Petar Sučić

Petar Sučić
	Sučić with Dinamo Zagreb in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	25 October 2003 (age 21)
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
2022–	Dinamo Zagreb
2022–2023	→ Zrinjski Mostar (loan)
International career‡
2021–2022	Bosnia and Herzegovina U19
2022–2023	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
2024–	Croatia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 9 November 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:03, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Petar Sučić (born 25 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for HNL club Dinamo Zagreb. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he plays for the Croatia national team.

Club career

Dinamo Zagreb

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

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 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

His cousin, Luka Sučić, is also a professional footballer.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	25	1	6	1	11^[c]	0	1^[d]	0	43	2
	2024–25	HNL	12	1	0	0	5^[e]	2	—		17	3
	Total		37	2	6	1	16	2	1	0	60	5
Career total			64	2	11	1	21	2	1	0	97	5

^ 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, seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
^ Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 15 November 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Croatia	2024	5	1
Total		5	1

Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sučić goal.^[12]

List of international goals scored by Petar Sučić
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

Zrinjski Mostar^[11]

Dinamo Zagreb^[11]

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Petar Sučić". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

External links

Petar Sučić – UEFA competition record (archive)

[12] Includes Bosnian Cup, Croatian Cup

[13] One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[14] Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[15] Appearance in Croatian Super Cup

[16] Appearances in UEFA Champions League

[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] "Dalić objavio popis igrača za početak Lige nacija" (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

[9] "Portugal v Croatia game report". ESPN. 5 September 2024.

[10] "Sportske novosti - Mladi talent postaje sve važnija karika Dinama: 'Prvijenac protiv Hajduka bio bi mi najdraži gol karijere'". sportske.jutarnji.hr. 10 December 2023.

[soccerway-11] "P. Sučić". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

[EUFoot-17] "Petar Sučić". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

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