Dario Đumić

Dario Đumić
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992
Place of birth Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Youth career
Himmelev-Veddelev
Hvidovre
2008–2009 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Norwich City 0 (0)
2010–2016 Brøndby 92 (2)
2016–2017 NEC 50 (5)
2017–2020 Utrecht 13 (0)
2018–2019 → Dynamo Dresden (loan) 25 (1)
2019–2020 → SV Darmstadt (loan) 33 (4)
2020–2022 Twente 28 (2)
2022–2023 SV Sandhausen 45 (5)
2023–2026 Eldense 64 (5)
International career
2008–2009 Denmark U17 12 (2)
2009–2010 Denmark U18 9 (0)
2010–2011 Denmark U19 12 (2)
2012 Denmark U20 4 (0)
2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026

Dario Đumić (pronounced [dâːrio dʑǔmitɕ]; born 30 January 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Đumić started his professional career at Norwich City, before joining Brøndby in 2010. Six years later, he signed with NEC. In 2017, he was transferred to Utrecht, who loaned him to Dynamo Dresden in 2018 and to SV Darmstadt in 2019. The following year, he switched to Twente. Đumić moved to SV Sandhausen in 2022. A year later, he joined Eldense.

A former Danish youth international, Đumić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2017, earning 5 caps.

Club career

Early career

Because of the outbreak of the Bosnian War, Đumić's family fled from his native Bosnia and Herzegovina and moved to Denmark, where he started playing football at local clubs, before joining the youth academy of English team Norwich City in 2008. He made his professional debut against Swindon Town on 10 November 2009 at the age of 17.[1]

In January 2010, Đumić moved to Brøndby.[2] On 4 December 2011, he scored his first professional goal against Køge.[3]

In February 2016, he switched to Dutch side NEC.[4]

Utrecht

In July 2017, Đumić was transferred to Utrecht for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his official debut for the squad in the UEFA Europa League play-offs against Zenit St. Petersburg on 16 August.[6] Two weeks later, he made his league debut against Groningen.[7]

In June 2018, Đumić was sent on a season-long loan to German outfit Dynamo Dresden.[8]

In July 2019, he was loaned to SV Darmstadt until the end of the campaign.[9]

Twente

In September 2020, Đumić signed a two-year contract with Twente.[10] He made his competitive debut for the team on 25 September against Groningen.[11] On 17 January 2021, he scored his first goal for Twente against the same opponent.[12]

Later stage of career

In January 2022, Đumić joined SV Sandhausen.[13]

In August 2023, he moved to Spanish side Eldense.[14]

International career

Despite representing Denmark at various youth levels, Đumić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[15]

In August 2016, his request to change sports citizenship from Danish to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[16] Subsequently, he received his first senior call up in March 2017, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar and a friendly game against Albania.[17] He debuted against the latter on 28 March.[18]

On 7 October, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Belgium, Đumić scored his first senior international goal.[19]

Personal life

Đumić married his long-time girlfriend Caroline in June 2023. Together they have a daughter named Sophia.[20]

He holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of Southern Denmark.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2026[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City 2009–10 League One 0000–1[b]010
Brøndby 2011–12 Danish Superliga 1410000–141
2012–13 Danish Superliga 21131––242
2013–14 Danish Superliga 24010––250
2014–15 Danish Superliga 260201[c]0–290
2015–16 Danish Superliga 70106[c]0–140
Total 9227170–1063
NEC 2015–16 Eredivisie 161–––161
2016–17 Eredivisie 34410–4[d]0394
Total 50510–40555
Utrecht 2017–18 Eredivisie 130201[c]02[e]0180
Dynamo Dresden (loan) 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 25110––261
SV Darmstadt (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 33420––354
Twente 2020–21 Eredivisie 24210––252
2021–22 Eredivisie 4000––40
Total 28210––292
SV Sandhausen 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 162–––162
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 29330––323
Total 45530––485
Eldense 2023–24 Segunda División 32220––342
2024–25 Segunda División 20300––203
2025–26 Primera Federación 12010––130
Total 64530––675
Career total 35024201807038525

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[23]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201751
Total51
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Đumić goal.
List of international goals scored by Dario Đumić[23]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 2017 Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 4  Belgium 3–3 3–4 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Hoćemo li izgubiti još jednog mladog fudbalera?". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 16 December 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "Đumić od naredne sezone prvotimac Brøndbyja". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Đumić donio bod Brøndbyu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Đumić potpisao trogodišnji ugovor s NEC Nijmegenom". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dario Đumić potpisao za Utrecht". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Utrechtu pobjeda protiv Zenita u play-offu za Evropsku ligu, Đumić ušao s klupe". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Dobra partija Đumića: Zmaj pogodio prečku, Utrecht doživio prvi poraz sezone". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Dario Đumić karijeru nastavlja u Njemačkoj". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Dario Đumić karijeru nastavlja u Darmstadtu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "Dario Đumić potpisao dvogodišnji ugovor s holandskim prvoligašem Twenteom". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "FC Twente lijstaanvoerder na zege op slordig FC Groningen". nos.nl (in Dutch). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Dario Đumić zabio prvi gol za Twente". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 17 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Reprezentativac BiH se vratio u Njemačku". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Dario Đumić karijeru nastavlja u španskoj LaLigi 2". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Dario Đumić nema dilemu: San mi je da zaigram za BiH". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Dario Đumić stekao pravo nastupa za nogometnu reprezentaciju BiH". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Baždarević objavio spisak, nekoliko novih imena". aljazeera.net (in Bosnian). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  18. ↑ "Novajlije položile ispit: Mešini Zmajevi bolji od Albanije". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  19. ↑ "Belgijanci ugasili snove Zmajeva". nezavisne.com (in Bosnian). 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Oženio se povremeni Zmaj: Caroline Amalie Noer i Dario Đumić blistali u bijelom". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  21. ↑ "Bivši bh. reprezentativac položio 25 ispita i postao magistar prava u Danskoj". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 31 January 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  22. ↑ "Dario Đumić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  23. 1 2 "Dario Đumić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 10 October 2017.