Vanja Drkusic

ESY

• #16 • Center Back

Vanja Drkusic

ESY

• #16 • Center Back

Nationality

Slovenia

Position

Role

Ball-Playing Centre Back

Birthdate (Age)

Oct 30, 1999 (26)

Preferred Foot

Right

Height

6'2"

Weight

176 lb

Club

Espanyol

League

La Liga

Ranking

La Liga

2026/2027 All matches

Overall grade

59.6

291/403

Impact score

6.4

238/403

Defender rank

111th

111/152

All rank

271st

271/403

Top 5 Leagues

2026/2027 All matches

Defender rank

470th

470/681

All rank

1170th

1,170/1,792

Grades

Key Grades

2026/2027 La Liga

Overall

117th/152 DEF

59.6

Passing

129th/152 DEF

60.1

1 V 1 Defending

55th/147 DEF

66.6

Aerial Duel

113th/140 DEF

59.8

Positioning

135th/151 DEF

59.5

Blocking

20th/149 DEF

75.3

Overall Grades by game

2026/2027 La Liga

Metrics

Key Metrics

2026/2027 La Liga

Appearances

127

Minutes

Goals

Assists

Upcoming matches

Sep 12, 2:15pm UTC

Osasuna

Espanyol

Estadio El Sadar • ESPN

Sep 15, 5:00pm UTC

Rayo

Espanyol

Estadio Municipal de Butarque

News

Aug 14, 2026

Loaned to Espanyol

Drkusic joined Espanyol on loan with an option to buy through June 30, 2027, from Zenit, the club announced.

Analysis: Drkusic came through the youth setups of NK Krsko and SC Heerenveen before moving through Rende, NK Bravo, Sochi, Zenit and Red Star, winning a Russian league title and Super Cup along with a Serbian league title and cup along the way. The Slovenia international is expected to add defensive depth to Espanyol's backline this season.