Ivan Rakitic is a Croatian professional football player. He plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for the Spanish club, Barcelona. He started his professional football career from the Swiss club, FC Basel in 2005. He later played for Schalke 04 and Sevilla before joining Barcelona in 2014. As a Barcelona player, he has won 4 La Liga titles, 4 Copa del Rey titles, 1 UEFA Champions League title, 1 UEFA Super Cup, and 1 FIFA World Cup. Born to Croatian parents in Switzerland, he was eligible to represent both teams at the senior international level. He chose Croatia. He was a key player in the Croatian football team that finished runner-up in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.