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'{{confused|Zombie }} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nikola Katić | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|10|10|df=y}} | height = big masher{{height|m=1.94|abbr=on}} | birth_place = [[Ljubuški]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | currentclub = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] | clubnumber = TBA | youthyears1 = 2004–2014 | youthclubs1 = [[:hr:HNK Stolac|HNK Stolac]] | years1 = 2014–2015 | years2 = 2016–2018 | years3 = 2018– | clubs1 = [[:hr:NK Neretvanac Opuzen|Neretvanac Opuzen]] | clubs2 = [[NK Slaven Belupo|Slaven Belupo]] | clubs3 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] | caps1 = 142 | caps2 =1200 | caps3 = 2358 | goals1 = 45 | goals2 = 1 | goals3 = 893 | nationalyears1 = 2017 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = [[Croatia national under-21 football team|Croatia U21]] | nationalyears2 = 2017– | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalteam2 = [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] | pcupdate = {{date|2018-05-18}} }} '''Nikola Katić''' ({{IPA-sh|nǐkola kǎːtitɕ, - kâː-|hr}};<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=eF1gUBk%3D|title=Nìkola|quote=Nìkola|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=2018-03-17|language=sh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=el1kWBM%3D&keyword=Sv.|title=Katarína|quote=Kátić (Kȃtić)|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=2018-03-17|language=sh}}</ref> born 10 October 1996) is a [[Croatia]]n [[Association football|footballer]], who plays for [[Scottish Premiership]] club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] as a defender.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flashscore.com/player/katic-nikola/dUkOy6Yc/|title=Nikola Katic (Belupo) - Player Profile - FlashScore.com|publisher=}}</ref> He has played once for the [[Croatia national football team|Croatia national team]], in 2017. ==Club career== ===Early career=== Katić started his football career in 2001 at [[:hr:HNK Stolac|HNK Stolac]] in his native [[Stolac]],<ref>[http://nk-slaven-belupo.hr/ekipa/nikola-katic-2/ Nikola Katić] at the [[NK Slaven Belupo]] official page</ref> before moving on to [[:hr:NK Neretvanac Opuzen|NK Neretvanac]] in [[Opuzen]], [[Croatia]]. He was soon moved to the club's senior team and started featuring in [[Croatian Third Football League|Treća HNL Jug]].<ref>[http://www.nogometplus.net/nogometplusnet/tekst/TabId/98/ArtMID/508/ArticleID/1427/Hajduk-B-Probe-i-prinove.aspx Hajduk B probe i prinove] at NogometPlus.net</ref> A year later, he went on a trial with [[HNK Hajduk Split]]'s reserve team, but did not sign.<ref>[http://www.nogometplus.net/nogometplusnet/tekst/TabId/98/ArtMID/508/ArticleID/1427/Hajduk-B-Probe-i-prinove.aspx Hajduk B probe i prinove] at NogometPlus.net</ref> A year later, however, he moved to top-tier [[NK Slaven Belupo]].<ref>[http://nk-slaven-belupo.hr/nikola-katic-potpisao-za-slaven-belupo/ Nikola Katić potpisao za Slaven Belupo] at [[NK Slaven Belupo]] official page</ref> 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 Belupo to join [[Scottish Premiership]] club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] on a 4-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 |work= |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 June 2018 |accessdate=12 June 2018}}</ref> ==International career== Katic represented Croatia at under-21 level, playing against Austria and Slovenia in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hns-cff.hr/en/players/332701/nikola-katic/|title= NIKOLA KATIĆ|publisher= Croatia FA|date=12 June 2018|accessdate=12 June 2018}}</ref> Katic was called up to the senior [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] team in May 2017, and he made his full international debut as a substitute in a 2–1 win against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]. {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|[[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] |2017||1||0 |- !colspan=1|Total!!1!!0 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Rangers F.C. squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Katić, Nikola}} [[Category:1996 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Stolac]] [[Category:Association football defenders]] [[Category:Croatian footballers]] [[Category:Croatia international footballers]] [[Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers]] [[Category:Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] [[Category:NK Slaven Belupo players]] [[Category:Croatian First Football League players]] [[Category:Rangers F.C. players]] [[Category:Croatian expatriate footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate footballers in Scotland]] {{Croatia-footy-bio-stub}}'