned him toRed Star Belgrade for the first part of the 2024–25 season.[11][12]
Drkušić represented Slovenia at youth international levels fromunder-17 tounder-21. He made his debut for thesenior team on 26 March 2023 in aEuropean Championship qualifier againstSan Marino.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heerenveen | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rende | 2019–20 | Serie C | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bravo | 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 69 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 4 | ||
| Sochi | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 4 | ||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Red Star Belgrade (loan) | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| Career total | 160 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 9 | ||
