Josip Stanisic
Croatia
Age
26
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Josip Stanisic
For the 2026 World Cup, Josip Stanisic is among Zlatko Dalić's confirmed names, a right-back on the Croatia teamsheet. The Bayern Munich right-back is 26 at kick-off and valued at around €40.00m, a former Croatia youth international.
Croatia were drawn in Group L alongside England, Ghana and Panama. They reached the finals by winning UEFA Group L, qualifying on 14 November 2025. A multiple Bundesliga winner with Bayern Munich who added a league and cup double on loan at Bayer Leverkusen in 2023-24, Stanisic also took third place with Croatia at the 2022 World Cup, and at 26 he offers Dalić cover across the full-back and central-defensive roles.
Croatia were drawn in Group L alongside England, Ghana and Panama. They reached the finals by winning UEFA Group L, qualifying on 14 November 2025. A multiple Bundesliga winner with Bayern Munich who added a league and cup double on loan at Bayer Leverkusen in 2023-24, Stanisic also took third place with Croatia at the 2022 World Cup, and at 26 he offers Dalić cover across the full-back and central-defensive roles.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
A two-footed, tactically flexible defender who is primarily a right-back but covers centre-back and left-back just as reliably, Stanisic gives Bayern Munich a dependable option across the line and rarely looks out of place wherever he is asked to play. He stands 1.87 m and has played 1,857 minutes this season.
World Cup History
The 2026 finals are not Josip Stanisic's first senior World Cup but his second. He was part of the squad in 2022, and Dalić values the versatility he brings across the back line, a reliable defender who can solve more than one problem and let the manager keep his options open.
National Team
Croatia
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
A defender Dalić can move around the back line as needs change, Stanisic brings 29 caps for Croatia to the card off the back of 26 games for Bayern Munich this season. Croatia are a Tier 3 side at £17m, a billing that reads the team as a whole rather than any single defender.
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Stanisic at the 2026 World Cup
Stanisic is a confirmed right-back in Dalić's 26-man Croatia squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the Croatia side opening their Group L campaign in June, with England, Ghana and Panama drawn alongside.
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Set for the slot at £17m, Croatia take a Tier 3 place. Zlatko Dalić takes Croatia into the tournament.
Josip Stanisic World Cup 2026 FAQs
At £17m, Croatia come in at Tier 3 this time. Croatia begin their campaign against England, and on the card the slot sits with Croatia as a side.
Stanisic, a right-back, plays for Bayern Munich and turns out for Croatia. Dalić named him in the squad bound for the 2026 World Cup.
Yes. Stanisic was in Croatia's 2022 squad, so 2026 becomes a second finals for him, named once more in Dalić's 26.
Stanisic plays his club football for Bayern Munich. He is named among Croatia's right-backs in Dalić's final 26 as a tactically flexible defender.
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