Roko Šimić

**Roko Šimić** (born 10 September 2003) is a Croatian professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.

## Career

He started his career with the youth teams of Dinamo Zagreb, Kustošija and Lokomotiva Zagreb. He made his senior debut for Lokomotiva in August 2020. In the 2020-21 season he made 25 matches and 3 goals for Lokomotiva. In July 2021 Šimić signed a contract with the Austrian side FC Red Bull Salzburg.  With €4 million  it was Lokomotiva's most expensive transfer.

He went on loan to FC Liefering and made his debut in August 2021 versus St. Pölten. He came in in the 46th minute and scored his first goal within his first minute.  On 20 October 2021 he made his senior team and Champions League debut. He came in for Noah Okafor in the 87th minute of the 3–1 victory over VfL Wolfsburg. Four days later, he made his league debut for the senior team, replacing Karim Adeyemi in the 87th minute of the 4–1 victory over Sturm Graz. For the 2022/23 season he went on loan to FC Zürich.

## National team

Roko Šimić played in all Croatian youth teams. At the moment he plays for the U21 team.

## Personal life

Roko is the son of Dario Šimić, a former Croatian footballer. He was born in Milan, Italy where his father played for AC Milan. He has three brothers, Viktor, Nikolas and David. David suffers from Down syndrome.

## Honours

**Red Bull Salzburg**
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2022
- Austrian Cup: 2022

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Roko Šimić
- **image**: FC Salzburg gegen VfL Wolfsburg (CL-Gruppenphase 20. Oktober 2021) 43.jpg
- **image size**: 220
- **caption**: Roko Šimić  Championsleague versus Wolfsburg (2021)
- **birth place**: Milan, Italy
- **height**: 1.90 m
- **currentclub**: FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg
- **clubnumber**: 23
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward
- **youthyears1**: –2011
- **youthclubs1**: GNK Dinamo Zagreb Academy, Dinamo Zagreb
- **youthyears2**: 2011–2015
- **youthclubs2**: NK Kustošija, Kustošija
- **youthyears3**: 2015–2020
- **youthclubs3**: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb, Lokomotiva Zagreb
- **years1**: 2020–2021
- **clubs1**: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb, Lokomotiva Zagreb
- **caps1**: 25
- **goals1**: 3
- **years2**: 2021–
- **clubs2**: FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg
- **caps2**: 20
- **goals2**: 4
- **years3**: 2021–2022
- **clubs3**: → FC Liefering, Liefering (loan)
- **caps3**: 24
- **goals3**: 19
- **years4**: 2023
- **clubs4**: → FC Zürich, Zürich (loan)
- **caps4**: 16
- **goals4**: 4
- **nationalyears1**: 2017
- **nationalteam1**: Croatia national under-15 football team, Croatia U15
- **nationalcaps1**: 1
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 2018–2019
- **nationalteam2**: Croatia national under-16 football team, Croatia U16
- **nationalcaps2**: 13
- **nationalgoals2**: 3
- **nationalyears3**: 2019–2020
- **nationalteam3**: Croatia national under-17 football team, Croatia U17
- **nationalcaps3**: 9
- **nationalgoals3**: 1
- **nationalyears4**: 2021–
- **nationalteam4**: Croatia national under-21 football team, Croatia U21
- **nationalcaps4**: 17
- **nationalgoals4**: 8
- **club-update**: 21 October 2023
- **nationalteam-update**: 4 October 2023