Personal information :Date of birth : 13 August 1984
Place of birth : Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Height : 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)Playing position : Attacking Midfielder, Winger
Current club : Tottenham Hotspur
Number : 21
Youth career :
SK Rapid Vienna
NK Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career :
2001–2004 NK Dinamo Zagreb
2004–2006 HNK Hajduk Split
2006–2009 Portsmouth
2009– Tottenham Hotspur
National team
2000–2001 Croatia U16/17
2001–2002 Croatia U19
2002–2005 Croatia U21
2004– Croatia
Club career
Early years
Kranjčar used bulk of his youth playing for NK Dinamo Zagreb, and resultant became the youngest captain of the squad for the first time at the age of 17. He also became one of the youngest goalscorers in the Prva HNL as he scored on his league debut for Dinamo at the age of 16 in the past alleviating them win the double of a Croatian cup and a league label in 2003 and afterward the Croatian cup again the pursuing season . Such intellectual powers andaddition led him to become a fan favorite, he started to receive comparison to French football legend Zinedine Zidane. However, in early 2005, he sophisticated a opposition with the authorities, directing to a amazement transfer to Dinamo's greatest rivals, Hajduk Split. Nevertheless, he immobile treated to strengthen on his novel club as healleviated them to the Croatian label in his first season. After the 2006 World Cup, the world press hailed him for his talents, and some clubs without hold back demonstratedspare-time activity in the young star. Among such clubs were Stade Rennais and the Spanish Club Celta Vigo. In August 2006, Rennes bid €4.5 million for Kranjčar, which Hajduk abandoned, stating they discerned they oughtreceive more for the player. Later on the same day, however, Kranjčar afterward transferred for a reported £3.5 million (€5.2 million) to Portsmouth on 31 August 2006.
Portsmouth
Kranjčar organised his Premier League debut for Portsmouth on 1 October 2006 as he played all 90 minutes in their 2–1 away defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. He scored his first Premier League objective on 31 March 2007 at Fulham,compensating Portsmouth an early 1–0 lead in a fit that lastly ended in a 1–1 draw. He organised a total of 24attainments and scored couple objectives in his first Premier League season. The pursuing season, he played an integral role in Portsmouth's FA Cup win.
At the innovation of the 2008–09 season, AS Monaco very otherwise had a bid of £12 million abandoned for Kranjčar, however this was turned down by Monaco. On 12 February 2009, with Portsmouth conflicting relegation, Kranjčar publicly documented his longing to quit Portsmouth and transfer to a greater club. Arsenal and AS Monaco have atone time been linked with transfers for the Croatian International. Everton overseer David Moyes also passed on anspare-time activity in signing Kranjčar as a refilling for long-term absentee Mikel Arteta. In August, Kranjčar stated: "For now I am staying, but we have not bolstered like I would have desired us to. That's why I not able to pointer anovel contract. It's one more season for me and afterward I'm off".
Tottenham Hotspur
On 1 September 2009, Kranjčar connected Tottenham Hotspur from Portsmouth later the couple clubs equated a transfer compensation of round object £1-2 million, even so the actual price was undisclosed. The trade was finishedjust in the past the transfer deadline surpassed with him signing a four-year contract. It was reported that Everton hadorganised a late bid to pointer Kranjčar, but the performer opted to pointer for Spurs, stating that: "Everton is also ahigh club but, in the end, the tradition and greatness of Tottenham organised the difference. I also knew overseerHarry Redknapp, and Luka Modrić and Vedran Ćorluka conveyed me great item come seal the club". Kranjčarorganised his debut for Tottenham as a substitute in the 3–1 defeat to Manchester United at home. On 26 September 2009, Kranjčar organised his first Premier League commence for Tottenham in a 5–0 home thrashing of Burnley. He scored his first objective for the club in a Premier League fit away to Bolton Wanderers on 4 October 2009. On 22 November 2009, Kranjčar scored for Tottenham in a 9–1 home thrashing of Wigan Athletic, with Jermain Defoe scoring a record equalling five. On 16 December 2009, Kranjčar seized a brace in a 3–0 home victory through Manchester City. On 20 March 2010, Kranjčar scored the winning objective in a 1–2 away victory through Stoke. Kranjcar has found problem being picked in commencing line-ups, due to the surge in prominence of Gareth Bale, any person whoalso performances in his position. Whilst Bale has been out injured, Tottenham commenced with Kranjcar in coupleback-to-back fits and he scored the winner in both, against Bolton Wanderers in a 2-1 victory at White Hart Lane, and away to Sunderland in another 2-1 victory.
International careerKranjčar was at one time a component of the Croatian national Under-16, Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 teams in the past enhancing to the senior national team. His senior debut for Croatia came on 18 August 2004 in a friendly fitagainst Israel. He was a regular for Croatia during their qualifying campaign for the 2006 World Cup, taking in nineattainments and scoring couple objectives, surrounding a radiant single action against Bulgaria. Niko was afterwardpicked for "Young firearms discharging for World Cup glory" on eurosport.com with numerous of the largest talents in the world, such as Lionel Messi, Lukas Podolski and future Pompey team mate Sulley Muntari. He went on to play in all of Croatia's three assembly point fits at the final tournament, proving to be a prestigious performer for his nobleperformances.
With the leaving of his male parent as national team overseer, Kranjčar became a regular for Croatia in their qualifying campaign for the Euro 2008, having arose in all 12 fits, scoring couple goals. The bulk renowned of such was hisprolonged range opener for Croatia during their final fit away to England. Croatia lastly won the game 3–2, resulting in England's failure to qualify for the final tournament. He afterward scored in a friendly fit against Scotland with a strikingaction just from interior the chastisement paddock in a fit played that ended 1–1, the equalising objective originatingfrom Kenny Miller.
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