Hrvoje Smolčić
Croatian footballer (born 2000)
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Hrvoje Smolčić (born 17 August 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Süper Lig club Kocaelispor on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Gospić, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Kocaelispor (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | Gospić 91 | ||
| 2014–2019 | Rijeka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Rijeka | 68 | (1) |
| 2022– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 20 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → LASK (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2025– | → Kocaelispor (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Croatia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Croatia U21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 June 2026 | |||
Club career
After playing for the youth teams of Croatian club Rijeka, Smolčić made his professional debut for the club's first team on 17 March 2019, when he appeared as a starter in a 3–1 victory against Osijek.[3] In the 2019–20 season, he played 24 league matches and won the Croatian Cup with his team, appearing in three cup matches, but missing the final against Lokomotiva Zagreb due to being suspended after receiving two yellow cards in the semi-final.[3]
On 31 May 2022, it was announced that Smolčić will move to Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt for the 2022–23 season, on a five-year deal until 2027.[4]
On 24 June 2024, Smolčić was loaned by LASK in Austria.[5]
On 6 September 2025, he was loaned by Kocaelispor in Turkey, with an option to buy.[6]
International career
On 14 August 2018, Smolčić played his first international game for the Croatian under-19 team, coming off the bench for Leon Kreković in a friendly match against Italy.[7] After playing four more matches for the under-19 team and appearing in two matches for the under-20 squad, he debuted for the under-21 team on 8 October 2021 in a European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Norway.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 June 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rijeka | 2018–19 | Prva HNL | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Prva HNL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Prva HNL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Prva HNL | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 68 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 85 | 2 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| LASK (loan) | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |
| Career total | 109 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 0 | — | 147 | 7 | |||
- Includes Croatian Cup, DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- One appearance in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Conference League
Personal life
Hrvoje's twin brother Ivan is also a professional footballer. The twins moved to HNK Rijeka Academy together in 2014.[10][11]
Honours
Rijeka
