Filip Bradarić (; born 11 January 1992) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Club career Hajduk Split Having passed through the ranks of the Hajduk Split youth academy, Bradarić was loaned in the summer of 2011 to the Treća HNL Jug side NK Primorac 1929 for two seasons, and there he was a first-team fixture both in the third and the second tier of Croatian football. In the summer of 2013, he joined Hajduk's first team under the coach Igor Tudor, making his Prva HNL debut on 13 July 2013, coming in the 73rd minute of his club's 5–1 away win vs. NK Zadar for Tonći Mujan.
Rijeka On 3 February 2015 Bradarić signed a -year deal with HNK Rijeka. On 5 May 2017, HNK Rijeka and Bradarić agreed to a contract extension until June 2020.
Cagliari On 3 August 2018 he signed a five-year contract with Cagliari, thus beginning his first experience abroad. In the Sardinian team he joined his countrymen Darijo Srna and Marko Pajač.
International career In November 2016, Bradarić received his first call-up to the senior Croatia squad for matches against Iceland and Northern Ireland. He made his debut in a friendly against Northern Ireland on 15 November 2016.
In May 2018, he was named in Croatia's preliminary 32 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 4 June 2018, Bradarić was included in Croatia's final World Cup squad. On 26 June 2018, he came on as a substitute for Luka Modrić in the 65th minute of the 2018 FIFA World Cup match against Iceland, becoming the third player in HNK Rijeka's history to feature in the FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPrimorac 1929 (loan)2011–12Treća HNL282––2822012–13Druga HNL276––276Total10371511401328Hajduk Split2013–14Prva HNL25141103022014–15Prva HNL1312030181Total10371511401328Rijeka2014–15Prva HNL15120–1712015–16Prva HNL26151203322016–17Prva HNL33260104022017–18Prva HNL29320110423Total10371511401328Cagliari2018–19Serie A27020–290Hajduk Split (loan)2019–20Prva HNL9010–100Celta Vigo (loan)2019–20La Liga14000–140Career total2461724218028819
International
National teamYearAppsGoalsCroatia201610201710201840Total60
Honours Rijeka Croatian First League: 2016–17 Croatian Cup: 2016–17
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnian Cup: 2023–24
Croatia FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2018
Orders Order of Duke Branimir: 2018 Futsal
Torcida Kup: 2024
References
External links
Filip Bradarić profile at nk-rijeka.hr