Nikola Vlašić
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Nikola Vlašić (Croatian pronunciation: [nǐkola ʋlâʃitɕ];[4][5] born 4 October 1997) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Torino and the Croatia national team.
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Full name | Nikola Vlašić[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 26)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Split, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Torino | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | Omladinac Vranjic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | Hajduk Split | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Hajduk Split | 86 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Everton | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → CSKA Moscow (loan) | 25 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | CSKA Moscow | 61 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | West Ham United | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Torino (loan) | 34 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Torino | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Croatia U16 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Croatia U17 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Croatia U18 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Croatia U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Croatia U21 | 17 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Croatia | 55 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:46, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 |
Born into a prominent Croatian sports family, Nikola is a youth product of Hajduk Split academy. He made his senior debut in summer 2014, making The Guardian's Next Generation list later that year.[6] In 2017, his performances earned him a move to Everton; however, after an unsuccessful season, he was loaned out to CSKA Moscow who made the move permanent upon the end of the season.
Vlašić made his international debut in 2017, before becoming a regular international[7] after Croatia's 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign. He represented his country at the UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.