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'''Ivan Rakitić''' ({{IPA|hr|ǐʋan rǎkititɕ}};<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=fVhlWRI%3D|title=Ìvan|quote=Ìvan|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|access-date=17 March 2018|language=sh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=dlxlXxU%3D&keyword=rakita|title=ràkita|quote=Ràkitić|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|access-date=17 March 2018|language=sh}}</ref> born 10 March 1988) is a professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Croatian Football League|HNL]] club [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]]. He is regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation.
Rakitić started his professional career at [[FC Basel|Basel]] and spent two seasons with them before he was signed by [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]. After spending three-and-a-half seasons in the [[Bundesliga]], he was signed by Sevilla in January 2011. Two years later, Rakitić was confirmed as the club [[Captain (association football)|captain]] and captained the team to [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] triumph. In June 2014, [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and Sevilla reached an agreement on the transfer of Rakitić. In his first season with Barça, he won [[Treble (association football)|the treble]] of [[2014–15 La Liga|La Liga]], [[2014–15 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]] and [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]. He scored the first goal of the [[2015 UEFA Champions League final|2015 Champions League final]] and became the first player ever to win the Champions League a year after winning the Europa League while playing for two clubs. After appearing in 310 games and winning ten more trophies with Barcelona, Rakitić returned to Sevilla in 2020 and won the Europa League again in the [[2023 UEFA Europa League final]].
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