Kristijan Jakić

Kristijan Jakić (born 14 May 1997) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dinamo Zagreb in Prva HNL.

Kristijan Jakić
Personal information
Full name Kristijan Jakić
Date of birth (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Number 97
Youth career
2004–2009 Mračaj Runović
2009–2013 Imotski
2013–2016 RNK Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 RNK Split 31 (0)
2017–2020 Lokomotiva 54 (5)
2018 → Istra 1961 (loan) 13 (4)
2020– Dinamo Zagreb 17 (1)
National team‡
2015–2016 Croatia U19 7 (0)
2018 Croatia U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 April 2018

Career

A native of Runovići, he started training at the age of 7,[1] at the local Mračaj.[2] Subsequently, he moved to the nearby, bigger Imotski, where he would spend four seasons,[3] qualifying for the Croatian Academy Football League in 2013.[4] He moved, however, to the RNK Split academy that summer. In 2015, he debuted for the Croatia U19 team,[5] and the following and in December of the same year, for the RNK Split senior team, in a 1–1 home draw with Osijek, coming in the 66th minute for Miloš Vidović.[6]

In the May 2017, following the relegation of RNK Split, Jakić moved to Lokomotiva.[7] Struggling during his first half-season at the club, Jakić requested a loan to Istra 1961 from club's director of football Božidar Šikić. He spent the second half of the 2017–18 season in Pula, where he regained form thanks to Istra coach Darko Raić-Sudar. He returned to Lokomotiva at the end of the season, where he turned into one of the best players during coach Goran Tomić's tenure at the club.[8]

His good performances for Lokomotiva drew attention from Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb, who signed him for €1.2 million on 24 July 2020.[9][10] He was forced to miss the beginning of the season due to COVID-19 infection. He made his Dinamo debut on 12 September in a 2–1 victory over Hajduk Split.[8] In his Europa League debut, in a goalless draw with Feyenoord on 22 October, he fouled Mark Diemers and caused a penalty, which Dinamo goalkeeper Dominik Livaković saved.[11][8] On 8 November, scored his first goal for Dinamo in a 5–0 routing of Istra 1961.[12]

References
  1. Splitov Jaki iz Runovića: Volim Kaku, beskrajno vjerujem treneru Sabliću at DalmacijaNews
  2. Splitov Jaki iz Runovića: Volim Kaku, beskrajno vjerujem treneru Sabliću at DalmacijaNews
  3. NK Kamen Ivanbegovina: Klub na kojem favoriti "lome zube" at Imotske Novine
  4. Sjajna generacija kadeta NK Imotski – najbolji već prodani u Hajduk i Split at Radio Imotski
  5. Kristijan Jakić at Croatian Football Federation official page
  6. Split-Osijek at Soccerway
  7. Kristijan Jakić novi je igrač Lokomotive at NK Lokomotiva official site
  8. Olivari, Davorin (15 January 2021). "Novi 'Brozović' otkrio: 'Dinamo je iznad svih u Hrvatskoj, a ja želim dostići vrh i zaigrati u Realu'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  9. "Kristijan Jakić potpisao za Dinamo!". GNK Dinamo (in Croatian). 24 July 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  10. Dobrinić, Damir (21 October 2020). "Dinamo napravio 4. najbolji transfer u povijesti i zaradio deset puta više od Hajduka, rekord Lokosa!". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  11. Lipovac, Nikola; Mršnik, Patrik (22 October 2020). "Totalna ofenziva i drama protiv Feyenoorda: Dinamo s igračem više promašio pobjedu u zadnjim minutama". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  12. "Razigrani Dinamo, pet golova, Jakić slavi prvijenac". GNK Dinamo (in Croatian). 8 November 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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