Vanja Drkušić

Vanja Drkušić (born 30 October 1999) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Sochi and the Slovenia national team.

Club career
In December 2015, Drkušić joined Dutch top-flight side Heerenveen, after receiving interest from Maribor, Dinamo Zagreb and Atalanta. In August 2019, he signed for Rende in the Italian third division. 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. On 11 July 2020, Drkušić scored his first goal for Bravo during a 1–1 draw with Domžale.

On 24 January 2022, Drkušić signed for Russian Premier League side Sochi for an alleged fee of €100,000. On 27 August 2022, he extended his contract with Sochi to 2025.

International career
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.