Andraž Struna

Andraž Struna

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-04-23) 23 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Piran, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Full-back
Youth career
	Portorož Piran
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Portorož Piran
2007–2010	Koper	58	(1)
2008	→ Jadran Dekani (loan)	21	(2)
2010–2013	Cracovia	50	(1)
2013–2016	PAS Giannina	82	(0)
2017	Heart of Midlothian	13	(1)
2017	New York City FC	5	(0)
2018–2019	Anorthosis Famagusta	38	(0)
2019–2020	Voluntari	22	(1)
2020–2021	Triestina	5	(0)
2022	Tabor Sežana	4	(0)
International career
2009–2010	Slovenia U20	3	(0)
2009–2010	Slovenia U21	5	(0)
2012–2018	Slovenia	27	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2023

Andraž Struna (born 23 April 1989) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a full-back. He is the brother of fellow Slovenian footballer Aljaž Struna.

Club career

Cracovia

In December 2010, Struna joined Cracovia on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[2]

PAS Giannina

In summer 2013, he signed for the Super League Greece club PAS Giannina.[3] His contract expired on 30 June 2016 without signing a new one. He had 89 appearances in all competitions.^[citation needed]

Heart of Midlothian

On 18 January 2017, he signed for Scottish Premiership team Heart of Midlothian on a short-term deal.[4][5] He was released by the club at the end of the season after failing to agree to a contract extension.[6]

New York City FC

On 6 September 2017, Struna signed with New York City FC.[7]

Voluntari

On 17 September 2019, Struna joined Liga I side Voluntari.[8]

Triestina

On 8 September 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Serie C club Triestina.[9]

International career

Struna played for the Slovenia under-21 team between 2009 and 2010.[10] He made his senior debut on 15 August 2012 in a friendly match against Romania[11] and earned a total of 27 caps, scoring 1 goal.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Koper	2007–08	PrvaLiga	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	1	0
	2008–09		19	0	4	0	—		0	0	0	0	23	0
	2009–10		21	1	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	21	1
	2010–11		17	0	3	0	—		2[a]	0	1[b]	0	23	0
	Total		58	1	7	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	68	1
Cracovia	2010–11	Ekstraklasa	10	1	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	10	1
	2011–12		25	0	2	0	—		0	0	0	0	27	0
	2012–13	I liga	15	0	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	16	0
	Total		50	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	1
PAS Giannina	2013–14	Superleague Greece	30	0	2	0	—		0	0	0	0	32	0
	2014–15		30	0	2	0	—		0	0	0	0	32	0
	2015–16		22	0	3	0	—		0	0	0	0	25	0
	Total		82	0	7	0	—		0	0	0	0	89	0
Heart of Midlothian	2016–17	Scottish Premiership	13	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
	Total		13	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
New York City	2017	MLS	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	1	7	1
Anorthosis Famagusta	2017–18	Cypriot First Division	12	0	2	0	—		0	0	0	0	14	0
	2018–19		26	0	2	0	—		0	0	0	0	28	0
	Total		38	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	0
Career total			246	3	25	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	276	4

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance in Slovenian Supercup

International

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Struna goal.[13]

List of international goals scored by Andraž Struna

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	27 March 2015	Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia	San Marino	3–0	6–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers

Honours

Koper

• Slovenian First League: 2009–10
• Supercup: 2010

References

1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Andraž Struna (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
2. Andraż Struna piłkarzem Cracovii 23 December 2010, interia.pl
3. Τέλος και οι Ίλιτς, Στρούνα από τον ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα
4. Dominko, Peter (18 January 2017). "Struna se je preselil na Škotsko" [Struna moved to Scotland]. Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 18 January 2017.
5. "Hearts sign Slovenian defender Andraz Struna". BBC Sport. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
6. Anderson, Barry (23 May 2017). "Andraz Struna one of six players leaving Hearts". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
7. "NYCFC Signs Andraz Struna". New York City. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
8. Mihaitalazarica (17 September 2019). "Bine ai venit, Andraz Struna!" (in Romanian). Voluntari. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
9. Mađerić, Davor (8 September 2020). "Triestina tudi s slovenskim branilcem". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 27 February 2021.
10. "Andraž Struna – U21 team" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
11. "Andraž Struna – senior team" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
12. "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
13. "Andraž Struna, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

External links

• Andraž Struna at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Andraž Struna at NZS (in Slovene)
• Andraž Struna at Soccerway.com
• Andraž Struna at WorldFootball.net
• Andraž Struna at Soccerbase.com
• Andraž Struna at National-Football-Teams.com
• Andraž Struna at kicker (in German)