The Croatia national under-18 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 18 or younger. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mladi vatreni ('Young Blazers').
| Nickname(s) | Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers) | ||
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| Association | Croatian Football Federation (HNS) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Robert Jarni | ||
| Captain | Luka Vrbančić | ||
| Most caps | Franko Andrijašević (12) | ||
| Top scorer | Marko Dugandžić (6) | ||
| FIFA code | CRO | ||
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| First international | |||
 Croatia 1–0 Slovenia  (Samobor, Croatia; 22 April 1993) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0–4 Croatia (Tolisa, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 20 May 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Italy 4–0 Croatia (Salerno, Italy; 11 June 2004) | |||
| Website | hns-cff.hr | ||
Recent results
editThe following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
edit| 23 March 2023 Friendly tournament | Croatia | 1–2 |  England | Poreč, Croatia |
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Report |
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Stadium: SRC Veli Jože |
| 25 March 2023 Friendly tournament | Croatia | 0–0 |  Switzerland | Poreč, Croatia |
| Report | Stadium: SRC Veli Jože |
| 27 March 2023 Friendly tournament | Croatia | 0–3 |  Belgium | Poreč, Croatia |
| Report | Stadium: SRC Veli Jože |
| 6 September 2023 Friendly tournament | Croatia | 4–4 |  Poland | Nedelišće, Croatia |
| 16:45 | Report |
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Stadium: SRC Trate |
| 9 September 2023 Friendly tournament | Croatia | 3–3 |  Austria | Kotoriba, Croatia |
| 16:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Sportski park Kotoriba |
| 12 September 2023 Friendly tournament | Croatia | 2–2 |  Saudi Arabia | Nedelišće, Croatia |
| 12:00 | Report |
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Stadium: SRC Trate |
| 11 October 2023 Friendly tournament | Croatia | 3–2 |  Netherlands | Umag, Croatia |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Gradski Stadion |
Current squad
editThe following is the squad named for the friendly tournament played in Umag in Croatia, from 11 to 17 October 2023.[1]
Recent call-ups
editThe following players have been called up to the squad in the last 12 months.
See also
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- Croatia national football team
- Croatia national football B team
- Croatia national under-23 football team
- Croatia national under-21 football team
- Croatia national under-20 football team
- Croatia national under-19 football team
- Croatia national under-17 football team
- Croatia national under-16 football team
- Croatia national under-15 football team
- Croatia women's national football team
- Croatia women's national under-19 football team
- Croatia women's national under-17 football team
- Croatia women's national under-15 football team
References
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- ^ "Robert Jarni objavio popis igrača za međunarodni turnir u Umagu" [Robert Jarni published the list of players for the international tournament in Umag]. Croatian Football Federation (in Croatian). Zagreb. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.