Nikola Katic
Croatia · Defender · FC Schalke 04
Born 10 October 1996 (age 30). Height 194 cm. Preferred foot: right. Position: Defender. Nationality: Croatia. Market value €1.8M.
Current club: FC Schalke 04 — 26 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist this season.
Career totals: 12 goals and 5 assists in 183 appearances (15,362 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2,268 | 6.97 |
| Friendlies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 7.225000 |
| DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 7.1 |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 149 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.07 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.03 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.1 |
| Shots | 97 |
| Shots on target | 33 |
| Shot conversion, % | 12 |
| Key passes per 90 | 0.27 |
| Passes per 90 | 43.34 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 0.3 |
| Dribble success, % | 44 |
| Duels won, % | 61 |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.81 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 1.2 |
| Yellow cards | 33 |
| Red cards | 2 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | at SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-03-15 | Hannover 96 | 2–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026-03-21 | at SV Darmstadt 98 | 1–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-03-26 | at Wales | 1–1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2026-03-31 | Italy | 1–1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2026-05-17 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-06-12 | at Canada | 1–1 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2026-06-18 | at Switzerland | 4–1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-06-24 | Qatar | 3–1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-07-02 | at USA | 2–0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-08-24 | at Hallescher FC | 2–5 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-08-30 | at FC Augsburg | 3–0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-09-05 | FC Bayern München | 0–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.08 |
| 2026-09-11 | at Union Berlin | 1–3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.23 |
| 2026-09-20 | SV Elversberg | 0–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-09-25 | at Poland | 0–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.13 |
| 2026-09-28 | at Romania | 2–4 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 |
| 2026-10-02 | Sweden | 1–1 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 |
| 2026-10-05 | Poland | 1–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2026-10-11 | at Sport-Club Freiburg | 2–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.62 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
0 goals and 0 assists in 4 matches (327 minutes). See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- USA 2–0 Bosnia & Herzegovina · Round of 32 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Bosnia & Herzegovina 3–1 Qatar · Group Stage - 3 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Switzerland 4–1 Bosnia & Herzegovina · Group Stage - 2 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Canada 1–1 Bosnia & Herzegovina · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Honours
4 trophies won out of 13 finals and podium finishes.
- Cup · 2021/2022 · Winner
- HNL · 2021/2022 · 2nd Place
- Premiership · 2020/2021 · Winner
- Premiership · 2019/2020 · 2nd Place
- League Cup · 2019 · 2nd Place
- Premiership · 2018/2019 · 2nd Place
- Cup · 2015/2016 · 2nd Place
- Cup · Winner
- Cup · 2nd Place
- Premiership · Winner
- Premiership · 2nd Place
- League Cup · 2nd Place
- HNL · 2nd Place
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | FC Zürich | FC Schalke 04 | €450k |
| 2025-06-30 | — | FC Zürich | — |
| 2025-01-31 | FC Zürich | — | Loan |
| 2022-08-31 | Rangers Football Club | FC Zürich | N/A |
| 2022-06-30 | HNK Hajduk Split | Rangers Football Club | — |
| 2021-08-31 | Rangers Football Club | HNK Hajduk Split | Loan |
| 2018-07-01 | NK Slaven Belupo | Rangers Football Club | €2.3M |
| 2016-02-08 | — | NK Slaven Belupo | — |
| 2014-03-10 | — | — | — |