| Petar Sučić | |
| Birth Date: | 25 October 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | NK Sportprevent Bugojno |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Iskra Bugojno |
| Youthyears3: | 2020–2022 |
| Youthclubs3: | Zrinjski Mostar |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Zrinjski Mostar (loan) |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam3: | Croatia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 17:56, 3 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:03, 15 November 2024 (UTC) |
Petar Sučić (25 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for HNL club Dinamo Zagreb. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he opted to play for the Croatia national team in 2024.
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]
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]
His cousin Luka Sučić is also a professional footballer.[10]
| Season | League | National cup | Europe | 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 | 0 | – | 37 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2023–24 | HNL | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Career total | 43 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 0 | |||
Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sučić goal.
| Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 October 2024 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | 4 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A |
Zrinjski Mostar[11]
Dinamo Zagreb[11]