Modric thanks Spain fans as Bilic slams Croatia display
Yamal and Williams starred in Spain's 4-1 win over Croatia, but the night was marked by Modric's ovation and Bilic's blunt criticism of his team.
Ivan Perišić
Midfielder · Croatia · №5
36
Matches
32
In the starting XI
1 106
Minutes
12
Goals
17
Assists
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Croatia
England
UEFA Nations League
|
0:7 | |
Spain
Croatia
UEFA Nations League
|
4:1 | |
Czech Republic
Croatia
UEFA Nations League
|
1:2 | |
FC Twente
PSV Eindhoven
Eredivisie
|
3:2 | |
PSV Eindhoven
Sparta Rotterdam
Eredivisie
|
4:1 | |
PSV Eindhoven
Shakhtar Donetsk
UEFA Champions League
|
1:1 | |
Ajax
PSV Eindhoven
Eredivisie
|
1:3 | |
Utrecht
PSV Eindhoven
Eredivisie
|
1:6 | |
PSV Eindhoven
Groningen
Eredivisie
|
5:1 | |
Excelsior
PSV Eindhoven
Eredivisie
|
1:2 |
Season statistics
36
Matches
32
In the starting XI
12
Goals
17
Assists
1 106
Minutes
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | 2025 | 11 |
| Eredivisie | 2026 | 7 |
| UEFA Champions League | 2025 | 6 |
| World Cup | 2026 | 4 |
| UEFA Nations League | 2026 | 3 |
| Friendlies | 2026 | 2 |
About the player
Ivan Perišić scored in a World Cup final. He is the country's all-time top scorer at the tournament, with seven goals across his World Cup appearances, and sits second on Croatia's overall scoring list with 39 goals in 158 caps. The 2018 run to the final in Russia ended in silver; four years later in Qatar he added a bronze medal, and in 2023 a UEFA Nations League final brought a second silver.
His path to that level began far from Croatia's biggest clubs. Perišić started out at Sochaux in France before a loan to Belgian side KSV Roeselare, then a move to Club Brugge. Borussia Dortmund brought him into German football and a Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double, and Wolfsburg added a further domestic cup and Supercup. The bulk of his club career, though, was built at Inter Milan, where a loan spell at Bayern Munich in 2019–20 produced a Champions League, Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal treble in a single season before he returned to Inter and won Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana.
A free move to Tottenham Hotspur followed, then a return home to Hajduk Split, first on loan and then permanently, before he left by mutual consent. He joined PSV Eindhoven on a free transfer and, under coach Peter Bosz, won the Eredivisie title in the 2024–25 season.
Career path
- 2025 — 2027 — now PSV Eindhoven 82 matches
- 2024 — 2025 HNK Hajduk Split 12 matches
- 2023 — 2024 Tottenham Hotspur Women 50 matches
- 2016 — 2022 Inter Milan 254 matches
- 2020 Bayern Munich 35 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | PSV Eindhoven | Eredivisie | 3 | 2 | 1 | 238 |
| 26/27 | PSV Eindhoven | Johan Cruijff Schaal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 25/26 | PSV Eindhoven | Eredivisie | 30 | 7 | 12 | 2 219 |
| 25/26 | PSV Eindhoven | UEFA Champions League | 8 | 1 | 2 | 537 |
| 25/26 | PSV Eindhoven | KNVB Beker | 4 | 2 | 1 | 214 |
| 25/26 | PSV Eindhoven | Johan Cruijff Schaal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
| 24/25 | PSV Eindhoven | Eredivisie | 27 | 9 | 9 | 1 804 |
| 24/25 | PSV Eindhoven | UEFA Champions League | 4 | 3 | 0 | 333 |
| 24/25 | PSV Eindhoven | KNVB Beker | 4 | 4 | 2 | 310 |
| 24/25 | HNK Hajduk Split | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| 24/25 | HNK Hajduk Split | SuperSport HNL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 23/24 | HNK Hajduk Split | SuperSport HNL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 289 |
| 23/24 | Tottenham Hotspur Women | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 98 |
| 23/24 | Tottenham Hotspur Women | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
| 23/24 | HNK Hajduk Split | Hrvatski nogometni kup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 22/23 | Tottenham Hotspur Women | Premier League | 34 | 1 | 8 | 2 111 |
| 22/23 | Tottenham Hotspur Women | UEFA Champions League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 574 |
| 22/23 | Tottenham Hotspur Women | FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180 |
| 22/23 | Tottenham Hotspur Women | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| 21/22 | Inter Milan | Serie A | 35 | 8 | 7 | 2 839 |
| 21/22 | Inter Milan | UEFA Champions League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 531 |
| 21/22 | Inter Milan | Italy Cup | 5 | 2 | 1 | 427 |
| 21/22 | Inter Milan | Supercoppa Italiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 20/21 | Inter Milan | Serie A | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 802 |
| 20/21 | Inter Milan | UEFA Champions League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 245 |
| 20/21 | Inter Milan | Italy Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 243 |
| 19/20 | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 22 | 4 | 6 | 1 203 |
| 19/20 | Bayern Munich | UEFA Champions League | 10 | 3 | 3 | 423 |
| 19/20 | Bayern Munich | DFB Pokal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 131 |
| 18/19 | Inter Milan | Serie A | 34 | 8 | 4 | 2 706 |
| 18/19 | Inter Milan | UEFA Champions League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 501 |
| 18/19 | Inter Milan | UEFA Europa League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 328 |
| 18/19 | Inter Milan | Italy Cup | 1 | 0 | 3 | 67 |
| 17/18 | Inter Milan | Serie A | 37 | 11 | 11 | 3 317 |
| 17/18 | Inter Milan | Italy Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 |
| 16/17 | Inter Milan | Serie A | 36 | 11 | 9 | 2 757 |
| 16/17 | Inter Milan | UEFA Europa League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 196 |
| 16/17 | Inter Milan | Italy Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
| 15/16 | Inter Milan | Serie A | 34 | 7 | 5 | 2 408 |
| 15/16 | Inter Milan | Italy Cup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 211 |
Transfers
Transfers- 24/25 No Club PSV
- 24/25 HNK Hajduk Split No Club
- 24/25 Tottenham HNK Hajduk Split
- 23/24 HNK Hajduk Split Tottenham
- 23/24 Tottenham HNK Hajduk Split
- 22/23 Inter Tottenham
- 19/20 Bayern Munich Inter
- 19/20 Inter Bayern Munich €5.00M
- 15/16 Wolfsburg Inter €19.00M
- 12/13 ASC Dortmund Wolfsburg €8.00M
- 11/12 Club Brugge ASC Dortmund €4.00M
- 09/10 Sochaux Club Brugge €200.00K
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