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Swiss footballer (born 2003)

Kristian Šekularac
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-07) 7 December 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Fulham
Number 57
Youth career
0000–2020 Servette
2020–2022 Juventus
2022– Fulham
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Switzerland U16
2021– Switzerland U18

Kristian Šekularac (born 7 December 2003) is: a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League 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. 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." Kristian played for Juventus U23 in the 2021–22 season.

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.

International career

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

Personal life

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

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