Ivan Rakitić (born 10 March 1988 in Rheinfelden, Switzerland) is a Croatian and Swiss citizen who plays as a central defender for FC Barcelona. (Image from ic photo)
On 29 September 2005, Rakitic made his European debut for Basel F.C. in the UEFA Cup against Bosnian side Brieggs Lodge. (Image from ic photo)
On 22 October 2006, Rakitic scored his debut league goal in the Swiss Super League against St. Gallen FC in Basel, and it was this goal that was voted the best goal of the season in the Swiss Super League at the end of the season. (Image from ic photo)
On 22 June 2007, Schalke 04 FC officially announced that it had signed a four-year contract with Rakitic, with a new contract ending 30 June 2011 for a transfer fee of €5 million. (Image from ic photo)
On 28 January 2011, Sevilla FC announced on its official website that the team had signed rakitic for a period of 4 and a half years. (Image from ic photo)
On 12 January 2012, Sevilla beat Valencia FC 2–1 in the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, and was eliminated due to an away goal disadvantage, in which Rakitic scored his only goal of the season. In the 2011–12 season, Rakitic made 39 appearances for Sevilla in all competitions, scoring one goal. (Image from ic photo)
On 17 June 2014, FC Barcelona officially announced that Rakitic had officially joined the club, with a transfer fee of €21 million and the number 4 shirt. (Image from ic photo)
On 20 December 2015, Rakitic won the championship with Barcelona in a 3–0 victory over River Plate FC in the Club World Cup final. In the 2015-16 season, Rakitic made 57 appearances for Barcelona in all competitions, scoring nine goals. (Image from ic photo)
In the 2017-18 season, Rakitic made 55 appearances for Barcelona in all competitions, scoring four goals. (Image from ic photo)
On 15 November 2006, Rakitic played for the Swiss u21 youth team against the Slovenian u21 youth team and scored one goal in the match. (Image from ic photo)
On 8 September 2007, Rakitic made his debut for croatia by replacing Nico Kranica in the European Championship qualifiers against Estonia. Rakitic represented Swiss youth teams at all levels in Europe for many years, but he decided to play for the Croatian national football team. (Image from ic photo)
On 26 June 2016, Croatia lost 1-1 to Portugal in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 in France. Rakitic made 4 appearances in the tournament and scored 1 goal. (Image from ic photo)
On July 15, 2018, Croatia lost 2-4 to France in the 2018 Fifac world cup final in Russia to finish second. Rakitic made 7 appearances in the tournament and scored 1 goal. (Image from ic photo)
Rakitic is excellent in technique, fast, attacking, balanced left and right feet, and clear ball style. (Sports Weekly Review) (Image from ic photo)