Franko Kovačević (born 8 August 1999) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Korean club Gangwon.

In spite of the club expressing their interest in him,[3] he joined Hajduk Split on 16 June 2018 and was promoted to the first team.

[4] On 24 August 2017, Kovačević made his first team debut, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute for Hamza Barry in a 1–1 draw against English club Everton in the UEFA Europa League.

[8] However, a week after activating the option, he was sold to German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim where he was supposed to play for the U23 team in the Regionalliga Südwest.

[9] On 12 October 2020, it was announced that Kovačević would be loaned out to FC Cincinnati of Major League Soccer for the remainder of the 2020 season with an option to extend through 2021.