Frane Ikić

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Frane Ikić

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|06|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Zadar, Croatia

| height = {{height|m=1.94}}

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Bukhara

| clubnumber = 94

| youthyears1 = 2003−2012

| youthclubs1 = Zadar

| years1 = 2012−2015

| clubs1 = Zadar

| caps1 = 44

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2015−2017

| clubs2 = Rijeka

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2015−2016

| clubs3 = → Rijeka II

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| years4 = 2017

| clubs4 = Koper

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2017−2019

| clubs5 = Cibalia

| caps5 = 19

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2019

| clubs6 = Zadar

| caps6 = 7

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2019−2020

| clubs7 = Fužinar

| caps7 = 16

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2020–2021

| clubs8 = Željezničar

| caps8 = 27

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2021–2022

| clubs9 = Gyirmót

| caps9 = 16

| goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2022–2023

| clubs10 = Velež Mostar

| caps10 = 16

| goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2023–

| clubs11 = Bukhara

| caps11 = 37

| goals11 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = Croatia U19

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2015

| nationalteam2 = Croatia U20

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2015

| nationalteam3 = Croatia U21

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 28 November 2024

| ntupdate =

}}

Frane Ikić (born 19 June 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Uzbekistan Super League club Bukhara.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/frane-iki/274202/|title=F. Ikić: Summary|access-date=19 September 2022|website=Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group}}

Club career

Ikić made his professional debut for Zadar on 17 November 2012, coming on as a substitute. In his first three seasons with Zadar in the 1. HNL he scored 2 goals in 44 appearances.[http://www.hrnogomet.com/hnl/igrac.php?id=2807 Frane Ikić: Croatian Football Statistics] at hrnogomet.com On 15 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Rijeka, with the possibility of an additional two-year extension.{{cite web|url=http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/vijest/frane-ikic-novi-igrac-hnk-rijeka/|title=Frane Ikić novi igrač HNK Rijeka|date=15 July 2015|accessdate=15 July 2015|language=Croatian|website=nk-rijeka.hr|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111934/http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/vijest/frane-ikic-novi-igrac-hnk-rijeka/|url-status=dead}}

On 19 January 2017, Ikić joined Slovenian PrvaLiga club Koper.{{cite news|url=http://www.nogomania.com/Slovenski-Nogomet/Ekipa/Koper/Novica/Koper-se-z-dvema-novincema.aspx|title=Koper še z dvema novincema|language=Slovenian|date=19 January 2017|accessdate=19 January 2017|website=Nogomania.com|author=Uredništvo|trans-title=Koper with two more newcomers}} After appearing in just one match for Koper, Ikić left the club and joined Cibalia. After Cibalia, he returned to and had a brief spell at Zadar. In summer 2019, he returned to Slovenia and joined Fužinar.

On 1 February 2020, Ikić signed a six month contract with a possibility of an extension with Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar.{{cite web|url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/premijer-liga-bih/zvanicno-zeljeznicar-potpisao-ugovor-sa-defanzivcem/180299|title=(ZVANIČNO) Željezničar potpisao ugovor sa defanzivcem|date=1 February 2020|accessdate=1 February 2020|language=Bosnian|publisher=Sport1.ba}} He made his official debut for Željezničar in a 3–0 win against Zvijezda 09 on 29 February 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zeljeznicar-uvjerljivo-savladao-zvijezdu-09-i-bodovno-se-izjednacio-sa-sarajevom/200229073|title=Željezničar uvjerljivo savladao Zvijezdu 09 i bodovno se izjednačio sa Sarajevom|date=29 February 2020|accessdate=29 February 2020|language=Bosnian|author=N.K.|publisher=Klix.ba}} On 6 June 2020, Ikić extended his contract with Željezničar, which is due to last until June 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/frane-ikic-potpisao-novi-ugovor-sa-zeljeznicarom/200606039|title=Frane Ikić potpisao novi ugovor sa Željezničarom|date=6 June 2020|accessdate=6 June 2020|language=Bosnian|author=D.B.|publisher=Klix.ba}} Ikić scored his first goal for Željezničar on 28 October 2020, in a league match against Zrinjski Mostar.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/zeljeznicar-grbavica-zrinjski-utakmica-plavi-pobjeda/380343|title=Jedan, ali vrijedan: Ikić pogodio za pobjedu FK Željezničar protiv HŠK Zrinjski!|date=28 October 2020|accessdate=28 October 2020|language=Bosnian|author=M. Šljivak|publisher=sportsport.ba}} He left Željezničar in June 2021.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/frane-ikic-fk-zeljeznicar-odlazak-zbogom-zeljeznicaru/401961|title=Ikićevo zbogom Željezničaru!|date=21 June 2021|access-date=21 June 2021|language=bs|author=A. Čaušević|publisher=sportsport.ba}}

International career

Ikić represented Croatia at various youth levels between 2013 and 2015.{{cite web|url=http://hns-cff.hr/en/players/8754/frane-ikic/|title=Frane Ikić|accessdate=1 February 2020|language=Croatian|website=hns-cff.hr}}