Luka Sučić (Croatian pronunciation: [lûːka sûtʃitɕ];[3][4] born 8 September 2002) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Croatia national team.
_32.jpg) Sučić with Red Bull Salzburg in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luka Sučić[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 September 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Linz, Austria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Real Sociedad | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | SV Alkoven | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Union Edelweiß Linz | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | FC Liefering | 26 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Red Bull Salzburg | 82 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Real Sociedad | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Croatia U15 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Croatia U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Croatia U17 | 8 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Croatia U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Croatia U21 | 9 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Croatia | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editOn 15 July 2020, Sučić signed a new contract with Red Bull Salzburg, until the summer of 2024.[5]
He made his Bundesliga debut for Salzburg on 13 September 2020 in a game against Wolfsberg.[6] On 25 November 2020, he made his Champions League debut, replacing Dominik Szoboszlai in 71st minute and providing Rasmus Kristensen with a pre-assist for Mërgim Berisha's goal, as Salzburg lost 3–1 to Bayern Munich.[7] On 10 February 2021, Sučić scored his debut Bundesliga goal in a 3–1 victory over Austria Wien, coming off the bench to replace Berisha.
By the beginning of the 2021–22 season, Sučić already established himself in Salzburg's squad, most notably scoring an impressive goal against Barcelona in a friendly 2–1 victory on 4 August 2021.[8][9] On 14 September, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 1–1 draw with Sevilla.[10]
On 1 August 2024, he signed a 5-year contract with La Liga club Real Sociedad for a €10m fee plus a 10% sell-on clause.
International career
editEligible for Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, Sučić explicitly opted for Croatia, despite interest from the Austrian Football Association.[11] On 9 March 2021, he was named in Igor Bišćan's 23-man squad for the group stage of UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021;[12] however, he was ruled out on 21 March due to an injury and replaced by Matej Vuk.[13] On 17 May, he was named in Bišćan's 23-man squad for the knockout stage of the tournament;[14] however, the same occurred and he was replaced by Neven Đurasek on 25 May.[15] During UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualifiers in September and October 2021, Sučić scored three goals and assisted once in three games, prompting Zlatko Dalić to call him up to the senior team on 9 October, two days ahead of a World Cup qualifier against Slovakia, due to Mateo Kovačić's suspension.[16] He made his senior debut in the said qualifier, which ended as a 2–2 draw.[17]
On 9 November 2022, Sučić was named in Dalić's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup,[18] where he remained an unused substitute as Croatia finished third.[19]
Personal life
editSučić was born in Linz to Bosnian Croat parents Željko and Branislava from Bugojno who fled from the Bosnian War. Despite being born in Linz, Sučić does not hold Austrian citizenship. He declared himself a fan of Hajduk Split and Barcelona; however, he named Luka Modrić, a legend of those clubs' respective rivals Dinamo Zagreb and Real Madrid, as his footballing role model.[11][20] His cousin Petar Sučić is also a footballer.[21]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 21 December 2024[22]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2019–20 | Austrian 2. Liga | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 2 | |||
| Total | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5[a] | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10[b] | 1 | 44 | 11 | ||
| 2022–23 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 31 | 4 | ||
| Total | 82 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 126 | 17 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 2024–25 | La Liga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Career total | 122 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 170 | 24 | ||
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 18 November 2024[23]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
Honours
editRed Bull Salzburg
Croatia
- FIFA World Cup third place: 2022[24]
Individual
References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Croatia (CRO)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 8. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Luka Sučić". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Lȗka". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
Lȗka
- ^ "sẉd1". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
Sȕčić
- ^ "Sučić Gets New Contract". redbullsalzburg.at/. FC Red Bull Salzburg. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Wolfsberger v Red Bull game report". Soccerway. 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Naš novi bik iz Salzburgova inkubatora: Luka Sučić ostavio je dobar dojam protiv Bayerna". Telesport (in Croatian). 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Jurišić, Bernard (28 August 2021). "Novi val dijaspore". Telesport (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ HINA (4 August 2021). "Salzburg srušio Barcelonu, Sučić zabio fenomenalan gol". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Kakav početak Lige prvaka: Hrvati strijelci na čudnoj utakmici na kojoj su dosuđena četiri penala!". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ a b Tironi, Hrvoje (23 March 2021). "Sučić: Nedavno su me pozvali i u Austriju, ali meni je oduvijek želja bila zaigrati za Hrvatsku!". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Kajtazi Roth, Anita (9 March 2021). "Bišćan objavio popis igrača za U-21 Euro: Na njemu najviše igrača Dinama i neka nova imena". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ HINA (21 March 2021). "Bišćan umjesto ozlijeđenog Sučića pozvao Mateja Vuka". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ HINA (17 May 2021). "Bišćan objavio popis za U-21 Euro: Pozvao i sjajnog mladog hajdukovca". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Olivari, Davorin (25 May 2021). "'Baš šteta, cijela Hrvatska je konačno htjela vidjeti tog dečka!' Bišćan najavio i sina legende Vatrenih". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Luka Sučić pozvan u reprezentaciju za utakmicu protiv Slovačke". Index.hr (in Croatian). 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "On će remi sa Slovacima pamtiti cijeli život: "Fenomenalan osjećaj, sanjao sam o ovome"". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Dalić objavio popis za Svjetsko prvenstvo u Kataru". Index.hr (in Croatian). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Pet igrača Hrvatske nije dobilo ni minutu na Svjetskom prvenstvu". Index.hr (in Croatian). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Topić, Mihovil (6 October 2021). "Veliki dečko". Telesport (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Sportske novosti - Mladi talent postaje sve važnija karika Dinama: 'Prvijenac protiv Hajduka bio bi mi najdraži gol karijere'". sportske.jutarnji.hr. 10 December 2023.
- ^ Luka Sučić at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Luka Sučić, international footballer". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Smyth, Rob (17 December 2022). "Croatia 2-1 Morocco: World Cup 2022 third-place playoff – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Luka Sučić, scorer of October's Best Goal in LALIGA EA SPORTS". La Liga. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
External links
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- Luka Sučić at Soccerway.com
- Luka Sučić at WorldFootball.net
- Luka Sučić at Soccerbase.com
- Luka Sučić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Luka Sučić at FBref.com
