Petar Sučić
Footballer (born 2003)
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Petar Sučić (born 25 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Croatia national team. Sučić is known for his speed, endurance, and work rate, setting multiple records for distance covered and sprinting. In his first season at Inter Milan, he won the 2026 domestic double: the Serie A title and Italian Cup. He began his career on Dinamo Zagreb – winning three trophies – before moving to Inter Milan in a €14 million transfer.
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Sučić with Croatia in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Milan | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | NK Sportprevent Bugojno | ||
| 2018–2020 | Iskra Bugojno | ||
| 2020–2022 | Zrinjski Mostar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Dinamo Zagreb | 51 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | → Zrinjski Mostar (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2025– | Inter Milan | 34 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Croatia | 21 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:36, 23 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:00, 3 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Dinamo Zagreb
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 2023, he extended his contract with the club until June 2028.[6] In May 2025, on the last match day of the Croatian League, Sučić scored the game winner in a 1–0 win against Varaždin, his last game for Dinamo.
Inter Milan
On 4 June 2025, Sučić joined Serie A club Inter Milan, signing a five-year contract worth €14 million transfer.[7] He made his Inter debut on 17 June impressing in a 1–1 draw with Monterrey in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage, substituting Kristjan Asllani in the 68th minute.[8] In his second season, they won the Serie A title and Italian Cup titles in 2026.[9]
International career
He represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels. He served as a captain of the under-19 team under coach Ivica Barbarić.
In March 2024, aged 20, he decided that he would represent Croatia instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[10] Sučić was called up to the senior Croatia national team for the first time for the UEFA Nations League games against Portugal and Poland in September 2024.[11] He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Portugal at Estádio da Luz. He substituted Luka Modrić in the 77th minute of the 2–1 defeat.[12] Sučić set a national team record – in 2–1 win over France in March 2025 – by running a total of 17.94 kilometers (11.14 miles) during the 120-minute Nations League match.[13] During an international friendly against Brazil in March 2026, Sučić recorded Croatia's highest-ever player speed, running up to an estimated 36.8 km/h (22 mph).[14] He won Man of the Match for his goal in Croatia's 2–1 victory over Ghana during the 2026 World Cup.[15]
Personal life
Hailing from a Bosnian Croat family, Sučić is a dual citizen of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina having been born in Livno. His cousin, Luka Sučić, born in Austria, is a professional footballer.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 May 2026[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2023–24 | HNL | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | HNL | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5[e] | 2 | — | 32 | 7 | ||
| Total | 51 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 9 | ||
| Inter Milan | 2024–25 | Serie A | — | — | — | 4[f] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 34 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10[e] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 50 | 4 | |
| Total | 34 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 112 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 166 | 13 | ||
- Includes Bosnian Cup, Croatian Cup, Coppa Italia
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
International
- As of match played 2 July 2026[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sučić goal.[18]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 October 2024 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | 4 |  Poland | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A |
| 2 | 27 June 2026 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States | 20 |  Ghana | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup |
