Ján Ďurica (born 10 December 1981)[1] is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

On 31 January 2009, Ďurica signed a three-year contract with Lokomotiv Moscow,[4] who have paid around €3.5 million to overtake Celtic and Panathinaikos in the auction for the Slovakia national team.

[10] On 9 July 2004, Ďurica made his Slovakia senior team debut against Japan at the 2004 Kirin Cup.

Once the tournament ended, Ďurica hinted his desire to retire from international football after 2018 FIFA World Cup.

[11] However, as Slovakia failed to qualify, Ďurica retired on 14 November 2017, after a home friendly match against Norway (1–0 win), with a final statistic of 91 caps and 4 goals.