Niko Kranjčar

**Niko Kranjčar** (; born 13 August 1984) is a Croatian former professional footballer. He played as an attacking midfielder, but could also operate as a winger or second striker.

He currently works as an assistant coach for the Croatia national under-19 team.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|Cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="6"|Dinamo Zagreb|2000–01|Prva HNL|0|0|2|0|0|0|—|2|0||
|2001–02|Prva HNL|24|2|6|0|2|0|—|32|2||||
|2002–03|Prva HNL|21|4|1|0|2|0|—|24|4||||
|2003–04|Prva HNL|24|10|6|0|7|2|1|0|38|12|||
|2004–05|Prva HNL|16|2|1|0|5|2|1|0|23|4|||
|rowspan="4"|Hajduk Split|2004–05|Prva HNL|13|2|4|0|0|0|—|17|2||
|2005–06|Prva HNL|32|10|6|3|2|0|1|1|41|14|||
|2006–07|Prva HNL|5|3|0|0|0|0|—|5|3||||
|rowspan="5"|Portsmouth|2006–07|Premier League|23|2|4|0|0|0|—|26|2||
|2007–08|Premier League|34|4|8|1|0|0|—|42|5||||
|2008–09|Premier League|21|3|3|1|1|0|1|0|25|4|||
|2009–10|Premier League|4|0|1|1|0|0|—|5|1||||
|rowspan="4"|Tottenham Hotspur|2009–10|Premier League|24|6|8|2|0|0|—|32|8||
|2010–11|Premier League|13|2|2|0|6|0|—|21|2||||
|2011–12|Premier League|12|1|3|0|3|0|—|18|1||||
|rowspan="3"|Dynamo Kyiv|2012–13|Ukrainian Premier League|13|4|0|0|8|0|—|21|4||
|2015–16|Ukrainian Premier League|0|0|1|0|0|0|—|1|0||||
|rowspan="3"|Queens Park Rangers (loan)|2013–14|Championship|29|2|1|0|0|0|3|0|33|2|
|2014–15|Premier League|22|2|0|0|0|0|—|22|2||||
|New York Cosmos|2016|NASL|7|1|0|0|—|—|7|1||||
|rowspan="3"|Rangers|2016–17|Scottish Premiership|9|1|6|2|—|—|15|3|||
|2017–18|Scottish Premiership|7|0|2|0|2|0|—|11|0||||

## International career statistics

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="10"|Croatia|2004|5|0|
|2005|9|3|||
|2006|15|0|||
|2007|9|2|||
|2008|8|1|||
|2009|8|2|||
|2010|7|6|||
|2011|7|0|||
|2012|8|0|||
|2013|5|1|||

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Niko Kranjčar
- **image**: Niko Kranjčar 2012.jpg
- **image size**: 280
- **caption**: Kranjčar with Dynamo Kyiv in 2012
- **fullname**: Niko Kranjčar
- **birth place**: Zagreb, Croatia
- **height**: 1.86 m
- **position**: Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, Attacking midfielder
- **currentclub**: Croatia national under-21 football team, Croatia U21 (assistant coach)
- **youthclubs1**: SK Rapid Wien, Rapid Vienna
- **youthclubs2**: GNK Dinamo Zagreb Academy, Dinamo Zagreb
- **years1**: 2001–2005
- **clubs1**: GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Dinamo Zagreb
- **caps1**: 84
- **goals1**: 19
- **years2**: 2005–2006
- **clubs2**: HNK Hajduk Split, Hajduk Split
- **caps2**: 50
- **goals2**: 15
- **years3**: 2006–2009
- **clubs3**: Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth
- **caps3**: 83
- **goals3**: 9
- **years4**: 2009–2012
- **clubs4**: Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur
- **caps4**: 49
- **goals4**: 9
- **years5**: 2012–2016
- **clubs5**: FC Dynamo Kyiv, Dynamo Kyiv
- **caps5**: 13
- **goals5**: 4
- **years6**: 2013–2015
- **clubs6**: → Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers (loan)
- **caps6**: 51
- **goals6**: 4
- **years7**: 2016
- **clubs7**: New York Cosmos (2013–2020), New York Cosmos
- **caps7**: 7
- **goals7**: 1
- **years8**: 2016–2018
- **clubs8**: Rangers F.C., Rangers
- **caps8**: 16
- **goals8**: 1
- **totalcaps**: 353
- **totalgoals**: 61
- **nationalyears1**: 2000–2001
- **nationalteam1**: Croatia national under-17 football team, Croatia U16/17
- **nationalcaps1**: 17
- **nationalgoals1**: 8
- **nationalyears2**: 2001–2002
- **nationalteam2**: Croatia national under-19 football team, Croatia U19
- **nationalcaps2**: 7
- **nationalgoals2**: 2
- **nationalyears3**: 2002–2005
- **nationalteam3**: Croatia national under-21 football team, Croatia U21
- **nationalcaps3**: 15
- **nationalgoals3**: 2
- **nationalyears4**: 2004–2013
- **nationalteam4**: Croatia national football team, Croatia
- **nationalcaps4**: 81
- **nationalgoals4**: 15
- **manageryears1**: 2021–2023
- **managerclubs1**: Croatia national under-19 football team, Croatia U19 (assistant coach)
- **manageryears2**: 2024–
- **managerclubs2**: Croatia national under-21 football team, Croatia U21 (assistant coach)