Roko Šimić

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Roko Šimić (born 10 September 2003) is a Croatian professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.

Roko Šimić
FC Salzburg gegen VfL Wolfsburg (CL-Gruppenphase 20. Oktober 2021) 43.jpg
Roko Šimić Championsleague versus Wolfsburg (2021)
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birthMilan, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Red Bull Salzburg
Number23
Youth career
0000–2011Dinamo Zagreb
2011–2015Kustošija
2015–2020Lokomotiva Zagreb
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021Lokomotiva Zagreb25(3)
2021–Red Bull Salzburg20(4)
2021–2022Liefering (loan)24(19)
2023Zürich (loan)16(4)
National team
2017Croatia U151(0)
2018–2019Croatia U1613(3)
2019–2020Croatia U179(1)
2021–Croatia U2117(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 October 2023

Career

He started his career with the youth teams of Dinamo Zagreb, Kustošija and Lokomotiva Zagreb. He made his senior debut for Lokomotiva in August 2020. In the 2020-21 season he made 25 matches and 3 goals for Lokomotiva. In July 2021 Šimić signed a contract with the Austrian side FC Red Bull Salzburg. [1] With €4 million it was Lokomotiva's most expensive transfer.

He went on loan to FC Liefering and made his debut in August 2021 versus St. Pölten. He came in in the 46th minute and scored his first goal within his first minute. On 20 October 2021 he made his senior team and Champions League debut. He came in for Noah Okafor in the 87th minute of the 3–1 victory over VfL Wolfsburg. [2]Four days later, he made his league debut for the senior team, replacing Karim Adeyemi in the 87th minute of the 4–1 victory over Sturm Graz. For the 2022/23 season he went on loan to FC Zürich.

National team

Roko Šimić played in all Croatian youth teams. At the moment he plays for the U21 team.

Personal life

Roko is the son of Dario Šimić, a former Croatian footballer. He was born in Milan, Italy where his father playedd for AC Milan. He has three brothers, Viktor, Nikolas and David. David suffers from Down syndrome.

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

References