Niko Kranjčar
 Kranjčar with Dynamo Kyiv in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niko Kranjčar | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Croatia U21 (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rapid Vienna | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Dinamo Zagreb | 84 | (19) |
| 2005–2006 | Hajduk Split | 50 | (15) |
| 2006–2009 | Portsmouth | 83 | (9) |
| 2009–2012 | Tottenham Hotspur | 49 | (9) |
| 2012–2016 | Dynamo Kyiv | 13 | (4) |
| 2013–2015 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 51 | (4) |
| 2016 | New York Cosmos | 7 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Rangers | 16 | (1) |
| Total | 353 | (61) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Croatia U16/17 | 17 | (8) |
| 2001–2002 | Croatia U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2002–2005 | Croatia U21 | 15 | (2) |
| 2004–2013 | Croatia | 81 | (15) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2023 | Croatia U19 (assistant coach) | ||
| 2024– | Croatia U21 (assistant coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Niko Kranjčar (sh;[2] born 13 August 1984) is a Croatian former professional footballer. He played as an attacking midfielder, but could also operate as a winger or second striker.
He currently works as an assistant coach for the Croatia national under-19 team.[3]
Club career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2000–01 | Prva HNL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001–02 | Prva HNL | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Prva HNL | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Prva HNL | 24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 12 | |
| 2004–05 | Prva HNL | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| Total | 85 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 22 | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2004–05 | Prva HNL | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |
| 2005–06 | Prva HNL | 32 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 14 | |
| 2006–07 | Prva HNL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 3 | ||
| Total | 50 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 19 | ||
| Portsmouth | 2006–07 | Premier League | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 34 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 42 | 5 | ||
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 82 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 12 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur |
2009–10 | Premier League | 24 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 8 | |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 71 | 11 | |||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League |
13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | |
| 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers (loan) |
2013–14 | Championship | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 4 | ||
| New York Cosmos | 2016 | NASL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Rangers | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 353 | 61 | 63 | 10 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 461 | 77 | ||
International career statistics
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 81 | 15 | |
References
- ↑ "Niko KRANJĆAR". FC Dynamo Kyiv. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ "Nìkola". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
Níko
- ↑ "Niko Kranjčar u stožeru U-19 reprezentacije - Hrvatski nogometni savez". Hrvatski nogometni savez (in Croatian). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ↑ "Niko Kranjčar". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- ↑ "N. KRANJČAR". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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