Mijo Caktaš

A native of Dugopolje, Mijo Caktaš started training with his hometown club NK Dugopolje, moving to the "NK Omladinac Vranjic" youth team when he was 14. After two seasons there he returned to Dugopolje, debuting for the senior team in the 2008–09 season of the Treća HNL South, at only 16 years old, he drew the attention of Hajduk Split scouts.

Hajduk

He was integrated in the Hajduk U19 team the following season. In summer 2011, he was sent to Dugopolje on loan, and his performances in the autumn Druga HNL leader earned him a call back to the Hajduk first team. In February 2012, he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the club. He made his debut for the first team in a 1–1 draw against Istra 1961 on 25 February 2012. The following month, he scored his first goal in Prva HNL in a 3–0 win against Rijeka and also provided two assists for Ante Vukušić. In the next game, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Cibalia. In the 2012/13 season, Caktaš had an explosion of form as he became a main member of the first team at Poljud. He scored nine goals and assisted six more in 30 league games. The 2013/14 season started similarly well, with the player scoring two in his first seven games, but suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in round 5 and didn't return until the closing phase of the season, making just three more appearances that season. With a full pre-season, Mijo Caktaš returned stronger than ever for the 2014–15 season. Good performances followed and…

In August 2015, he received a first call-up for the senior national team for the Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Azerbaijan and Norway, but remained an unused substitute in both matches. On 27 May 2019, Croatian manager Zlatko Dalić activated Caktaš's stand-by call up for matches against Wales and Tunisia. He debuted in the friendly against Tunisia.

As of match played 2 October 2025

Hajduk Split

Croatian Cup: 2012–13 Individual

Croatian First League Top Scorer: 2018–19 Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award: 2018–19