Vanja Drkušić
Defender · Zenit Saint Petersburg · №6
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Espanyol
Sevilla FC
La Liga
|
1:1 | |
Real Sociedad
Espanyol
La Liga
|
2:1 | |
Espanyol
Real Madrid
La Liga
|
1:2 | |
Espanyol
Levante
La Liga
|
3:0 | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Rodina Moskva
Premier League
|
1:2 | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Baltika
Cup
|
1:0 | |
Orenburg
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Premier League
|
0:3 | |
Croatia
Slovenia
Friendlies
|
2:1 | |
Makhachkala
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Premier League
|
0:1 | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Krasnodar
Premier League
|
1:1 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 2025 | 6 |
| La Liga | 2026 | 4 |
| Friendlies | 2026 | 3 |
| Cup | 2025 | 2 |
| Premier League | 2026 | 2 |
| Cup | 2026 | 1 |
About the player
The Slovenian defender's path to Saint Petersburg was not a straight line. He came through the NK Bravo academy before spending four years in the Netherlands with SC Heerenveen, where he played only for the under-19 and under-21 sides without ever making the step up to the first team. A move to Italy's Rende brought a single cup appearance.
A loan spell at Red Star Belgrade during the 2024–25 season proved productive: he won both the Serbian SuperLiga and the Serbian Cup before returning to Zenit, where he added the Russian Premier League title in 2025–26 and the Russian Super Cup in 2026. In 2026 he moved on loan again, this time to RCD Espanyol until June 2027.
On the international stage, Drkušić has represented Slovenia, and his performance against England at UEFA Euro 2024 earned him Man of the Match recognition from The Guardian .
Career path
- 2025 — 2027 — now Zenit Saint Petersburg 46 matches
- 2027 RCD Espanyol Barcelona 1 match
- 2025 Red Star Belgrade 12 matches
- 2022 — 2024 FC Sochi 66 matches
- 2020 — 2022 Bravo 71 matches
- 2016 — 2020 Heerenveen U21 30 matches
- 2020 Rende Calcio 1968 1 match
- 2017 — 2018 SC Heerenveen U19 55 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Premier Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 26/27 | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | LaLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 26/27 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 26/27 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 25/26 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Premier Liga | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 622 |
| 25/26 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 344 |
| 24/25 | Red Star Belgrade | Super liga Srbije | 9 | 1 | 0 | 640 |
| 24/25 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Premier Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 445 |
| 24/25 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 24/25 | Red Star Belgrade | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 179 |
| 24/25 | Red Star Belgrade | Kup Srbije | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 23/24 | FC Sochi | Premier Liga | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 811 |
| 23/24 | FC Sochi | Russian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 22/23 | FC Sochi | Premier Liga | 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 302 |
| 22/23 | FC Sochi | Russian Cup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 287 |
| 21/22 | Bravo | Prva Liga | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 707 |
| 21/22 | FC Sochi | Premier Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 886 |
| 21/22 | Bravo | Pokal Slovenije | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 20/21 | Bravo | Prva Liga | 35 | 1 | 0 | 3 068 |
| 19/20 | Bravo | Prva Liga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 297 |
| 19/20 | Heerenveen U21 | Beloften Preliminary Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | Rende Calcio 1968 | Coppa Italia Serie C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 18/19 | Heerenveen U21 | Beloften Preliminary Round | 8 | 0 | 0 | 648 |
| 18/19 | Heerenveen U21 | Beloften Eerste Divisie | 8 | 1 | 0 | 720 |
| 17/18 | SC Heerenveen U19 | U19 Division 2 Spring | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 490 |
| 17/18 | SC Heerenveen U19 | U19 Division 1 Fall | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 080 |
| 17/18 | Heerenveen U21 | Beloften Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 482 |
| 17/18 | SC Heerenveen U19 | U19 Cup Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 270 |
| 17/18 | Heerenveen U21 | U21 Cup Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 209 |
| 16/17 | SC Heerenveen U19 | U19 Division 2 Spring | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 044 |
| 16/17 | SC Heerenveen U19 | U19 Division 1 Fall | 8 | 0 | 0 | 638 |
| 16/17 | Heerenveen U21 | Beloften Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 16/17 | SC Heerenveen U19 | U19 Cup Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 15/16 | Heerenveen U21 | Beloften nacompetitie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Total | Bravo | 71 | 4 | 0 | 6 282 | |
| Total | FC Sochi | 66 | 4 | 2 | 5 360 | |
| Total | SC Heerenveen U19 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 4 612 | |
| Total | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2 828 | |
| Total | Slovenia | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 227 | |
| Total | Heerenveen U21 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 248 |
Transfers
Transfers- 24/25 RED Star FC 93 Zenit S-Pb
- 24/25 Zenit S-Pb RED Star FC 93
- 24/25 FK Sochi Zenit S-Pb €4.00M
- 21/22 Bravo FK Sochi €120.00K
- 19/20 Rende Bravo
- 19/20 Heerenveen Rende
- 19/20 Heerenveen U21 Heerenveen
- 17/18 Heerenveen U19 Heerenveen U21
- 16/17 Heerenveen U17 Heerenveen U19
- 15/16 NK Krsko U19 Heerenveen U17
- 14/15 NK Krsko U17 NK Krsko U19
- 13/14 NK Krka U17 NK Krsko U17
