Petar Sučić (born 25 October 2003) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian

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club

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. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he plays for the Croatia national team.

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 Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: **HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) ** ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *H ...

's youth academy. In January 2022, he signed a five-year deal with Croatian side

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Cr ...

. In June, he was sent on a season-long loan to his former team Zrinjski Mostar. He made his professional debut in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against

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on 6 July at the age of 18. Sučić made his official debut for Dinamo Zagreb in the 2023 Croatian Super Cup game against their biggest rivals

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

on 15 July 2023 and managed to win his first trophy. A week later, he made his

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debut against the same opponent. In December 2023, he extended his contract with the club until June 2028. In May 2025, on the last match day of the Croatian League, Sučić scored the game winner in a 1–0 win against

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, which turned out to be his last game for Dinamo.

Inter Milan

On 4 June 2025, Sučić joined Italian

club

, signing a five-year contract. He made his Inter debut on 17 June impressing in a 1–1 draw with

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in the

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, substituting

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in the 68th minute.

International career

Sučić was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina to a

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family. He represented

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at various youth levels. He also served as a

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of the under-19 team under coach

Ivica Barbarić Ivan "Ivica" Barbarić (; born 23 February 1962) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. As a player, he spent seven years at Velež Mostar with whom he won the 1985–86 Yugoslav Cup. Barbarić ended his playing career i ...

. In March 2024, he decided that he would represent Croatia instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sučić was called up to the senior Croatia national team for the first time for the Nations League games against

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and

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in September 2024. He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Portugal at

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. He substituted

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in the 77th minute of the 2–1 defeat.

Personal life

His cousin,

Luka Sučić Luka Sučić (; born 8 September 2002) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Croatia national team. Club career On 15 July 2020, Sučić signed a new contract with Red Bull Salz ...

, is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sučić goal.''

Honours

Zrinjski Mostar *

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Bosnian Cup The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner ...

Dinamo Zagreb * HNL: 2023–24 *

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: 2023–24 * Croatian Super Cup:

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