Nikola Katić
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Zürich | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2014 | HNK Stolac | ||
2014–2015 | Neretvanac Opuzen | ||
2016 | Slaven Belupo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Neretvanac Opuzen | 29 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Slaven Belupo | 64 | (1) |
2018–2022 | Rangers | 59 | (5) |
2021–2022 | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2022– | FC Zürich | 38 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2019 | Croatia U21 | 8 | (0) |
2017 | Croatia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2019 |
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]
Club career[edit]
Early career[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 29 April 2022[14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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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[edit]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Croatia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours[edit]
Hajduk Split
References[edit]
- ^ "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 (Zürich) - 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[edit]
- Nikola Katić at UEFA
- Nikola Katić at the Croatian Football Federation
- Nikola Katić at EU-Football.info
- Nikola Katić at FBref.com
- Nikola Katić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nikola Katić at Soccerbase.com
- Nikola Katić at Soccerway.com
- Nikola Katić at WorldFootball.net
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ljubuški
- Men's association football central defenders
- Croatian men's footballers
- Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
- Croatia men's international footballers
- NK Slaven Belupo players
- Rangers F.C. players
- HNK Hajduk Split players
- FC Zürich players
- Second Football League (Croatia) players
- Croatian Football League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Swiss Super League players
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland