Overview
- The season-long arrangement places the 25-year-old Croatian defender with newly promoted Süper Lig side Kocaelispor through the end of the campaign.
- The Izmit club holds an option to purchase the player after the loan period.
- Smolcic moved to Frankfurt from HNK Rijeka in 2022 and has made 32 competitive appearances for the German club.
- He spent last season on loan with Linzer ASK in the Austrian Bundesliga.
- His contract with Eintracht Frankfurt runs until 2027, according to AFP and other agency reports.