Ivan Nekić

Ivan Nekić
Nekić in 2025 with Holstein Kiel
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000
Place of birth Zadar, Croatia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Holstein Kiel
Number 13
Youth career
2009–2015 Zadar
2015–2017 Rijeka
2017 Inter Zaprešić
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Inter Zaprešić 57 (1)
2022–2023 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 14 (0)
2023–2025 Varaždin 37 (0)
2025– Holstein Kiel 4 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Croatia U17 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:35, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

Ivan Nekić (born 24 December 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.[1]

Career

On 2 June 2022, Nekić signed a two-year deal with Polish I liga side Sandecja Nowy Sącz, with a one-year extension option.[2]

He joined Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel in January 2025, becoming the club's third defensive signing of the winter transfer window.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Zaprešić 2017–18 Croatian Football League 2 0 2 0
2018–19 Croatian Football League 3 0 3 0
2019–20 Croatian Football League 4 0 0 0 4 0
2020–21 First Football League 27 0 1 0 28 0
2021–22 First Football League 21 1 1 0 22 1
Total 57 1 2 0 59 1
Sandecja Nowy Sącz 2022–23 I liga 14 0 2 0 16 0
Varaždin 2023–24 Croatian Football League 19 0 2 0 21 0
2024–25 Croatian Football League 18 0 1 0 19 0
Total 37 0 3 0 40 0
Holstein Kiel 2024–25 Bundesliga 1 0 1 0
2025–26 2. Bundesliga 3 0 2 0 5 0
Total 4 0 2 0 6 0
Career total 112 1 9 0 0 0 121 1

References

  1. ^ Ivan Nekić at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Ivan Nekić zawodnikiem Sandecji" (in Polish). Sandecja Nowy Sącz. 2 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Bereits dritter Defensiv-Transfer: Kiel holt auch Nekic" [Third defensive transfer: Kiel also sign Nekic]. Kicker. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.