Marin Pongračić

1860 Munich

Pongračić started his football career as a product of Bayern Munich academy, before moving to FC Ingolstadt 04 in 2013 at the age of 16. He made 38 appearances at under-17 and under-19 levels, before moving to 1860 Munich in 2016 in search of professional football. After establishing himself in the reserve team, he made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 16 April 2017 in a 1–1 draw with Sandhausen. He made seven appearances for the first team, including an appearance in a relegation play-off against Jahn Regensburg. Pongračić was sent off in the 80th minute, as the match ended up as a 1–1 draw.

Red Bull Salzburg

In summer 2017, he joined Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg on a four-year deal. He made his debut for the club on 22 July in a 2–0 victory over Wolfsberger AC. However, due to an abductor muscle injury, he missed thirteen games for the club. He returned to the team for the 5 November game against St. Pölten. He made his UEFA Europa League debut on 23 November in a 3–0 victory over Vitória Guimarães. He then featured throughout Salzburg's Europa League campaign as they reached the semi-final, where they were eliminated by Marseille. Salzburg ended the season as the Austrian champions. On 29 August 2018, in a Champions League qualifying play-off return leg against Red Star Belgrade, with Salzburg 2–0 up on the night and seemingly comfortably headed towards Champions League qualification, Pongračić received a 63rd-minute yellow card for fouling…

Eligible to represent Germany and Croatia, Pongračić was called up to a training camp for the Croatia U17s in 2014. He was capped three times on under-21 level, against Moldova, Austria and France. He was dropped from Croatia's squad for UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019 due to injuries. He received his first call-up for the senior team on 17 August 2020 for September Nations League fixtures against Portugal and France. However, ten days later, he withdrew from the squad due to mononucleosis and was replaced by Mile Škorić. He was called up once again on 4 November for same-month fixtures against Turkey, Sweden and Portugal. He made his debut on 11 November in a friendly 3–3 draw with Turkey, having been named in the starting lineup. On 17 May 2021, Pongračić was named in the preliminary 34-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2020, but did not make the final 26. On 31 October 2022, he was named in the preliminary 34-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but did not make the final 26 again. On 18 May 2026, Pongračić was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Club

As of match played 29 August 2026

International

As of match played 2 July 2026

Pongračić was born in Landshut, Germany. His parents Stribor and Anđelka fled from Slavonski Brod, Croatia to Germany during the Croatian War of Independence. Pongračić named Kalidou Koulibaly and Virgil van Dijk his football idols. He is also a fan of Dinamo Zagreb.