Josip Mišić (; born 28 June 1994) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dinamo Zagreb.

Club career

Rising through the ranks of the NK Osijek academy, Mišić made his senior team debut in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers 3–1 home win against FC Santa Coloma, coming in for

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. Not long afterwards, he made his

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debut as well, coming in the 14th minute of the 3–0 away win against NK Inter Zaprešić for the injured

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, scoring his first senior goal on the same match, in the 82nd minute. In December 2014, despite rumours linking him with Dinamo Zagreb, he signed a -year contract with

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. Following three successful years with Rijeka, in January 2018 Mišić moved to Sporting CP on a -year deal, with the transfer valued at €3 million. On 15 May 2018, Mišić and several of his teammates, including coaches, were injured following an attack by around 50 supporters of Sporting at the club's training ground after the team finished third in the league and missed out on the UEFA Champions League qualification. Despite the attack, he and the rest of the team agreed to play in the Portuguese Cup final scheduled for the following weekend, eventually losing to

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. On 17 January 2019, PAOK announced the signing of Mišić on loan from Sporting Lisbon until June 2020 with a buy-out option. On 22 March 2020, after a remarkable season (the Croatian midfielder has provided an impressive total of eight assists, also scoring five goals including a last-gasp equaliser against arch-rivals Aris)and despite reports on the contrary in Portugal's press, it is clear that PAOK's agreement with Josip Misic will took place in the next months and the Croatian will sign a yearly contract with the Greek club. PAOK decided to trigger his optional buy-out clause of €2 million.

International career

He made his debut for Croatia in a January

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match against Chile and his second and final international was three days later in the same tournament against the host nation. On 31 October 2022, Mišić was named in the preliminary 34-man squad for the

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, but did not make the final 26.

Career statistics

Honours

HNK Rijeka *

: 2016–17 *

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: 2016–17 Sporting CP * Taça de Portugal: 2018–19 PAOK *

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: 2018–19 * Greek Cup: 2018–19 Dinamo Zagreb *Prva HNL:

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*Croatian Cup:

Individual

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top assist provider: 2013–14 * Croatian First Football League Team of the Year: 2016–17,

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* PAOK Player of the Season: 2019–20 * Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2019–20

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Misic, Josip 1994 births Living people Footballers from Vinkovci Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers Croatia men's international footballers NK Osijek players HNK Rijeka players Spezia Calcio players Sporting CP footballers PAOK FC players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Croatian Football League players Serie B players Primeira Liga players Super League Greece players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece