Martin Erlić
Croatia
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Age
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About Martin Erlić
Martin Erlić is one of the defenders Zlatko Dalić named in Croatia's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, a centre-back who reaches the finals aged 28. He plays his club football for Midtjylland in Denmark, where he has scored twice in the league this season.
Erlić built his career in Italian football with Spezia, Sassuolo and Bologna, winning the 2024-25 Coppa Italia with Bologna, before his 2025 move to Midtjylland in Denmark, where he won the 2025-26 Danish Cup. He has 12 senior caps and a goal for Croatia. They go into the group stage in Group L, alongside England, Panama and Ghana, with their opening game against England on 17 June, having qualified by winning UEFA Group L to reach the finals.
Erlić built his career in Italian football with Spezia, Sassuolo and Bologna, winning the 2024-25 Coppa Italia with Bologna, before his 2025 move to Midtjylland in Denmark, where he won the 2025-26 Danish Cup. He has 12 senior caps and a goal for Croatia. They go into the group stage in Group L, alongside England, Panama and Ghana, with their opening game against England on 17 June, having qualified by winning UEFA Group L to reach the finals.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
A tall, right-footed centre-back, Erlić defends the middle for Croatia and carries a useful goal threat from set pieces. He built his game in Italian football, with spells at Spezia, Sassuolo and Bologna, before his move to Denmark. He stands 1.92 m and has made 18 appearances for Midtjylland in the league this season. At 28, he is part of Zlatko Dalić's 26-man squad for the finals.
World Cup History
The 2026 finals will be Martin Erlić's second World Cup. He was named in Croatia's 2022 World Cup squad in Qatar, where they finished third, though he did not play at the tournament. His international career to date runs to 12 senior caps and a goal for Croatia. Zlatko Dalić has named him in the 26-man squad again, where he stays among the defensive options for the group stage.
National Team
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Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Erlić's work for Croatia is at the back, a tall centre-back who defends the middle and offers a real threat from set pieces, having already scored twice in the Danish league this season. He gives the side height at both ends of the pitch and a goal threat from dead balls. On the Goal Rush card Croatia are a Tier 3 side at £17m within the game's £200m card budget.
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Erlić at the 2026 World Cup
Erlić is a confirmed defender in Zlatko Dalić's 26-man Croatia squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is part of the squad for Croatia's Group L campaign, which begins in mid-June.
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Croatia carry a Tier 3 billing of £17m on the card. They open Group L against England on 17 June, with Erlić among the defenders in the confirmed 26.
Martin Erlić World Cup 2026 FAQs
Croatia are a Tier 3 side at £17m on the Goal Rush card, a mid-priced team pick. Martin Erlić is in Zlatko Dalić's confirmed 26 as a defender, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Erlić is a defender for Croatia, a tall centre-back. He plays his club football for Midtjylland in Denmark and is part of Zlatko Dalić's squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Croatia's final 26.
He was named in Croatia's squad at the 2022 World Cup, where they finished third, but did not play at the tournament. The 2026 finals will be his second as part of the squad, his place confirmed in Zlatko Dalić's 26-man squad.
Erlić plays his club football for Midtjylland in Denmark. He is named among Croatia's defenders in Zlatko Dalić's final 26, and takes his place in the squad for the group stage.
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