Nikola Vlašić is a Croatian attacking midfielder from Split. A product of Hajduk Split, he debuted for the first team as a teenager and became one of the club's notable young players before moving to Everton in 2017. He revived his career at CSKA Moscow, where he won Russian player-of-the-year recognition, then played for West Ham United and Torino. Vlašić made his senior Croatia debut in 2017, scored important goals in Euro 2020 qualifying, and represented Croatia at Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.