Martin Erlić, born on 24 January 1998 (age 28), is a Croatian central defender with FC Midtjylland. At 6ft 4in (1.92m), he is an imposing presence, and his game is built around the sort of physical profile clubs tend to notice before they get to the finer details.
His strongest league season in front of goal came with Spezia in 2020-21, when he scored three times in 27 appearances. That spell gave him a firmer senior footing in Italy, with enough regular football to move him beyond the category of merely promising defender.
Erlić is now with FC Midtjylland, where in 2026-27 he has made eight appearances across all competitions, including four in the Superliga, two in Europa League qualifying and two in Conference League qualifying. His current market value is around £3.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
He has also been involved with Croatia this season, making one appearance in European World Cup qualifying and scoring once. His career to this point is that of a solid, well-travelled centre-half: established in senior football, useful at both club and international level, and still in the middle of it rather than looking back on it.
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