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Luka Modrić

Croatian association football player (born 1985)

Luca Modric (Croatian pronunciation: [lûːka mǒːdritɕ];[4][5] born 9 September 1985) is a Croatian football player who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Milan and is the captain of the Croatia national team.

Luka Modrić
Modrić in 2022
Personal information
Full name Luka Modrić[1]
Date of birth (1985-09-09) 9 September 1985 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AC Milan
Number 14
Youth career
1996–2000 Zadar
2000–2003 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Dinamo Zagreb 94 (26)
2003–2004 → Zrinjski Mostar (loan) 25 (8)
2004–2005 → Inter Zaprešić (loan) 18 (4)
2008–2012 Tottenham Hotspur 127 (13)
2012–2025 Real Madrid 394 (30)
2025– AC Milan 26 (2)
International career‡
2001 Croatia U15 2 (0)
2001 Croatia U17 2 (0)
2003 Croatia U18 7 (0)
2003–2004 Croatia U19 11 (1)
2004–2005 Croatia U21 15 (2)
2006– Croatia 194 (28)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Croatia
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2018 Russia
Third place2022 Qatar
UEFA Nations League
Runner-up2023 Netherlands
Signature
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:25, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:21, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Club career statistics

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As of match played 1 March 2026[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dinamo Zagreb 2003–04 Prva HNL 0000———00
2004–05 Prva HNL 7010———80
2005–06 Prva HNL 32710———337
2006–07 Prva HNL 30671—6[c]01[d]1448
2007–08 Prva HNL 251381—12[e]3—4517
Total 9426172001831113032
Zrinjski Mostar (loan) 2003–04 Bosnian Premier League 258————258
Inter Zaprešić (loan) 2004–05 Prva HNL 184————184
Tottenham Hotspur 2008–09 Premier League 34321404[f]1—445
2009–10 Premier League 2537000——323
2010–11 Premier League 32320009[g]1—434
2011–12 Premier League 36430002[h]1—415
Total 12713141401530016017
Real Madrid 2012–13 La Liga 33380—11[g]11[i]0534
2013–14 La Liga 34160—11[g]1—512
2014–15 La Liga 16100—6[g]03[j]0251
2015–16 La Liga 32200—12[g]1—443
2016–17 La Liga 25120—11[g]03[k]0411
2017–18 La Liga 26120—11[g]14[l]0432
2018–19 La Liga 34330—6[g]03[m]1464
2019–20 La Liga 31310—6[g]12[i]1405
2020–21 La Liga 35500—12[g]11[i]0486
2021–22 La Liga 28220—13[g]02[i]1453
2022–23 La Liga 33440—10[g]25[n]0526
2023–24 La Liga 32210—11[g]02[i]0462
2024–25 La Liga 35252—14[g]09[o]0634
Total 3943034200134835359743
AC Milan 2025–26 Serie A 26220——1[p]0292
Career total 684836754016714374959106
  1. ↑ Includes Croatian Cup, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup
  3. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
  5. ↑ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup
  6. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  8. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
  10. ↑ Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  11. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  12. ↑ One appearance in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  13. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  14. ↑ Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  15. ↑ One appearance in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in FIFA Intercontinental Cup, six appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  16. ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International

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As of match played 17 November 2025[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Croatia 2006122
2007101
2008113
200931
201080
201191
201290
2013100
2014112
201540
201681
201781
2018152
201992
202060
2021134
2022163
2023101
2024123
2025101
Total19428
As of match played 9 June 2025
Croatia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Modrić goal.[6]
List of international goals scored by Luka Modrić
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 August 2006Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno, Italy8 Italy2–02–0Friendly
2 7 October 2006Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia10 Andorra7–07–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
3 7 February 2007Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka, Croatia13 Norway2–02–1Friendly
4 8 June 2008Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria27 Austria1–01–0UEFA Euro 2008
5 6 September 2008Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia30 Kazakhstan2–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 15 October 2008Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia33 Andorra3–04–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 6 June 2009Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia35 Ukraine2–22–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 6 September 2011Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia49 Israel1–13–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
9 9 September 2014Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia80 Malta1–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
10 13 October 2014Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek, Croatia82 Azerbaijan5–06–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
11 12 June 2016Parc des Princes, Paris, France91 Turkey1–01–0UEFA Euro 2016
12 9 November 2017Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia102 Greece1–04–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 16 June 2018Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia107 Nigeria2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup
14 21 June 2018Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia108 Argentina2–03–02018 FIFA World Cup
15 9 September 2019Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan124 Azerbaijan1–01–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
16 10 October 2019Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia125 Hungary1–03–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
17 30 March 2021Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia136 Malta2–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 22 June 2021Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland141 Scotland2–13–1UEFA Euro 2020
19 11 October 2021Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek, Croatia144 Slovakia2–22–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 11 November 2021National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta145 Malta4–17–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 29 March 2022Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar148 Bulgaria1–12–1Friendly
22 13 June 2022Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France152 France1–01–02022–23 UEFA Nations League A
23 25 September 2022Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria154 Austria1–03–12022–23 UEFA Nations League A
24 14 June 2023De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands165 Netherlands4–24–2 (aet)2023 UEFA Nations League Finals
25 8 June 2024Estádio Nacional, Oeiras, Portugal175 Portugal1–02–1Friendly
26 24 June 2024Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany178 Italy1–01–1UEFA Euro 2024
27 8 September 2024Opus Arena, Osijek, Croatia180 Poland1–01–02024–25 UEFA Nations League A
28 9 June 2025Opus Arena, Osijek, Croatia188 Czech Republic2–15–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Croatia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  3. ↑ "Player Profile". Real Madrid CF. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Lȗka". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Lȗka
  5. ↑ "mȍdar". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Módrić
  6. 1 2 Luka Modrić at Sofascore. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Cite error: The named reference NFT was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
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