Nikola Katic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
DEF
Age
29
Appearances
1
Tackles won
4
About Nikola Katic
Nikola Katic is named in Sergej Barbarez's confirmed 26-man Bosnia and Herzegovina squad for the 2026 World Cup, where he lines up as a centre-back. The 29-year-old plays his club football for FC Schalke 04 in Germany, and has built his career across Europe, winning the Scottish Premiership with Rangers in 2020-21. A tall, physical defender, he has 16 senior caps for Bosnia and Herzegovina after switching his international allegiance from Croatia, where he was capped at youth level.
Bosnia and Herzegovina reached the finals through the UEFA play-offs, qualifying via second-round Path A on 31 March 2026, and have been drawn in Group B alongside Canada, Qatar and Switzerland, opening against Canada on 12 June.
Bosnia and Herzegovina reached the finals through the UEFA play-offs, qualifying via second-round Path A on 31 March 2026, and have been drawn in Group B alongside Canada, Qatar and Switzerland, opening against Canada on 12 June.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
1
Minutes played
90
Tackles won
4
Interceptions
3
Clearances
16
Blocks
2
Playing Style
A tall, right-footed centre-back, Katic is an aerially dominant, physical defender who can also operate in defensive midfield. He uses his frame to compete for everything in the air in his own box, and has been shaped by spells in Scotland, Switzerland and England before his move to Germany with Schalke. He stands 1.94 m and has logged 2,268 club minutes this season, going into the group stage in Sergej Barbarez's squad at 29.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Nikola Katic's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 16 senior caps, with one goal, for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sergej Barbarez has named him in the 26-man squad, and the finals would be his first at World Cup level. He stays among Bosnia and Herzegovina's centre-back options on the final list.
National Team
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tier 4
£10m
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Goal Rush Impact
Katic's work for Bosnia and Herzegovina is at the back, an aerially dominant, physical centre-back, the kind of defending that gives the side a steadier base at the finals, with experience of football across Europe behind him. Behind him are 26 appearances and 2,268 minutes for Schalke this season. On the Goal Rush card Bosnia and Herzegovina are a Tier 4 side at £10m, one of the lower bands on the card.
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Katic at the 2026 World Cup
Katic is a confirmed centre-back in Sergej Barbarez's 26-man Bosnia and Herzegovina squad for the 2026 World Cup, in line for his first finals. He is in the Bosnia and Herzegovina side opening their Group B campaign in June.
Picking Bosnia and Herzegovina in Goal Rush
Bosnia and Herzegovina are a Tier 4 side at £10m on the Goal Rush card, one of the lower bands. Barbarez's side open Group B against Canada on 12 June, and Katic is among the centre-backs in the confirmed 26.
Nikola Katic World Cup 2026 FAQs
On the Goal Rush card, Bosnia and Herzegovina come in at Tier 4 and £10m, among the cheaper picks. Nikola Katic is in Sergej Barbarez's confirmed 26 as a centre-back, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Katic is a centre-back for Bosnia and Herzegovina and plays his club football for FC Schalke 04. Sergej Barbarez has named him in the final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, where they line up in Group B.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Sergej Barbarez's 26-man squad after Bosnia and Herzegovina came through the UEFA play-offs.
Katic plays his club football for FC Schalke 04, having won the Scottish Premiership with Rangers earlier in his career. He is named among Bosnia and Herzegovina's centre-backs in Sergej Barbarez's final 26, with the side opening their Group B campaign against Canada in mid-June.
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