{{short description|Croatian footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Fran Tudor | image = Fran Tudor 2023.jpg | caption = Tudor in 2023 with Raków Częstochowa | image_size = 200 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Zagreb, Croatia | height = 1.73 m | position = Centre-back, right-back, right wing-back | currentclub = Raków Częstochowa | clubnumber = 7 | youthclubs1 = Mladost Buzin | youthclubs2 = Dinamo Zagreb | youthyears1 = 2004–2005 | youthyears2 = 2005–2007 | youthyears3 = 2007–2013 | youthclubs3 = NK Zagreb | youthyears4 = 2014 | youthclubs4 = Panathinaikos | years1 = 2015–2019 | clubs1 = Hajduk Split | caps1 = 109 | goals1 = 15 | years2 = 2015 | clubs2 = → Hajduk Split B | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2020– | clubs3 = Raków Częstochowa | caps3 = 186 | goals3 = 6 | nationalteam1 = Croatia U19 | nationalyears1 = 2013 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam2 = Croatia U21 | nationalyears2 = 2015–2016 | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2017 | nationalteam3 = Croatia | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | pcupdate = 19:01, 29 May 2026 (UTC) | ntupdate = }}
'''Fran Tudor''' ({{IPA|hr|frân tûdor}};<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=fFluUBM%3D|title=Fránjo|quote=Frȁn|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=2018-03-17|language=sh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=f19mXhN6|title=Tèodor|quote=Tȕdor|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=2018-03-17|language=sh}}</ref> born 27 September 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, right-back or right wing-back for Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa.
==Club career== Born in Zagreb, Croatia, Tudor started his career with lower-tier side Mladost Buzin, originally playing as a forward, aged 10 he was spotted by GNK Dinamo Zagreb scouts and moved there, but two years later moved to NK Zagreb where he spent most of his youth career, moving gradually to a right back role. In 2014, he moved to Greece, joining the U20 side of Panathinaikos, where he was helped and mentored by Danijel Pranjić<ref>[http://www.vecernji.hr/nogomet/tata-tudor-frana-je-u-ateni-ga-je-pranjic-hranio-i-oblacio-1001161 Tata Tudor: Pranjić je Frana u Ateni hranio i oblačio] at Večernji List</ref>
After a year in Greece, Tudor moved back to Croatia, signing a three and a half-year<ref>[http://www.goal.com/hr/news/7037/prva-hnl/2015/04/19/10918992/tata-tudor-za-goal-uvjet-za-nogomet-franu-je-bila-%C5%A1kola-a-u?ICID=HP_BN_3 Tata Tudor za Goal: Uvjet za nogomet Franu je bila škola, a u Ateni ga je Pranjić hranio i oblačio] at Goal.com</ref> contract with HNK Hajduk Split. Initially playing for the third-tier B team, where coach Mario Osibov moved him to a more offensive right wing role, he was moved to the first team by the newly appointed sports director/coach Goran Vučević for the match against HNK Rijeka on 18 April 2015, on which he debuted in the first team, scoring the leading goal from a header in the 44th minute in what would be a 1–2 loss for his team, before he was replaced in the 62nd minute by Josip Bašić.<ref>[http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hajduk/tabid/83/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/282573/Default.aspx "Gogijeva dica" nadigrala Rijeku, a onda sve prosula u dvije minute] at Slobodna Dalmacija</ref>
On 27 December 2019, he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the option of prolonging it for another two years with Polish Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fran Tudor nowym zawodnikiem Rakowa |url=https://rakow.com/aktualnosci/fran-tudor-nowym-zawodnikiem-rakowa-7683 |website=rakow.com |publisher=Raków Częstochowa |accessdate=29 December 2019 |language=pl |date=27 December 2019}}</ref>
==International career== He made his debut for Croatia in a January 2017 China Cup match against Chile, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute for Filip Ozobić, and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring one goal. His final international was a May 2017 friendly match against Mexico in which he scored his only goal for Croatia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=29703|title=Player Database|accessdate=7 January 2023|website=EU-football}}</ref>
==Personal life== Tudor is an alumnus of the XIII. High School in Zagreb. He is a distant cousin of Igor Tudor, both of them having roots in the village of Milna on the island of Hvar.<ref>[http://hajduk.hr/vijest/pet-stvari-koje-niste-znali-o--franu-tudoru/5661 Pet stvari koje niste znali o... Franu Tudoru!] at Hajduk.hr</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 23 May 2026}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Croatian Football Cup, Polish Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Hajduk Split |2014–15 |Prva HNL |7||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||2 |- |2015–16 |Prva HNL |31||7||5||0||7{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||43||7 |- |2016–17 |Prva HNL |27||3||3||2||4{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||34||6 |- |2017–18 |Prva HNL |20||2||3||0||4{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||27||2 |- |2018–19 |Prva HNL |24||1||2||0||1{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||27||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !109!!15!!14!!2!!16!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!139!!18 |- |rowspan="8"|Raków Częstochowa |2019–20 |Ekstraklasa |16||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||1 |- |2020–21 |Ekstraklasa |29||1||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||1 |- |2021–22 |Ekstraklasa |31||2||5||0||6{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||0||1{{efn|name=PSC|Appearance in Polish Super Cup}}||1||43||3 |- |2022–23 |Ekstraklasa |31||2||4||1||6{{efn|name=UECL}}||2||1{{efn|name=PSC}}||0||42||5 |- |2023–24 |Ekstraklasa |27||0||3||0||13{{efn|Eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||2||1{{efn|name=PSC}}||0||44||2 |- |2024–25 |Ekstraklasa |30||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||0 |- |2025–26 |Ekstraklasa |22||0||4||0||14{{efn|name=UECL}}||0||colspan=2|—||40||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !186!!6!!22!!1!!39!!4!!3!!1!!250!!12 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !295!!21!!36!!3!!55!!5!!3!!1!!389!!30 |}
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===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=66373|name=Fran Tudor|access-date=19 February 2025}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=2|Croatia |- |2017||3||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!3!!1 |}
:''Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tudor goal.''<ref name="SW">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/fran-tudor/401243/|title=F. Tudor|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=27 May 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |+ List of international goals scored by Fran Tudor |- ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | align=center |1 || 27 May 2017 || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States || {{fb|MEX}} || align=center | 2–0 || align=center | 2–1 || Friendly |}
==Honours== '''Raków Częstochowa''' *Ekstraklasa: 2022–23 * Polish Cup: 2020–21,<ref name=PCF>{{cite web|url=https://www.polskieradio24.pl/395/7790/Artykul/2715467,Football-Rakow-Czestochowa-beat-Arka-Gdynia-in-Polish-Cup-final|title=Football: Raków Częstochowa beat Arka Gdynia in Polish Cup final|website=Polskie Radio|date=2 May 2021|accessdate=12 May 2021|archive-date=16 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316062756/https://www.polskieradio24.pl/395/7790/Artykul/2715467,Football-Rakow-Czestochowa-beat-Arka-Gdynia-in-Polish-Cup-final|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2021–22 * Polish Super Cup: 2021,<ref>{{cite web| title=Walka o Superpuchar trwa nadal! Śledź relację! [NA ŻYWO] |trans-title=The fight for the Super Cup continues! Follow the report! [LIVE] |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/54887911/legia-warszawa-rakow-czestochowa-superpuchar-relacja-na-zywo |website=sport.tvp.pl | date=17 July 2021 |access-date=18 July 2021 |language=pl}}</ref> 2022
'''Individual''' *Ekstraklasa Defender of the Season: 2022–23<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ekstraklasa.org/aktualnosci/14324/kamil-grosicki-pilkarzem-sezonu-w-pko-bank-polski-ekstraklasie|title=Kamil Grosicki piłkarzem sezonu w PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasie!|publisher=Ekstraklasa|language=pl|date=29 May 2023|access-date=29 May 2023|archive-date=30 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530055156/https://www.ekstraklasa.org/aktualnosci/14324/kamil-grosicki-pilkarzem-sezonu-w-pko-bank-polski-ekstraklasie/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{sports links}} *[http://hajduk.hr/prva-momcad/fran-tudor/32 Fran Tudor] at hajduk.hr
{{Raków Częstochowa squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tudor, Fran}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Zagreb Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Croatian men's footballers Category:Croatia men's youth international footballers Category:Croatia men's under-21 international footballers Category:Croatia men's international footballers Category:HNK Hajduk Split players Category:HNK Hajduk Split II players Category:Raków Częstochowa players Category:Croatian Football League players Category:Ekstraklasa players Category:Croatian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Category:Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Category:Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Category:21st-century Croatian sportsmen