Aleksandar Đurić was born in Lipac on the outskirts of Doboj, in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (current Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina).

[8] The childhood supporter of Red Star Belgrade spent his formative years in the youth teams of his hometown club FK Sloga Doboj as a goalkeeper and later, as a midfielder.

With the impending Bosnian War, his father wanted either him or his brother to leave the country in order to preserve the family line.

Đurić recalls: "My father fought in this war, my brother for almost five years and my mother was killed in 1993 by the Muslim army.

"[2] With just 300 Deutsche Marks on him, Đurić left for Serbia where he played football in the second division for one season and then Sweden, where he trained with AIK and was offered refugee status which he rejected.

[13] Despite not having trained for two years and the ongoing conflict between the Serbs and the Bosniaks, he accepted the request as he ultimately decided he was first and foremost a sportsman.

With only a letter from the Olympic Committee and no valid passport, he managed to get a truck ride to the Austrian border but was initially refused passage by a disbelieving immigration officer who thought he was a refugee seeking asylum.

[15] After convincing them of his credentials with a phone call to the Olympic Committee, the border guards helped him persuade someone to take him half-way to Slovenia, where he managed to get another ride to the airport and flew to Barcelona.

[17][2] He also played for other Australian clubs such as Port Melbourne Sharks, Gippsland Falcons, Heidelberg United, West Adelaide and had a brief stint with Chinese side Locomotive Shanshan in 1997.

[18] He received offers from Hong Kong and Singapore but chose to move to the latter where he began his S.League career with Tanjong Pagar United.

[23] In 2001, Đurić signed on with Geylang United where he formed a strong understanding with forward Mohd Noor Ali, a partnership they would later replicate at Singapore Armed Forces and credit with creating "at least half of all my goals".

[24] Geylang won their first S.League title in five years after defeating Jurong in the final matchday, with Đurić scoring 37 goals that season.

Defender Noh Rahman was withdrawn after injuring his knee ligament and Noor Ali was sent off as 9-men Geylang lost with a final score of 8–0.

[26] Despite coach Jang Jung stating in a post-match interview that Đurić would be leaving the club with seven other players,[27] he signed a three-year contract extension and went on to score 97 goals in 126 league games over four seasons.

[30][31] They met Chinese Jia-A League club Shanghai Shenhua in the final qualifying stage, exiting 5–1 on aggregate with Đurić scoring a goal in the second leg.

[46] However, a month later, he told the press that he declined the offer in the end because Sriwijaya tried to change the terms of the contract which was mutually agreed upon.

[58][59] It took Đurić three personal attempts before he received his Singaporean citizenship on 27 September 2007[60] as he was not on the Football Association of Singapore's Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.

[17][3] He made his international debut at the age of 37 years and 89 days against Tajikistan in the first leg of the second round of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers on 9 November, contributing with an immediate impact by scoring both goals in a 2–0 victory.

[62] Đurić started the match following injuries to attacking midfielder Shi Jiayi and striker Indra Shahdan Daud.

[14][63][64] The result coupled with a 1–1 draw in the second leg meant that Singapore progressed to the third round of the Asian Qualifying Tournament for the first time,[65] where they were drawn against Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Uzbekistan.

[52] Đurić made the national team for the 2008 AFF Championship but was ruled out for the rest of the tournament after suffering a fibula injury in the opening match against Cambodia.

[72] Đurić began the 2012 tournament as second-choice forward but following an injury to midfielder Hariss Harun, he was recalled into the first eleven on the left flank.

[17][75] Singapore lost 1–0 to Indonesia three days later[76] but defeated Laos 4–3 in the final group stage match to advance to the next round on goal difference.

[5][9] He has been Tampines Rovers' fitness coach since 2013, a job he has held full-time as he prepares to make the shift to backroom staff.

[88] He avoids chili and limits his intake of greasy food like prata and chicken rice, and keeps up with his fitness regime in the off-season.

In 2011, he ran the half-marathon race at the Standard Chartered Marathon alongside radio deejay Rod Monteiro and kinesiologist Dr Tan Swee Kheng to help raise S$12,000 for Sanctuary House, which provides foster care for children.

[84] In December 2014, Đurić was appointed as the first ambassador for the Delta League, a football competition jointly organised by the National Crime Prevention Council and the Singapore Police Force to engage youth who are at risk of falling into delinquency.