Kristijan Jakić
Squad number 18 · FC Augsburg
Their 2026 World Cup
Kristijan Jakić travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Croatia, wearing number 18, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 4 matches (2 wins and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the round of 32, beaten by Portugal 2-1.
Defence went to J. Šutalo (4 matches, 360′) and M. Pongračić (3 matches, 270′).
Another 6 players in the Croatia squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Croatia team page.
Biography
Kristijan Jakić (born 14 May 1997) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, and can play as a centre-back and right-back for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the Croatia national team.
Early career and RNK Split A native of Runovići, Jakić started training at the age of seven at the local NK Mračaj Runović. Later, he moved to the nearby Imotski, spending four seasons and qualifying for the Croatian Academy Football League in 2013. However, Jakić moved to the RNK Split academy that summer. He debuted for the Croatia U19 team in 2015 before moving to RNK Split senior team in a 1–1 home draw against Osijek, coming as a substitute in the 66th minute for Miloš Vidović.
Istra 1961 and Lokomotiva In May 2017, following the relegation of RNK Split, Jakić moved to Lokomotiva. After struggling during his first half-season at the club, he requested a loan move to Istra 1961 from club's director of football Božidar Šikić. Jakić spent the second half of the 2017–18 season in Pula, where he regained form by Istra coach Darko Raić-Sudar.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
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