Petar Sučić

Petar Sučić
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 20)
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 21 (1)
2022–2023Zrinjski Mostar (loan) 27 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 16 (0)
2022–2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 8 (0)
2022–2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:56, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:56, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Petar Sučić (25 October 2003) is a footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dinamo Zagreb. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he opted to play for the Croatia naitonal team in 2024.

Club career[edit]

Dinamo Zagreb[edit]

Sučić 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[edit]

Sučić 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 7 March 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental 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 Croatian Football League 16 0 3 0 10[c] 0 1[d] 0 30 0
Career total 43 0 8 0 15 0 1 0 67 0
  1. ^ Includes Bosnian Cup, Croatian Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearance in Croatian Super Cup

Honours[edit]

Zrinjski Mostar[8]

Dinamo Zagreb[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hrvatski mediji hvale bh. talenta koji je stigao u Dinamo". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 3 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Omladinski reprezentativac BiH Petar Sučić iz Dinamo Zagreba stigao na posudbu u Zrinjski". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Protiv Zrinjskog favorita nema: Prvak BiH ima realne šanse za drugo pretkolo". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Hajduk preokretom i golom u nadoknadi porazio Dinamo usred Maksimira". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Veliki bh. talenat potpisao novi ugovor sa Dinamom". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Petar Sučić nakon odlaska iz dresa BiH: "Hrvatska je moja domovina" - SportSport.ba".
  8. ^ a b c "P. Sučić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

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