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In June 2018, Katić left Slaven to join [[Scottish Premiership]] club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] on a four-year deal, for an undisclosed transfer fee.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44458374 |title=Nikola Katic: Rangers sign Croatian defender on four-year deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 June 2018 |access-date=12 June 2018}}</ref>
In June 2018, Katić left Slaven to join [[Scottish Premiership]] club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] on a four-year deal, for an undisclosed transfer fee.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44458374 |title=Nikola Katic: Rangers sign Croatian defender on four-year deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 June 2018 |access-date=12 June 2018}}</ref>


On 29 December 2019, Katić scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory in the [[Old Firm]] against [[Celtic FC|Celtic]], the first win at [[Celtic Park]] for Rangers since Rangers died in 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50882543|title=Celtic 1-2 Rangers: Nikola Katic gives Steven Gerrard's side Old Firm derby win|first=Tom|last=English|publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 December 2019 |access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref>
On 29 December 2019, Katić scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory in the [[Old Firm]] against [[Celtic FC|Celtic]], the first win at [[Celtic Park]] for Rangers since 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50882543|title=Celtic 1-2 Rangers: Nikola Katic gives Steven Gerrard's side Old Firm derby win|first=Tom|last=English|publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 December 2019 |access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==

Revision as of 15:10, 7 July 2022

Nikola Katić
Katić with Rangers in 2018
Personal information
Full name Nikola Katić
Date of birth (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Rangers
Number 21
Youth career
2004–2014 HNK Stolac [hr]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Neretvanac Opuzen 36 (1)
2016–2018 Slaven Belupo 64 (1)
2018–0000 Rangers 37 (3)
2021–20220000Hajduk Split (loan) 21 (0)
International career
2017–2019 Croatia U21 8 (0)
2017 Croatia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:42, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2019

Nikola Katić (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [nǐkola kǎːtitɕ, - kâː-];[1][2] born 10 October 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Prva HNL club Hajduk Split, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Rangers.[3] He has played once for the Croatia national team, in 2017.

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 2012[9]

International career

Katić represented Croatia at under-21 level, playing against Austria and Slovenia in 2017.[10] 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.[11]

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[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 Scottish Premiership 18 1 1 0 2 1 9[c] 1 30 3
2019–20 19 2 1 0 1 0 8[c] 1 29 3
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[c] 0 0 0
Total 37 3 2 0 3 1 17 2 59 6
Hajduk Split (loan) 2021–22 Prva HNL 21 0 4 0 25 0
Career total 122 4 11 2 3 1 17 2 153 9
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Cup and Scottish Cup.
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup.
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Croatia 2017 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Hajduk Split

References

  1. ^ "Nìkola". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Nìkola
  2. ^ "Katarína". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Kátić (Kȃtić)
  3. ^ "Nikola Katic (Belupo) - Player Profile - FlashScore.com".
  4. ^ Nikola Katić at the NK Slaven Belupo official page
  5. ^ Hajduk B probe i prinove at NogometPlus.net
  6. ^ Hajduk B probe i prinove at NogometPlus.net
  7. ^ Nikola Katić potpisao za Slaven Belupo at NK Slaven Belupo official page
  8. ^ "Nikola Katic: Rangers sign Croatian defender on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "NIKOLA KATIĆ". Croatia FA. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Nikola Katic". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Croatian Cup Final: Hajduk Beats Rijeka for First Trophy in 9 Years!". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.