Mladen Jurkas
Squad number 12 · Borac Banja Luka
Their 2026 World Cup
Mladen Jurkas travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Bosnia and Herzegovina, wearing number 12, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 4 matches (1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the round of 32, beaten by United States 2-0.
The goalkeeping job went to N. Vasilj (4 matches, 360′).
Another 2 players in the Bosnia and Herzegovina squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Bosnia and Herzegovina team page.
Biography
Mladen Jurkas (born 7 October 2007) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Club career Jurkas started his professional career at Borac Banja Luka in 2025, at the age of 16.
International career In May 2026, Jurkas was named to Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.