Martin Baturina

Martin Baturina is a midfielder in Croatia's preliminary squad for the 2026 World Cup, named by Zlatko Dalić with the final 26 still to be confirmed. The Como midfielder is 23 at kick-off and has 17 caps and one international goal for Croatia, a creative attacking midfielder in the middle of the pitch.

Croatia came through their UEFA qualifying group as winners in November 2025 and are drawn in Group L, where they begin against England. Baturina is among the midfielders in Dalić's provisional squad, a creative option for the advanced central role in the 4-2-3-1 should he be named in the final 26 by the squad deadline. Luka Modrić is the Croatia captain, wearing the armband for the side.

Baturina is a creative attacking midfielder. For Como, where he joined under Cesc Fabregas in 2025, and for Croatia he plays in the advanced central areas of midfield.

A creative midfielder's job is to link the play and find the forwards from the centre — the role Baturina is named in for Croatia. At 23, he is listed among the midfielders in Zlatko Dalić's provisional squad for the 2026 World Cup.

In Goal Rush, Baturina is Croatia's creative attacking midfielder, a young player who works the advanced central zones for Como and Croatia. Tier 3 at £17m is Croatia's billing, a spend within the game's £200m card budget with Group L on the horizon.

For that mid-tier price, that creative midfield role is his offering, the sort of advanced-midfield creativity Dalić can call on from the centre of the pitch.