Nikola Katic
Defender - Centre-Back
at FC Schalke 04
at FC Schalke 04
328 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€1.50m
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0.07
goals / match
FC Zürich
top club · 86 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#241
goals rank
#56
assists rank
18
season goals
11
season assists
Among 448 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€2.25m
peak value · 2019
€2.28m
top transfer fee · 18/19
4
best season · 23/24
19 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1996-10-10 · 6 players total
261Appearances
18Goals
11Assists
42Yellow cards
2Red cards
116Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Nikola Katic |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Nikola Katić |
| Date of birth | 1996-10-10 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Ljubuški, Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Citizenship | Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 194.00 m |
| Current club | FC Schalke 04 |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | Soccertalk GmbH |
Jul 2025
25/26 — FC Schalke 04
4 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2025
Transfer: FC Zürich → FC Schalke 04
25/26 · Transfer · €450k
Jun 2025
Transfer: Plymouth → FC Zürich
24/25 · Return from loan
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2025
Transfer: FC Zürich → Plymouth
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
24/25 — Plymouth Argyle, FC Zürich
42 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Zürich
35 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2022
Transfer: Rangers → FC Zürich
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Zürich
26 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2022
Transfer: Hajduk Split → Rangers
21/22 · Return from loan
Aug 2021
Transfer: Rangers → Hajduk Split
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — HNK Hajduk Split, Rangers FC B
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
70 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Rangers FC
29 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Rangers FC
30 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Slaven Belupo → Rangers
18/19 · Transfer · €2.28m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Slaven Belupo Koprivnica
36 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Slaven Belupo Koprivnica
32 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2016
Transfer: NK Neretvanac → Slaven Belupo
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Slaven Belupo Koprivnica
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2014
Transfer: Stolac → NK Neretvanac
13/14 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.25m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 116 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.33/90
Assists1 total · 0.33/90
G+A2 total · 0.67/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.33/90
Minutes played by club
FC Schalke 04
2.6%
FC Zürich
33.4%
Plymouth Argyle
11.7%
HNK Hajduk Split
0.0%
Rangers FC B
0.0%
Rangers FC
24.6%
Slaven Belupo Koprivnica
27.7%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Schalke 04 | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 270 |
| FC Zürich | 3 | 22/23 | 24/25 | 86 | 7 | 2 | 3,480 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1,225 |
| HNK Hajduk Split | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rangers FC B | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rangers FC | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 59 | 6 | 3 | 2,566 |
| Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 3 | 15/16 | 17/18 | 69 | 3 | 4 | 2,889 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2. Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 25/26 | DFB-Pokal | FC Schalke 04 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Championship | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,225 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Super League | FC Zürich | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 788 |
| 24/25 | Swiss Cup | FC Zürich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | UECL Qualifiers | FC Zürich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Super League | FC Zürich | 34 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 746 |
| 23/24 | Swiss Cup | FC Zürich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Europa League | FC Zürich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Super League | FC Zürich | 22 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1,946 |
| 21/22 | 1. HNL | HNK Hajduk Split | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | HNK Hajduk Split | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Trust Trophy | Rangers FC B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Betfred Cup | Rangers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Europa League | Rangers FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Europa League Qualifying | Rangers FC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
| 19/20 | Premiership | Rangers FC | 19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 766 |
| 19/20 | SFA Cup | Rangers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Betfred Cup | Rangers FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 18/19 | Europa League | Rangers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Europa League Qualifying | Rangers FC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 720 |
| 18/19 | Premiership | Rangers FC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Rangers FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 18/19 | SFA Cup | Rangers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 17/18 | SuperSport HNL | Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 34 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 1.HNL | Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 29 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2,459 |
| 16/17 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 220 |
| 15/16 | SuperSport HNL | Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | 2014-03-10 | Stolac | NK Neretvanac | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-02-08 | NK Neretvanac | Slaven Belupo | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Slaven Belupo | Rangers | Transfer | 950000 | €2.28m |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-31 | Rangers | Hajduk Split | Loan | 1600000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Hajduk Split | Rangers | Return from loan | 850000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-31 | Rangers | FC Zürich | Transfer | 850000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-31 | FC Zürich | Plymouth | Loan | 1500000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Plymouth | FC Zürich | Return from loan | 1500000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | FC Zürich | FC Schalke 04 | Transfer | 1500000 | €450k |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Knee injury | 2018-10-09 | 2018-10-24 | 16 | 5 |
| 19/20 | Cruciate ligament tear | 2020-07-07 | 2021-06-30 | 359 | 70 |
| 22/23 | unknown injury | 2023-03-29 | 2023-04-06 | 9 | 1 |
| 24/25 | Hamstring injury | 2025-04-10 | 2025-04-20 | 11 | 2 |
Current€1.50m
Peak€2.25m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€1.45m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €850k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €850k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.60m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.60m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.60m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.60m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €950k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #11943 | #5 | 8 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3556 | #2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3446 | #18 | 10 | 0 | — | — | current national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Morelos | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan Kent | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Arap | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fidan Aliti | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrián Guerrero | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Fabian Rohner | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Afriyie | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Jack | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vedran Puric | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Antun Markovic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Arfield | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanick Brecher | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James Tavernier | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Connor Goldson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mirko Ivanovski | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bozo Musa | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Okita | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bledian Krasniqi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindrit Kamberi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheick Condé | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Super League | FC Zürich | 4 | 34 |
| 19/20 | Premiership | Rangers FC | 2 | 19 |
| 24/25 | Super League | FC Zürich | 2 | 18 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | SuperSport HNL | Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 3 | 34 |
| 24/25 | Super League | FC Zürich | 2 | 18 |
| 18/19 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Rangers FC | 2 | 4 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Plymouth | FC Zürich | Return from loan | — | €1.50m |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-31 | FC Zürich | Plymouth | Loan | — | €1.50m |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Hajduk Split | Rangers | Return from loan | — | €850k |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-31 | Rangers | Hajduk Split | Loan | — | €1.60m |
Last 11 matches for FC Schalke 04 while Nikola Katic was at the club (joined 2025-07-01). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | L2 |
Karlsruher SC | 2–1 | FC Schalke 04 | Available |
| 2025-10-24 | L2 |
FC Schalke 04 | 1–0 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Available |
| 2025-10-17 | L2 |
Hannover 96 | 0–3 | FC Schalke 04 | Available |
| 2025-10-05 | L2 |
Arminia Bielefeld | 1–2 | FC Schalke 04 | Available |
| 2025-09-26 | L2 |
FC Schalke 04 | 1–0 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | L2 |
1. FC Magdeburg | 0–2 | FC Schalke 04 | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | L2 |
FC Schalke 04 | 0–1 | Holstein Kiel | Available |
| 2025-08-31 | L2 |
Dynamo Dresden | 0–1 | FC Schalke 04 | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | L2 |
FC Schalke 04 | 2–1 | VfL Bochum | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | L2 |
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–0 | FC Schalke 04 | Available |
| 2025-08-01 | L2 |
FC Schalke 04 | 2–1 | Hertha BSC | Available |
Teams faced most often by Nikola Katic's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC St. Gallen | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 30% |
| BSC Young Boys | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 21% |
| FC Luzern | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 39% |
| FC Lugano | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 29% |
| Hertha BSC | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 50% |
| Heart of Midlothian | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 64% |
| FC Basel 1893 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 31 | -21 | 14% |
| St. Mirren FC | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 71% |
| Hibernian FC | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 57% |
| Kilmarnock FC | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 57% |
| Celtic FC | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 29% |
| Aberdeen FC | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 38% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 4 | 270 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 24/25 | 42 | 2,013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 23/24 | 35 | 746 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.84 |
| 22/23 | 26 | 1,946 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 21/22 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 29 | 1,306 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 18/19 | 30 | 1,260 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 17/18 | 36 | 210 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.86 |
| 16/17 | 32 | 2,679 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Super League
74 apps
7 G
2 A
Premiership
33 apps
2 G
1 A
Hrvatski nogometni kup
9 apps
2 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
14 apps
2 G
0 A
SuperSport HNL
85 apps
1 G
5 A
Scottish Premiership Top Six Split
4 apps
1 G
2 A
2. Bundesliga
3 apps
1 G
0 A
Championship
15 apps
1 G
0 A
Betfred Cup
3 apps
1 G
0 A
DFB-Pokal
1 apps
0 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Nikola Katic
Who is Nikola Katic?
Nikola Katic is a Bosnia-Herzegovina professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Schalke 04.
How old is Nikola Katic?
Nikola Katic is 29 years old. He was born on October 10, 1996 in Ljubuški.
What position does Nikola Katic play?
Nikola Katic plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Nikola Katic play for?
Nikola Katic currently plays for FC Schalke 04.
How many career goals has Nikola Katic scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nikola Katic has scored 18 goals in 261 appearances.
What is Nikola Katic's market value?
Nikola Katic's most recent reported market value is €1.50m.