Kristijan Jakić

Early career and RNK Split

A native of Runovići, Jakić started training at the age of seven at the local NK Mračaj Runović. Later, he moved to the nearby Imotski, spending four seasons and qualifying for the Croatian Academy Football League in 2013. However, Jakić moved to the RNK Split academy that summer. He debuted for the Croatia U19 team in 2015 before moving to RNK Split senior team in a 1–1 home draw against Osijek, coming as a substitute in the 66th minute for Miloš Vidović.

Istra 1961 and Lokomotiva

In May 2017, following the relegation of RNK Split, Jakić moved to Lokomotiva. After struggling during his first half-season at the club, he requested a loan move to Istra 1961 from club's director of football Božidar Šikić. Jakić spent the second half of the 2017–18 season in Pula, where he regained form by Istra coach Darko Raić-Sudar. He returned to Lokomotiva at the end of the season, where he turned into one of the best players during coach Goran Tomić's tenure at the club.

Dinamo Zagreb

His good performances for Lokomotiva drew attention from Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb, who signed him for €1.2 million on 24 July 2020. Jakić was forced to miss the beginning of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He made his Dinamo debut on 12 September in a 2–1 victory against Hajduk Split. In his Europa League debut in a goalless draw against Feyenoord on 22 October, Jakić fouled Mark Diemers and caused a penalty, which Dinamo goalkeeper Dominik…

Jakić received his first call-up to the Croatia national team on 20 September 2021, when coach Zlatko Dalić called him up for the October World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Slovakia. He made his debut on 8 October against the former opponent, being replaced in the 84th minute; the match ended in a 3–0 victory for the Croats. On 18 May 2026, Jakić was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Club

As of match played 22 August 2026

International

As of match played 2 June 2026

Scores and results list Croatia goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jakić goal

Dinamo Zagreb

Prva HNL: 2020–21 Croatian Cup: 2020–21 Eintracht Frankfurt

UEFA Europa League: 2021–22 Croatia

FIFA World Cup third place: 2022