Nikola Katić
Nikola Katić (Croatian pronunciation: [nǐkola kǎːtitɕ, - kâː-];[1][2] born 10 October 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Zürich.[3]
| Katić with Rangers in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Katić | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Zürich | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2014 | HNK Stolac | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Neretvanac Opuzen | 36 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Slaven Belupo | 64 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Rangers | 37 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2022– | FC Zürich | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Croatia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Croatia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:32, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2019 | |||
Club career
Early career
Katić started his football career in 2001 at HNK Stolac in his native Stolac,[4] before moving on to NK Neretvanac in Opuzen, Croatia. He was soon moved to the club's senior team and started featuring in Treća HNL Jug.[5] A year later, he went on a trial with HNK Hajduk Split's reserve team, but did not sign.[6] A year later, however, he moved to top-tier NK Slaven Belupo.[7] Initially mostly featuring for the youth team, Katić broke into the club's first squad in the 2016–17 season.
Rangers
In June 2018, Katić left Slaven to join Scottish Premiership club Rangers on a four-year deal, for an undisclosed transfer fee.[8]
On 29 December 2019, Katić scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory in the Old Firm against Celtic, the first win at Celtic Park for Rangers since 2010.[9]
FC Zürich
On 31 August 2022, Katić joined Swiss Super League club FC Zürich for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.[10][11]
International career
Katić represented Croatia at under-21 level, playing against Austria and Slovenia in 2017.[12] Katić was called up to the senior Croatia team in May 2017, and he made his full international debut as a late substitute for Ivan Santini in a 2–1 win against Mexico.[13]
He was named in Croatia's squad for UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019 and was featured in all three group stage matches as Croatia finished last in the group following losses to Romania and France and a draw with England.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 April 2022[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slaven Belupo | 2015–16 | Prva HNL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 69 | 3 | ||||
| Rangers | 2018–19[15] | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9[c] | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| 2019–20[16] | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[c] | 1 | 29 | 3 | |
| 2020–21[17] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 59 | 6 | ||
| Rangers B | 2021–22[18] | — | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Hajduk Split (loan) | 2021–22 | Prva HNL | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 122 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 154 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Croatian Cup and Scottish Cup.
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup.
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Hajduk Split
References
- ^ "Nìkola". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
Nìkola
- ^ "Katarína". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
Kátić (Kȃtić)
- ^ "Nikola Katic (Belupo) - Player Profile - FlashScore.com".
- ^ Nikola Katić at the NK Slaven Belupo official page
- ^ Hajduk B probe i prinove at NogometPlus.net
- ^ Hajduk B probe i prinove at NogometPlus.net
- ^ Nikola Katić potpisao za Slaven Belupo at NK Slaven Belupo official page
- ^ "Nikola Katic: Rangers sign Croatian defender on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ English, Tom (29 December 2019). "Celtic 1-2 Rangers: Nikola Katic gives Steven Gerrard's side Old Firm derby win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Nikola Katic Joins FC Zurich". www.rangers.co.uk. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Innenverteidiger Nikola Katic" [FC Zurich signs central defender Nikola Katic]. www.fcz.ch/de (in German). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "NIKOLA KATIĆ". Croatia FA. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Nikola Katic". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Nikola Katić in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Nikola Katić in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Nikola Katić in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Nikola Katić in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Croatian Cup Final: Hajduk Beats Rijeka for First Trophy in 9 Years!". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
External links
- Nikola Katić at UEFA
- Nikola Katić at Croatian Football Federation (in Croatian)
- Nikola Katić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nikola Katić at Soccerbase.com (player)
- Nikola Katić at Soccerway.com
- Nikola Katić at WorldFootball.net