Kristian Šekularac Explained

Kristian Šekularac
Birth Date:7 December 2003
Birth Place:London, England
Currentclub:Fulham
Clubnumber:39
Youthyears1:–2020
Youthclubs1:Servette
Youthyears2:2020–2022
Youthclubs2:Juventus
Youthyears3:2022–
Nationalyears1:2018
Nationalteam1:Switzerland U16
Nationalyears2:2021–
Nationalteam2:Switzerland U18
Club-Update:20:44, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Kristian Šekularac (born 7 December 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Fulham. He is the great-nephew of Dragoslav Šekularac.

Club career

Šekularac was a youth player in Switzerland at Servette, before joining Juventus in Italy in January 2020.[1] This move had family significance because five decades earlier, Juventus owner Gianni Agnelli had tried to sign his great-uncle Dragoslav Šekularac from Crvena Zvezda but the move was blocked by the Yugoslav state.[2] Kristian played for Juventus U23 in the 2021–22 season.[3]

In July 2022, Šekularac joined Fulham in England. In November, he was involved in the Fulham first team and was named in the match day squad for the Premier League match against Manchester United on 13 November.[4]

International career

Šekularac played for the Swiss U16 international team from July 2018.[5] In 2021 he was called up to the Swiss U18 team.[6]

Personal life

Born in London, he has a Swiss passport, and is also eligible to play internationally for North Macedonia or Serbia. He is the grandson of footballer Mirko Šekularac, the younger brother of Serbian footballer and famed football coach Dragoslav Šekularac.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Servette youngster moves to top European club. Sport.ch.
  2. Web site: SEKULARAC IN JUVENTUS! Josip Broz Tito prevented his famous grandfather from leaving "Marakana" for Turin, BUT HIS GRANDSON SUCCEEDED!. sportal.blic.rs.
  3. Web site: Fulham sign teenage midfielder from Juventus . BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: Susunan Pemain Fulham vs Manchester United, Tak Ada Ronaldo. beritasatu.com.
  5. Web site: MIRKO ŠEKULARAC ZA "NOVOSTI": Kristian ide dedinim stopama. Novosti.rs.
  6. Web site: Sekularac incanta con la Svizzera U18: il 2003 aspetta la chance in bianconero. Juventusnews24.
  7. Web site: KRV NIJE VODA: Šekijev unuk postao novi saigrač Aleksandra Mitrovića u Premijer ligi. Novosti.rs.