Dominik Livaković is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Prva HNL club Dinamo Zagreb and the current number one goalee of the Croatia national team.
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Livakovic was born on 9 January 1995 in Zadar, Croatia to parents Zdravko Livaković (father) and Manuela Skoblar (mother).
Livakovic actually comes from an influential family.
His father Zdravko Livaković is a construction engineer and a former State Secretary in the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure during the mandate of Božidar Kalmeta.
His mother Manuela Skoblar, on the other hand, is Josip Skoblar’s first cousin.
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His paternal grandfather and grandmother were a radiologist and an English teacher, respectively.
Livaković received his maiden call-up to the Croatia national football team for their friendly against Moldova in May 2016 and made his debut against Chile in the 2017 China Cup where Croatia lost on penalties.
In May 2018, Livaković was named to Croatia’s preliminary 32-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and was eventually part of the team that finished runners-up after losing the final against France.
He made his competitive debut against England in the 2018–19 Nations League match held on 12 October 2018 at Stadion Rujevica in Rijeka, which ended in a scoreless draw.
Livakovic was Croatia’s first choice goalkeeper during the FIFA 22 World Cup and he played a huge role in his nation’s run to the semi-finals, where they were ousted by Argentina.
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