Petar Sučić (25 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for HNL club Dinamo Zagreb. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he opted to play for the Croatia national team in 2024.
 Sučić with Dinamo Zagreb in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | NK Sportprevent Bugojno | ||
| 2018–2020 | Iskra Bugojno | ||
| 2020–2022 | Zrinjski Mostar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Dinamo Zagreb | 36 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Zrinjski Mostar (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Croatia | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:56, 3 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:03, 15 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editDinamo Zagreb
editSučić started playing football at a local club, before joining Iskra Bugojno's youth setup in 2018. In 2020, he switched to Zrinjski Mostar's youth academy. In January 2022, he signed a five-year deal with Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb.[1]
In June, he was sent on a season-long loan to his former team Zrinjski Mostar.[2] He made his professional debut in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Sheriff Tiraspol on 6 July at the age of 18.[3]
Sučić made his official debut for Dinamo Zagreb in the 2023 Croatian Super Cup game against their biggest rivals Hajduk Split on 15 July 2023 and managed to win his first trophy.[4] A week later, he made his league debut against the same opponent.[5]
In December, he extended his contract with the club until June 2028.[6]
International career
editSučić was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina to a Croat family. He represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels. He also served as a captain of the under-19 team under coach Ivica Barbarić.
In March 2024 he decided that he would represent Croatia instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7] Sučić was called up to the senior Croatia national team for the first time for the Nations League games against Portugal and Poland in September 2024.[8] He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Portugal at Estádio da Luz. He substituted Luka Modrić in the 77th minute, Portugal won 2–1.[9]
Personal life
editHis cousin Luka Sučić is also a professional footballer.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 7 March 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zrinjski Mostar (loan) | 2022–23 | Bosnian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | – | 37 | 0 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2023–24 | HNL | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Career total | 43 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Bosnian Cup, Croatian Cup
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
International
edit- Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sučić goal.[12]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 October 2024 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | 4 |  Poland |
2–1 | 3–3 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A |
Honours
editZrinjski Mostar[11]
Dinamo Zagreb[11]
References
edit- ^ "Hrvatski mediji hvale bh. talenta koji je stigao u Dinamo". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 3 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Omladinski reprezentativac BiH Petar Sučić iz Dinamo Zagreba stigao na posudbu u Zrinjski". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Protiv Zrinjskog favorita nema: Prvak BiH ima realne šanse za drugo pretkolo". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Mladi bh. talenat u debiju za Dinamo oduševio i osvojio trofej: Nije moglo biti ljepše". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Hajduk preokretom i golom u nadoknadi porazio Dinamo usred Maksimira". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Veliki bh. talenat potpisao novi ugovor sa Dinamom". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Petar Sučić nakon odlaska iz dresa BiH: "Hrvatska je moja domovina" - SportSport.ba".
- ^ "Dalić objavio popis igrača za početak Lige nacija" (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Portugal v Croatia game report". ESPN. 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Sportske novosti - Mladi talent postaje sve važnija karika Dinama: 'Prvijenac protiv Hajduka bio bi mi najdraži gol karijere'". sportske.jutarnji.hr. 10 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "P. Sučić". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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External links
edit- Petar Sučić – UEFA competition record (archive)
