Luka Sučić

Luka Sučić

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Linz, Austria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Red Bull Salzburg
Number	10
Youth career
2009–2012	SV Alkoven
2012–2016	Union Edelweiß Linz
2016–2019	Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Liefering	26	(6)
2020– 2024	Real Sociedad	6	(1)
National team
2017	Croatia U15	5	(1)
2018	Croatia U16	1	(0)
2018–2019	Croatia U17	8	(4)
2019	Croatia U19	3	(0)
2021–	Croatia U21	9	(5)
2021–	Croatia	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2024

Luka Sučić (born 8 September 2002) is a Croatian professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for the La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Croatia national team.

Career

He started his career with SV Alkoven and Edelweiß Linz. In 2016 he came to the Red Bull Academy. 2019 until 2020 he played for the feeder team FC Liefering (26 matches-6 goals). He also played for FC Salzburg U19 in the 2019-20 UEFA Youth League. From 2020 on he played for FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga. On 15 July 2020 he signed a new contract with Red Bull Salzburg until the summer of 2024. ^[1] 2024 he moved to Real Sociedad San Sebastian.

International career

He had the possibility to play for Austria, Bosnia or Croatia. He decided to play for Croatia. He played for Craotia U15 to U21. On October 9th, 2021 he was called up for the national team and played his first match in a World Cup qualifier versus Slovakia on October 11th.

He was in the team of Croatia for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Quatar.^[2]

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2021, 2022
• Austrian Cup: 2021,2022

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 October 2023^[3]

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liefering	2019–20	2. Liga	15	4	0	0	–		15	4
	2020–21		11	2	0	0	–		11	2
	Total		26	6	0	0	0	0	26	6
Red Bull Salzburg	2020–21	Austrian Bundesliga	17	1	5	1	5[b]	0	27	2
	2021–22	Austrian Bundesliga	28	8	6	2	10[c]	1	44	11
	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	15	0	2	0	7[d]	0	24	0
	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	4	0	1	0	3[c]	0	8	0
	Total		64	9	14	3	25	1	103	13
Career total			90	15	14	3	25	1	129	19

Notes

1. Includes Austrian Cup
2. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 16 November 2022^[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Croatia	2021	1	0
	2022	3	0
Total		4	0

References

1. Redbullsalzburg.at in English
2. https://www.fussball-wm.pro Kroatien Kader (German)
3. Luka Sučić at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
4. "Luka Sučić, international footballer". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 11 October 2021.