Niko Kranjčar
Kranjčar with Dynamo Kyiv in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Niko Kranjčar | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Rangers | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rapid Vienna | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Dinamo Zagreb | 84 | (19) |
| 2005–2006 | Hajduk Split | 50 | (15) |
| 2006–2009 | Portsmouth | 83 | (9) |
| 2009–2012 | Tottenham Hotspur | 72 | (11) |
| 2012–2016 | Dynamo Kyiv | 13 | (4) |
| 2013–2015 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 51 | (4) |
| 2016 | New York Cosmos | 7 | (1) |
| 2016– | Rangers | 9 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2001 | Croatia U16/17 | 17 | (8) |
| 2001–2002 | Croatia U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2002–2005 | Croatia U21 | 15 | (2) |
| 2004–2013 | Croatia | 81 | (16) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:53, 28 October 2016 (UTC). |
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Niko Kranjčar (pronounced [nǐːko krâɲt͡ʃaːr]) (born 13 August 1984) is a Croatian footballer who is currently playing for Rangers of the Scottish Premiership. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, but can also operate as a winger or second striker.
He has played with clubs in his homeland, playing for Dinamo Zagreb before sparking controversy by making a move to their fierce rivals Hajduk Split in January 2005. A transfer to England with Portsmouth soon followed in August 2006, and after several years of attempting to hold on to their key players, Portsmouth decided to sell him at the start of the 2009–10 season, opening the way for a move to Tottenham in September 2009, where he was reunited with his former manager at Portsmouth, Harry Redknapp.
Hailed as the next Robert Prosinečki, Kranjčar was given his international debut by his father Zlatko in August 2004. Since then, Kranjčar has represented his country in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2012. So far he has won 81 caps for the Croatia national team, scoring 16 goals in the process. His latest match for the national team was on 15 October 2013, and he missed 2014 FIFA World Cup because of an injury.
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