# Srdjan Luchin

Srdjan Luchin (Serbian: Срђан Лукин, romanized: Srđan Lukin; born 4 March 1986) is a former Romanian professional footballer, who played mainly as a center back, but also as a right back.

## Club career
### Politehnica Timișoara

Luchin made his Liga I debut in 2007 against Dinamo București, the game ended 1–1.

### Dinamo București

Dinamo București announced the transfer of Luchin in August 2011. The player signed a contract for 5 years with the club. Manager Liviu Ciobotariu introduced Luchin immediately in the first squad as right defender. He scored his first goal for Dinamo in a Romanian Cup game against Luceafărul Oradea. Luchin was chosen man of the match for his performance.

### Botev Plovdiv

Luchin arrived in Botev Plovdiv on 11 January 2014, signing a contract for two and a half years with the club.

### Steaua București

On 5 August 2014, Luchin signed a two-year contract with Steaua București.

### Levski Sofia

Luchin signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Levski Sofia in January 2016. His contract was not renewed and he left the club in May 2017.

## Personal life

Luchin was born in a family of Serbian ethnicity in the village of Variaș, Timiș County.

## Career statistics

| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FC Baia Mare | 2003–04 | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 1 |
| Olimpia Satu Mare | 2004–05 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Olimpia Satu Mare | 2005–06 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Olimpia Satu Mare | Total | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Poli II Timișoara | 2006–07 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 3 |
| Poli II Timișoara | 2007–08 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 2 |
| Poli II Timișoara | Total | 38 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | 5 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2006–07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2007–08 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 1 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2008–09 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 1 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2009–10 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 1 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2010–11 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | Total | 88 | 5 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | – | – | 103 | 5 |
| Dinamo București | 2011–12 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 2 |
| Dinamo București | 2012–13 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Dinamo București | 2013–14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 1 |
| Dinamo București | Total | 66 | 2 | 11 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 4 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2013–14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 1 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Botev Plovdiv | Total | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Steaua București | 2014–15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| ACS Poli Timișoara | 2015–16 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 3 |
| Levski Sofia | 2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| Levski Sofia | 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 |
| Levski Sofia | Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 0 |
| CFR Cluj | 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2018–19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 |
| Dunărea Călărași | 2018–19 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 1 |
| Hermannstadt | 2019–20 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 0 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 2021–21 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | 364 | 18 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 422 | 21 |

## International career

Luchin played 11 matches and scored one goal for Romania, making his international debut on 10 August 2011, when he came as a substitute and replaced Bănel Nicoliță in the 80th minute of a friendly which ended with a 1–0 victory against San Marino. He played in two matches at the Euro 2012 qualifiers against France which ended 0–0 and in a 1–1 in Tirana, against Albania, in which he scored his only goal for the national team, thus becoming the first player of Serbian descent since 2008 to score a goal against the Albanian team. Luchin's last appearance for the national team was on 18 November 2014 in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against Denmark.

### International stats

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Romania |
| Romania | 2011 | 4 | 1 |
| Romania | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Romania | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Romania | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 10 | 1 |

### International goals

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 11 October 2011 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Albania | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |

## Honours

Politehnica Timișoara
* Cupa României runner-up: 2006–07, 2008–09
Dinamo București
* Cupa României: 2011–12
* Supercupa României: 2012
Botev Plovdiv
* Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2013–14
Steaua București
* Liga I: 2014–15
* Cupa României: 2014–15
* Cupa Ligii: 2014-15
CFR Cluj
* Liga I: 2017–18