| General |
| Luka Modrić | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Luka Modrić | |
| Date of birth: | 9 September 1985 | |
| Place of birth: | Zadar,  SFR Yugoslavia
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| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position: | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Real Madrid
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| Number: | 10 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1996–2001 2002–2003 |
 Zadar Dinamo Zagreb
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 2003-2004 2004–2005 2008–2012 2012– |
Dinamo Zagreb → Zrinjski (loan) → Inter Zaprešić (loan) Tottenham Hotspur Real Madrid
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94 (27) 22 (8) 18 (4) 127 (13) 359 (28) |
| National team | ||
| 2001 2001 2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2006– |
Croatia U15 Croatia U17 Croatia U18 Croatia U19 Croatia U21 Croatia
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2 (0) 2 (0) 7 (0) 11 (2) 15 (2) 127 (16) |
Luka Modrić (born 9 September 1985) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Real Madrid and the Croatia national football team. Modrić plays mainly as a central midfielder, but can also play as an attacking midfielder and winger. After showing promise in hometown club Zadar's youth team, he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb as a teenager in 2002. His professional career began with loan spells at Zrinjski Mostar and Inter Zaprešić.
While he was playing for GNK Dinamo Zagreb, they won three consecutive league titles and several domestic cups, with Modrić named Prva HNL "Player of the Year" in 2007. In 2008, he moved to Tottenham Hotspur in England's Premier League, before moving to Real Madrid in the summer of 2012.
Modrić is a Croatian international and made his debut against Argentina in March 2006. He has since participated in three major tournaments; 2006 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2008 and 2012. He scored his first international goal in the friendly match against Italy, and at the Euro 2008 was included in the UEFA "Team of the Tournament", becoming only the second Croatian to ever achieve this honour.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Dinamo Zagreb
- Croatian First League (3): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
- Croatian Cup (2): 2006–07, 2007–08
- Croatian Supercup: 2006
- Real Madrid
Individual[]
- Bosnian Premier League Player of the Year: 2003
- Croatian Football Hope of the Year: 2004
- HNL’s Footballer of the Year: 2007
- Prva HNL Player of the Year: 2007
- SN Yellow Shirt Award: 2007–08
- Croatian Footballer of the Year (3): 2007, 2008, 2011
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2008
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Player of the Year: 2010–11
- Croatian Football Oscar; Footballer of the Year (2): 2013, 2014
- UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2013–14
External links[]
| Real Madrid C.F. squad - 2024–25 |
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1 Courtois · 2 Carvajal · 3 Militão · 4 Alaba · 5 Bellingham · 6 Camavinga · 7 Vinícius Jr. · 8 Valverde · 9 Mbappé · 10 Modrić (c) · 11 Rodrygo · 13 Lunin · 14 Tchouaméni · 15 Güler · 16 Endrick · 17 Vázquez · 18 Vallejo · 19 Ceballos · 20 García · 21 Brahim · 22 Rüdiger · 23 Mendy · Manager: Carlo Ancelotti |
| Ballon d'Or winners |
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1956: Matthews · 1957: Di Stéfano · 1958: Kopa · 1959: Di Stéfano · 1960: Suárez · 1961: Sívori · 1962: Masopust · 1963: Yashin · 1964: Law · 1965: Eusébio · 1966: Charlton · 1967: Albert · 1968: Best · 1969: Rivera · 1970: Müller · 1971: Cruyff · 1972: Beckenbauer · 1973: Cruyff · 1974: Cruyff · 1975: Blokhin · 1976: Beckenbauer · 1977: Simonsen · 1978: Keegan · 1979: Keegan · 1980: Rummenigge · 1981: Rummenigge · 1982: Rossi · 1983: Platini · 1984: Platini · 1985: Platini · 1986: Belanov · 1987: Gullit · 1988: van Basten · 1989: van Basten · 1990: Matthäus · 1991: Papin · 1992: van Basten · 1993: Baggio · 1994: Stoichkov · 1995: Weah · 1996: Sammer · 1997: Ronaldo · 1998: Zidane · 1999: Rivaldo · 2000: Figo · 2001: Owen · 2002: Ronaldo · 2003: Nedvěd · 2004: Shevchenko · 2005: Ronaldinho · 2006: Cannavaro · 2007: Kaká · 2008: C. Ronaldo · 2009: Messi · 2010: Messi · 2011: Messi · 2012: Messi · 2013: Ronaldo · 2014: Ronaldo · 2015: Messi · 2016: Ronaldo · 2017: Ronaldo · 2018: Modrić · 2019: Messi · 2020: not awarded · 2021: Messi · 2022: Benzema · 2023: Messi · 2024: Rodri · |
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| Croatia – 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group stage (F) |
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2. Srna
3. Šimunić
4. R. Kovač
5. Tudor
6. Vranješ
7. Šimić
8. Babić
9. Pršo
10. N. Kovač (c)
11. Tokić
12. Didulica
13. Tomas
14. Modrić
15. I. Leko
16. J. Leko
17. Klasnić
18. Olić
19. N. Kranjčar
20. Šerić
21. Balaban
22. Bošnjak
23. Butina
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| Croatia – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
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1. Pletikosa
2. Vrsaljko
3. Pranjić
4. Perišić
5. Ćorluka
6. Lovren
7. Rakitić
8. Vukojević
9. Jelavić
10. Modrić
11. Srna (c)
12. Zelenika
13. Schildenfeld
14. Brozović
15. Badelj
16. Rebić
17. Mandžukić
18. Olić
19. Sammir
20. Kovačić
21. Vida
22. Eduardo
23. Subašić
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| Croatia – UEFA Euro 2016 – Round of 16 |
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1. Vargić
2. Vrsaljko
3. Strinić
4. Perišić
5. Ćorluka
6. Jedvaj
7. Rakitić
8. Kovačić
9. Kramarić
10. Modrić
11. Srna
12. L. Kalinić
13. Schildenfeld
14. Brozović
15. Ćorić
16. N. Kalinić
17. Mandžukić
18. Rog
19. Badelj
20. Pjaca
21. Vida
22. Čop
23. Subašić
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| Croatia – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Runners up |
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1. Livaković
2. Vrsaljko
3. Strinić
4. Perišić
5. Ćorluka
6. Lovren
7. Rakitić
8. Kovačić
9. Kramarić
10. Modrić (c)
11. Brozović
12. L. Kalinić
13. Jedvaj
14. Bradarić
15. Ćaleta-Car
16. N. Kalinić
17. Mandžukić
18. Rebić
19. Badelj
20. Pjaca
21. Vida
22. Pivarić
23. Subašić
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| Croatia – UEFA Euro 2024 – Group stage |
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1. Livaković
2. Stanišić
3. Pongračić
4. Gvardiol
5. Erlić
6. Šutalo
7. Majer
8. Kovačić
9. Kramarić
10. Modrić (c)
11. Brozović
12. Labrović
13. Vlašić
14. I.Perišić
15. M.Pašalić
16. Budimir
17. Petković
18. Ivanušec
19. Sosa
20. Pjaca
21. Vida
22. Juranović
23. Ivušić
24. Marco Pašalić
25. Sučić
26. Baturina |