| Vanja Drkušić | |
| Birth Date: | 30 October 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Novo Mesto, Slovenia[1] |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Red Star Belgrade (on loan from Zenit Saint Petersburg) |
| Clubnumber: | 33 |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Krka |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Krško |
| Youthyears3: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | Heerenveen |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Heerenveen |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Rende |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Bravo |
| Caps3: | 69 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Sochi |
| Caps4: | 60 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | → Red Star Belgrade (loan) |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Slovenia U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Slovenia U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | Slovenia U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | Slovenia U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam5: | Slovenia |
| Nationalcaps5: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 1 July 2024 |
Vanja Drkušić (born 30 October 1999) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade, on loan from Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg, and the Slovenia national team.
In December 2015, Drkušić joined Dutch top-flight side Heerenveen, after receiving interest from Maribor, Dinamo Zagreb and Atalanta.[2] In August 2019, he signed for Rende in the Italian third division.[3] Before the second half of 2019–20, Drkušić signed for Slovenian team Bravo. On 23 February 2020, he debuted for Bravo during a 2–1 win against Tabor Sežana.[4] On 11 July 2020, Drkušić scored his first goal for Bravo during a 1–1 draw with Domžale.[4]
On 24 January 2022, Drkušić signed for Russian Premier League side Sochi for an alleged fee of €100,000.[5] [6] On 27 August 2022, he extended his contract with Sochi until 2025.[7]
On 13 August 2024, Drkušić moved to fellow top-tier side Zenit Saint Petersburg, signing a five-year deal with the six-time defending Russian champions.[8] [9] Three days later, Zenit loaned him to Red Star Belgrade for the 2024–25 season.[10] [11]
Drkušić represented Slovenia at youth international levels from under-17 to under-21. He made his debut for the senior team on 26 March 2023 in a European Championship qualifier against San Marino.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | 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 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 129 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 8 | |||