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List of Croatia international footballers

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This is a list of Croatia national football team players. Most of the appearances were made since the country became independent from Yugoslavia in 1990, but international games were also played in the early 1940s and a one-off match was played in 1956. Luka Modrić made the most appearances for the national team with 182, making him one of the twelve Croatian players with 100 or more caps. Davor Šuker, who was the top goalscorer at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, is by far the top goalscorer in the history of the Croatian team, with 45 goals.

Players

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This list is about Croatia national football team players with at least 20 appearances. For a list of all national team players with a Wikipedia article, see the Croatia international footballers category. For the current national team squad, see Croatia national football team#Current squad.

Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as the UEFA Nations League and international friendlies. Players are listed by number of caps, then by goals scored. If they are still tied the players are listed alphabetically. Statistics correct as of 15 October 2024 and the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League match against Poland.

Key
§
 Still active for the national team[nb 1]
*
 Still playing active football
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
 
Current Croatia captain, Luka Modrić (182 caps, 27 goals) is the most-capped player.
 
Davor Šuker is Croatia's all-time top scorer with 45 goals scored in an international career spanning 12 years between 1990 and 2002. He was also the top scorer at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
 
Former Croatia captain, Darijo Srna (134 caps, 22 goals) is the third most-capped player.
 
Former Croatia manager Niko Kovač (83 caps, 14 goals) is the 16th most-capped player.
 
Stipe Pletikosa is the most-capped goalkeeper with 114 appearances
Croatia national team football players with at least 20 appearances
# Name Position National team
career 		Caps Goals FIFA World Cup[n 1] UEFA Euro[n 1] UEFA
Nations League[n 1] 		Ref
1 Luka Modrić§ MF 2006– 182 27 2006, 2014, 2018  , 2022   2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 2023   [1]
2 Ivan Perišić§ FW 2011– 138 33 2014, 2018  , 2022   2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 2023   [2]
3 Darijo Srna DF 2002–2016 134 22 2006, 2014 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 – [3]
4 Stipe Pletikosa GK 1999–2014 114 0 2002, 2006, 2014 2008, 2012 – [4]
5 Ivan Rakitić * MF 2007–2019 106 15 2014, 2018   2008, 2012, 2016 – [5]
Mateo Kovačić§ MF 2013– 106 5 2014, 2018  , 2022   2016, 2020, 2024 2023   [6]
7 Domagoj Vida * DF 2010–2024 105 4 (2014), 2018  , (2022)   2012, 2016, 2020, (2024) 2023   [7]
Josip Šimunić DF 2001–2013 105 3 2002, 2006 2004, 2008, (2012) – [8]
9 Ivica Olić FW 2002–2015 104 20 2002, 2006, 2014 2004, 2008 – [9]
10 Vedran Ćorluka DF 2006–2018 103 4 2014, 2018   2008, 2012, 2016 – [10]
11 Andrej Kramarić§ FW 2014– 100 30 2018  , 2022   2016, 2020, 2024 2023   [11]
Dario Šimić DF 1996–2008 100 3 1998  , 2002, 2006 1996, 2004, 2008 – [12]
13 Marcelo Brozović * MF 2014–2024 99 7 2014, 2018  , 2022   2016, 2020, 2024 2023   [13]
14 Mario Mandžukić FW 2007–2018 89 33 2014, 2018   2012, 2016 – [14]
15 Robert Kovač DF 1999–2009 84 0 2002, 2006 2004, 2008 – [15]
16 Niko Kovač MF 1996–2008 83 14 2002, 2006 2004, 2008 – [16]
17 Niko Kranjčar MF 2004–2013 81 16 2006 2008, 2012 – [17]
Robert Jarni MF 1990–2002 81 1 1998  , 2002 1996 – [18]
19 Dejan Lovren * DF 2009–2022 78 5 2014, 2018  , 2022   2020 – [19]
20 Mario Pašalić§ MF 2014– 70 10 2022   2020, 2024 2023   [20]
21 Davor Šuker FW 1990–2002 69 45 1998  , 2002 1996 – [21]
22 Eduardo da Silva FW 2004–2014 64 29 2014 2012 – [22]
23 Aljoša Asanović MF 1990–2000 62 3 1998   1996 – [23]
24 Zvonimir Soldo DF 1994–2002 61 3 1998  , 2002 1996 – [24]
Dominik Livaković§ GK 2017– 61 0 (2018)  , 2022   2020, 2024 2023   [25]
26 Jerko Leko MF 2002–2009 59 2 2006 2004, 2008 – [26]
Dražen Ladić GK 1990–2000 59 0 1998   1996 – [27]
28 Danijel Pranjić MF 2004–2015 58 1 2014 2008, 2012 – [28]
29 Nikola Vlašić§ MF 2017– 56 8 2022   2020, (2024) 2023   [29]
30 Ognjen Vukojević MF 2007–2014 55 4 (2014) 2008, 2012 – [30]
Igor Tudor DF 1997–2006 55 3 1998  , 2006 2004 – [31]
Milan Badelj * MF 2010–2021 55 2 (2014), 2018   (2012), 2016, (2020) – [32]
33 Igor Štimac DF 1990–2002 53 2 1998   1996 – [33]
34 Šime Vrsaljko DF 2011–2022 52 0 2014, 2018   (2012), 2016, 2020 – [34]
35 Goran Vlaović FW 1992–2002 51 15 1998  , (2002) 1996 – [35]
Zvonimir Boban MF 1990–1999 51 12 1998   1996 – [36]
37 Robert Prosinečki MF 1994–2002 49 10 1998  , 2002 1996 – [37]
Mario Stanić MF 1995–2003 49 7 1998  , 2002 1996 – [38]
Milan Rapaić MF 1994–2007 49 6 2002 2004 – [39]
Marko Babić MF 2002–2008 49 3 2006 (2004) – [40]
Stjepan Tomas DF 1998–2006 49 1 2002, 2006 (2004) – [41]
Ivan Strinić DF 2010–2018 49 0 2018   2012, 2016 – [42]
43 Mladen Petrić FW 2001–2013 45 13 – 2008 – [43]
44 Slaven Bilić DF 1992–1999 44 3 1998   1996 – [44]
Danijel Subašić GK 2009–2018 44 0 (2014), 2018   (2012), 2016 – [45]
46 Nikola Kalinić FW 2008–2018 42 15 (2018)   2008, (2012), 2016 – [46]
Bruno Petković§ FW 2019– 42 11 2022   2020, 2024 2023   [47]
Ante Rebić * FW 2013–2021 42 3 2014, 2018   2020 – [48]
49 Ivan Klasnić FW 2004–2011 41 12 2006 (2004), 2008 – [49]
50 Alen Bokšić FW 1993–2002 40 10 2002 1996 – [50]
51 Boris Živković DF 1999–2007 39 2 2002 2004 – [51]
Josip Juranović§ DF 2017– 39 0 2022   2020, 2024 2023   [52]
53 Joško Gvardiol§ DF 2021– 37 2 2022   2020, 2024 – [53]
54 Nikica Jelavić FW 2009–2014 36 6 2014 2012 – [54]
55 Boško Balaban FW 2000–2007 35 10 (2002), (2006) – – [55]
Josip Brekalo§ MF 2018– 35 4 – 2020 – [56]
Borna Barišić§ DF 2017– 35 1 2022   2020 2023   [57]
58 Lovro Majer§ MF 2017– 34 8 2022   2024 2023   [58]
59 Dado Pršo FW 2003–2006 32 9 2006 2004 – [59]
60 Nikola Jerkan DF 1992–1997 31 1 – 1996 – [60]
61 Daniel Šarić DF 1997–2002 30 0 2002 – – [61]
62 Gordon Schildenfeld DF 2009–2016 29 1 (2014) 2012, 2016 – [62]
63 Davor Vugrinec FW 1996–2006 28 7 2002 – – [63]
Tomislav Butina GK 2001–2006 28 0 (2002), (2006) 2004 – [64]
Mario Tokić DF 1998–2006 28 0 (2006) (2004) – [65]
66 Igor Cvitanović FW 1992–1999 27 4 – (1996) – [66]
Ante Budimir§ FW 2020– 27 3 2022   2020, 2024 – [67]
Mislav Oršić§ FW 2019– 27 2 2022   2020 – [68]
Duje Ćaleta-Car§ DF 2018– 27 1 2018   2020 – [69]
Marko Pjaca§ MF 2014– 27 1 2018   2016, (2024) – [70]
71 Tin Jedvaj * DF 2014–2020 26 2 2018   2016 – [71]
Josip Pivarić * DF 2013–2018 26 0 2018   – – [72]
Jurica Vranješ MF 1999–2007 26 0 2002, (2006) – – [73]
74 Borna Sosa§ DF 2021– 25 2 2022   2024 (2023)   [74]
75 Luka Ivanušec§ MF 2017– 22 2 – 2020, 2024 2023   [75]
Ivica Mornar FW 1994–2004 22 1 – 2004 – [76]
Dubravko Pavličić DF 1992–1997 22 0 – 1996 – [77]
Vedran Runje GK 2006–2011 22 0 – 2008 – [78]
79 Marko Livaja * FW 2018–2023 21 4 2022   – – [79]
Krunoslav Jurčić MF 1997–2000 21 0 1998   – – [80]
Marko Rog * MF 2014– 21 0 – 2016 – [81]
Josip Šutalo§ DF 2022– 21 0 2022   2024 2023   [82]
83 Josip Stanišić§ DF 2021– 20 0 2022   2024 2023   [83]
  1. ^ a b c Years in brackets indicate that the player was part of the squad but did not play in any matches.

Captains

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Captaincies are composed of FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as international friendlies. Players are listed by number of appearances as captain, then by chronological order of first captaincy. Only matches player started as a captain are counted. Statistics correct as of 15 October 2024 and the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League match against Poland.

# Name National team career Caps as captain Total caps First captaincy
1 Luka Modrić 2006– 82 182 3 September 2015
2 Darijo Srna 2002–2016 68 134 11 February 2009
3 Zvonimir Boban 1990–1999 48 51 22 October 1992
4 Niko Kovač 1996–2008 43 83 18 August 2004
5 Boris Živković 1999–2007 18 39 20 November 2002
6 Davor Šuker 1990–2002 17 69 23 March 1994
Robert Jarni 1990–2002 17 81 18 May 1994
8 Dario Šimić 1996–2008 8 100 7 September 2002
Domagoj Vida 2010–2024 8 105 15 October 2018
10 Robert Kovač 1999–2009 6 84 3 June 2006
11 Vedran Ćorluka 2006–2018 5 103 25 May 2012
Ivan Perišić 2011– 5 138 28 March 2017
13 Dražen Ladić 1990–2000 3 59 5 July 1992
Igor Cvitanović 1992–1999 3 27 16 June 1999
Josip Šimunić 2001–2013 3 105 15 October 2008
Mario Mandžukić 2007–2018 3 89 7 June 2015
17 Zlatko Kranjčar 1990 2 2 17 October 1990
Nikola Jerkan 1992–1997 2 31 11 December 1996
Aljoša Asanović 1990–2000 2 62 8 June 1997
Mario Tokić 1998–2006 2 28 29 January 2006
Ivan Rakitić 2007–2019 2 106 26 May 2010
Josip Pivarić 2013–2018 2 25 11 January 2017
Mateo Kovačić 2013– 2 106 3 June 2022
24 Srećko Bogdan 1990–1991 1 2 19 June 1991
Dubravko Pavličić 1992–1997 1 22 12 July 1992
Igor Štimac 1990–2002 1 53 29 March 1996
Robert Prosinečki 1994–2002 1 49 12 June 1997
Zvonimir Soldo 1994–2002 1 61 10 November 2001
Goran Vlaović 1992–2002 1 51 21 August 2002
Stipe Pletikosa 1999–2014 1 114 9 February 2003
Igor Tudor 1997–2006 1 55 12 October 2005
Šime Vrsaljko 2011–2022 1 52 12 November 2014
Duje Čop 2014–2018 1 14 27 May 2017
Marcelo Brozović 2014–2024 1 99 10 June 2022
Dejan Lovren 2009–2022 1 78 16 November 2022

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Players considered active are the ones who have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months. Excludes players that have officially announced their retirement from the national team.

References

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  1. ^ "Luka Modrić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Ivan Perišić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Darijo Srna CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Stipe Pletikosa CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Ivan Rakitić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Mateo Kovačić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Domagoj Vida CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Josip Šimunić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Ivica Olić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Vedran Ćorluka CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  11. ^ "Andrej Kramarić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Dario Šimić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  13. ^ "Marcelo Brozović CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  14. ^ "Mario Mandžukić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  15. ^ "Robert Kovač CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  16. ^ "Niko Kovač CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  17. ^ "Niko Kranjčar CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  18. ^ "Robert Jarni CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  19. ^ "Dejan Lovren CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  20. ^ "Mario Pašalić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Davor Šuker CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  22. ^ "Eduardo CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  23. ^ "Aljoša Asanović CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  24. ^ "Zvonimir Soldo CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  25. ^ "Dominik Livaković CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Jerko Leko CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  27. ^ "Dražen Ladić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  28. ^ "Danijel Pranjić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  29. ^ "Nikola Vlašić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  30. ^ "Ognjen Vukojević CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  31. ^ "Igor Tudor CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  32. ^ "Milan Badelj CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  33. ^ "Igor Štimac CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  34. ^ "Šime Vrsaljko CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  35. ^ "Goran Vlaović CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  36. ^ "Zvonimir Boban CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  37. ^ "Robert Prosinečki CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  38. ^ "Mario Stanić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  39. ^ "Milan Rapaić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  40. ^ "Marko Babić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  41. ^ "Stjepan Tomas CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  42. ^ "Ivan Strinić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  43. ^ "Mladen Petrić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  44. ^ "Slaven Bilić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  45. ^ "Danijel Subašić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  46. ^ "Nikola Kalinić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  47. ^ "Bruno Petković CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  48. ^ "Ante Rebić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  49. ^ "Ivan Klasnić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  50. ^ "Alen Bokšić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  51. ^ "Boris Živković CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  52. ^ "Josip Juranović CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  53. ^ "Joško Gvardiol CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  54. ^ "Nikica Jelavić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  55. ^ "Boško Balaban CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  56. ^ "Josip Brekalo CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  57. ^ "Borna Barišić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  58. ^ "Lovro Majer CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  59. ^ "Dado Pršo CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  60. ^ "Nikola Jerkan CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  61. ^ "Daniel Šarić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  62. ^ "Gordon Schildenfeld CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  63. ^ "Davor Vugrinec CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  64. ^ "Tomislav Butina CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  65. ^ "Mario Tokić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  66. ^ "Igor Cvitanović CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  67. ^ "Ante Budimir CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  68. ^ "Mislav Oršić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  69. ^ "Duje Ćaleta-Car CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  70. ^ "Marko Pjaca CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  71. ^ "Tin Jedvaj CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  72. ^ "Josip Pivarić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  73. ^ "Jurica Vranješ CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  74. ^ "Borna Sosa CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  75. ^ "Luka Ivanušec CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  76. ^ "Ivica Mornar CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  77. ^ "Dubravko Pavličić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  78. ^ "Vedran Runje CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  79. ^ "Marko Livaja CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  80. ^ "Krunoslav Jurčić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  81. ^ "Marko Rog CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  82. ^ "Josip Šutalo CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  83. ^ "Josip Stanišić CFF Profile". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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