The 21-year-old has barely missed a game for Groningen since returning to the club after representing Australia at the AFC Under-23 Championships in January.

Hrustic has one Socceroos cap to his name against Brazil in June last year but boosted his international case with strong displays for Ante Milicic's Young Socceroos in January's tournament in China.

The Melbourne product's displays also helped his cause at club level, with Groningen boss Ernest Faber impressed by his performances enough to warrant a recall.

Hrustic had fallen out of favour at Groningen in October after a needless red card which left his side a man down for 70 minutes in a 1-0 loss to Willem II.

But he hasn't looked back since January, even being included in the FoxSports.nl Eredivisie Team of the Week after a goal in a 2-0 win over PEC Zwolle in March.

Now Hrustic is hoping for a Socceroos recall, having not been involved since being cut from the final squad to face Honduras in the 2018 World Cup play-offs.

"I’m playing week-in week-out now in Holland," Hrustic told FourFourTwo, ahead of the final day of the Eredivisie where 12th-placed Groningen will be away to champions PSV Eindhoven from 10.30pm AEST Sunday.

"Our Socceroos boss is Dutch so he’ll be watching. All I can do is give 100 per cent and hope for the best.

“I’m hoping I am part of the squad. You never know what will happen. It would be a dream come true.”

Hrustic had played mostly as a winger for Groningen until a recent suspension to Juninho Bacuna presented an opportunity for the Australian.

Faber decided to try Hrustic in the number eight position as an attacking midfielder, which he's enjoyed.

“I’ve been playing quite well," former Schalke and Nottingham Forest junior Hrustic said.

“I thought against Roda JC (as an attacking midfielder) was probably one of my best games of the season. We played at home and won 2-1.

"(Faber) gave me a lot of responsibility and I think I grabbed it with both hands.

"I feel quite comfortable there. I always have the ball.

“I think that’s my strongest point when I always have the ball at my feet.

“That is my position, playing as an eight or 10. I’m not really a wide player. I’ve been playing most of my life in that position.”