Ante Budimir
#17 · Forward · age 34
Club
Osasuna
Spain · La Liga
Caps
35
Intl goals
9
85
WC26 rating
high confidence
- Recent form
- 86
- Career peak
- 91
- League level
- 90
- Competition pedigree
- 51
- International pedigree
- 82
- Longevity
- 69
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Budimir is the chase-the-game striker Dalić will turn to if Croatia need to go more direct. His profile is genuinely different from Kramarić — taller, more physical, less involved in build-up — and offers Dalić tactical optionality in 1-0 deficits late.
Strengths
- aerial duels at 6'3"
- hold-up play with back to goal
- near-post finishing
Recent form
Strong 2025-26 La Liga season at Osasuna with double-figure goals.
Started his senior career in the Croatian second tier and didn't play La Liga football until age 28 — a late-bloomer trajectory unusual for a top-flight striker.