Frane Ikić (born 19 June 1994) is a Croatian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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for
Uzbekistan Super League
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club
Bukhara
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.
Club career
Ikić made his professional debut for
Zadar
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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. On 15 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with
Rijeka
Rijeka (;
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, with the possibility of an additional two-year extension.
On 19 January 2017, Ikić joined
Slovenian PrvaLiga
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club
Koper
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. 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
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club
Željezničar. He made his official debut for Željezničar in a 3–0 win against
Zvijezda 09 on 29 February 2020. On 6 June 2020, Ikić extended his contract with Željezničar, which is due to last until June 2021. Ikić scored his first goal for Željezničar on 28 October 2020, in a league match against
Zrinjski Mostar. He left Željezničar in June 2021.
International career
Ikić represented
Croatia
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at various youth levels between 2013 and 2015.
Honours
Rijeka
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1. HNL runner-up:
2015–16
Željezničar
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Bosnian Premier League
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runner-up:
2019–20
References
External links
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Frane Ikićat Sofascore
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1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Zadar
Men's association football central defenders
Croatian men's footballers
Croatia men's youth international footballers
Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
NK Zadar players
HNK Rijeka players
HNK Rijeka II players
FC Koper players
HNK Cibalia players
NK Fužinar players
FK Željezničar Sarajevo players
Gyirmót FC Győr players
FK Velež Mostar players
FC Bukhara players
Croatian Football League players
First Football League (Croatia) players
Slovenian PrvaLiga players
Slovenian Second League players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Uzbekistan Pro League players
Uzbekistan Super League players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan
21st-century Croatian sportsmen