Teo Barišić

Teo Barišić
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-30) 30 September 2004
Place of birth Viriat, France[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
Rijeka
Number 28
Youth career
2017–2022 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2026 Lyon II 63 (1)
2025–2026 Lyon 1 (0)
2026– Rijeka 6 (0)
International career‡
2022 Croatia U18 1 (0)
2025– Croatia U21 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 December 2025

Teo Barišić (born 30 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Croatian Football League club Rijeka. Born in France, he represented Croatia at youth level.

Club career

Born in Viriat, Barišić was a youth product of Lyon.[2] His family is from Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3] On 25 June 2024, he signed his first professional contract with the team.[4] He then became the captain of Lyon's reserves team for the 2024–25 season.[5]

On 17 May 2025, Barišić made his debut with Lyon's first team in a 2–0 win against Angers during the last matchday of the 2024–25 Ligue 1. He thus became the 600th player to appear for Lyon.[6]

On 14 January 2026, Barišić signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Rijeka.[7] On 8 April, he had suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, ruling him out for several months.[8]

International career

Eligible to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and France, Barišić chose to play for Croatia at youth level.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon II 2021–22 Championnat National 2 30———30
2023–24 Championnat National 2 190———190
2023–24 Championnat National 3 160——2[a]0180
2024–25 Championnat National 3 220——6[a]0280
2025–26 Championnat National 3 31———31
Total 631——80711
Lyon 2024–25 Ligue 1 100000—10
2025–26 Ligue 1 00001[b]0—10
Total 1000100020
Rijeka 2025–26 Croatian Football League 60102[c]0—90
Career total 701103080821

References

  1. ↑ "Téo Barisic". ligue1.fr.
  2. ↑ "Téo Barisic: Les Gones du mois (janvier/février)". commerce.cafe. 28 February 2024.
  3. ↑ https://www.hercegovina.info/sport/nogomet/buducnost-hrvatske-roditelji-su-iz-zenice-ali-mi-smo-hrvati-i-srce-je-presudilo/247579/
  4. ↑ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Teo Barisic". Olympique Lyonnais. 25 June 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Teo Barisic, le dernier défenseur à la mode du centre de formation de l'OL". Foot Mercato. 25 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Lancé face à Angers, Téo Barisic est devenu le 600e joueur de l'OL". Le Progrès. 19 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Teo Barišić novi je igrač HNK Rijeka" [Teo Barišić is a new player for HNK Rijeka] (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Coup d'arrêt pour Téo Barišić, victime d'une blessure au ligament croisé du genou droit !". Le Progrès.