Toma Bašić (; born 25 November 1996) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Croatia national team.

Career

Toma Bašić went through the ranks of

NK Zagreb Nogometni klub Zagreb (''Zagreb Football Club''), commonly known as NK Zagreb or simply Zagreb (), is a Croatian amateur football club based in the Croatian capital city of Zagreb. It currently competes in the fifth tier league competition of ...

, before signing for

Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...

in the summer of 2014, the same generation as

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. He remained in the City of

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, however, having been immediately loaned out to the

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side

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, where he remained for the rest of the

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. The beginning of the 2015–16 season saw him at

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, balancing between the main and the reserve squad. He made his first team and

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debut on 10 August 2015 in a 1–2 away win against Lokomotiva, coming in for

Andrija Balić Andrija Balić (; born 11 August 1997) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Slovak side MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica in the Fortuna Liga, on loan from FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. Club career Early career Born in Split but ...

in the 84th minute. In August 2018, Bašić joined

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side

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for €3.5 million and signed a four-year contract. He debuted on 12 August in a 2–0 home defeat to

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, coming on in 72nd minute for Aurélien Tchouaméni. On 19 December, he scored his first goal for the club, in a

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game against

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that ended in a 1–0 victory. On 25 August 2021, Bašić signed for

side

. He made his debut on 12 September in a 2–0 defeat to

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, coming on in 74th minute for

Sergej Milinković-Savić Sergej Milinković-Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Сергеј Милинковић-Савић, ; born 27 February 1995), also known mononymously as Sergej, is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lazio and the Serbia ...

. He scored his debut goal on 30 September, in a

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2–0 victory over Lokomotiv Moscow.

International career

Bašić was selected to Nenad Gračan's 23-man

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for UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019, remaining an unused substitute throughout the tournament as

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finished last in their group. On 4 November 2020, senior team head coach

Zlatko Dalić Zlatko Dalić (; born 26 October 1966) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. He is the manager of the Croatia national team since 2017 and led them to a runners-up finish at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and third place at the ...

called Bašić up for November fixtures against

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and

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. He debuted on 11 November, playing last 30 minutes in a friendly 3–3 draw with Turkey. He notably broke the ball during the game. On 17 May 2021, he was included in Dalić's preliminary 34-man squad for the

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; however, he did not make the final 26.

Personal life

Bašić was born and raised in the Dubrava neighborhood of

, and was a fan of

through his father, who is originally from

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. He has a twin brother Jakov, who is also a footballer.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

Lazio official profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Basic, Toma 1996 births Living people Footballers from Zagreb Croatian twins Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players Ligue 1 players Serie A players HNK Hajduk Split players NK Rudeš players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players SS Lazio players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in France Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy