Frane Ikić (born 19 June 1994) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Ikić made his professional debut for

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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

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, with the possibility of an additional two-year extension. On 19 January 2017, Ikić joined

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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

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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

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at various youth levels between 2013 and 2015.

Honours

Rijeka * 1. HNL runner-up: 2015–16 Željezničar *

runner-up: 2019–20

References

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Frane Ikić
at Sofascore {{DEFAULTSORT:Ikic, Frane 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