Nikola Vlašić

Croatia · MF

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
MF
Squad role
Bench
Position rank
#4
Intl caps
61
Intl goals
10
Intl assists
3
0.55(model rating, 0–1)
1.9%

See Nikola Vlašić on the full Croatia scoring list →

Recent form

Steady

2025/26 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (0.13 vs 0.12).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
World Cup 20226234000.65071920
Euro 20204209100.43271912
All tournaments10443101.082143832
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90
0.61
24
Interceptions / 90
0.41
13
Ball recoveries / 90
2.44
3
Blocks / 90
0.81
5
Clearances / 90
0.61
38
Pressures / 90
17.88
64

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
2.84
4
Key passes / 90
0.41
24
Prog. carries / 90
7.72
54
Pass completion %
82.0%
39

Possession

Carries / 90
29.26
23
Dribbles / 90
2.23
95

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 102 midfielders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Nikola Vlašić has 61 caps and 10 international goals for Croatia, a MF in the projected squad. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

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