Luka Modrić
_(Luka_Modri%C4%87).jpg) Modrić in 2022 |
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| Full name |
Luka Modrić[1] |
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| Date of birth |
(1985-09-09) 9 September 1985[2] |
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| Place of birth |
Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Height |
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] |
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| Position(s) |
Midfielder |
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Current team |
AC Milan |
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| Number |
14 |
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| 1996–2000 |
Zadar |
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| 2000–2003 |
Dinamo Zagreb |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 2003–2008 |
Dinamo Zagreb |
94 |
(26) |
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| 2003–2004 |
→ Zrinjski Mostar (loan) |
25 |
(8) |
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| 2004–2005 |
→ Inter Zaprešić (loan) |
18 |
(4) |
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| 2008–2012 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
127 |
(13) |
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| 2012–2025 |
Real Madrid |
394 |
(30) |
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| 2025– |
AC Milan |
26 |
(2) |
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| 2001 |
Croatia U15 |
2 |
(0) |
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| 2001 |
Croatia U17 |
2 |
(0) |
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| 2003 |
Croatia U18 |
7 |
(0) |
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| 2003–2004 |
Croatia U19 |
11 |
(1) |
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| 2004–2005 |
Croatia U21 |
15 |
(2) |
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| 2006– |
Croatia |
194 |
(28) |
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*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) |
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.
Club career statistics
- 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 |
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dinamo Zagreb |
2003–04 |
Prva HNL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004–05 |
Prva HNL |
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| 2005–06 |
Prva HNL |
32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 7 |
| 2006–07 |
Prva HNL |
30 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 1 | 44 | 8 |
| 2007–08 |
Prva HNL |
25 | 13 | 8 | 1 | — | 12[e] | 3 | — | 45 | 17 |
| Total |
94 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 32 |
| Zrinjski Mostar (loan) |
2003–04 |
Bosnian Premier League |
25 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 8 |
| Inter Zaprešić (loan) |
2004–05 |
Prva HNL |
18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
2008–09 |
Premier League |
34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4[f] | 1 | — | 44 | 5 |
| 2009–10 |
Premier League |
25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 |
| 2010–11 |
Premier League |
32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[g] | 1 | — | 43 | 4 |
| 2011–12 |
Premier League |
36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[h] | 1 | — | 41 | 5 |
| Total |
127 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 17 |
| Real Madrid |
2012–13 |
La Liga |
33 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 11[g] | 1 | 1[i] | 0 | 53 | 4 |
| 2013–14 |
La Liga |
34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 11[g] | 1 | — | 51 | 2 |
| 2014–15 |
La Liga |
16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[g] | 0 | 3[j] | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2015–16 |
La Liga |
32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12[g] | 1 | — | 44 | 3 |
| 2016–17 |
La Liga |
25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[g] | 0 | 3[k] | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| 2017–18 |
La Liga |
26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[g] | 1 | 4[l] | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| 2018–19 |
La Liga |
34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[g] | 0 | 3[m] | 1 | 46 | 4 |
| 2019–20 |
La Liga |
31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[g] | 1 | 2[i] | 1 | 40 | 5 |
| 2020–21 |
La Liga |
35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 12[g] | 1 | 1[i] | 0 | 48 | 6 |
| 2021–22 |
La Liga |
28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 13[g] | 0 | 2[i] | 1 | 45 | 3 |
| 2022–23 |
La Liga |
33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 10[g] | 2 | 5[n] | 0 | 52 | 6 |
| 2023–24 |
La Liga |
32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[g] | 0 | 2[i] | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| 2024–25 |
La Liga |
35 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 14[g] | 0 | 9[o] | 0 | 63 | 4 |
| Total |
394 | 30 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 8 | 35 | 3 | 597 | 43 |
| AC Milan |
2025–26 |
Serie A |
26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[p] | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Career total |
684 | 83 | 67 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 167 | 14 | 37 | 4 | 959 | 106 |
- ↑ Includes Croatian Cup, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
- ↑ Includes Football League Cup
- ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
- ↑ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
- ↑ Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ One appearance in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
International
- As of match played 17 November 2025[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Croatia |
2006 | 12 | 2 |
| 2007 | 10 | 1 |
| 2008 | 11 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 1 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 |
| 2018 | 15 | 2 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 4 |
| 2022 | 16 | 3 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 194 | 28 |
- As of match played 9 June 2025
- Croatia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Modrić goal.[6]
References
Croatia squads |
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- 1 Livaković
- 2 Stanišić
- 3 Barišić
- 4 Perišić
- 5 Erlić
- 6 Lovren
- 7 Majer
- 8 Kovačić
- 9 Kramarić
- 10 Modrić (c)
- 11 Brozović
- 12 Grbić
- 13 Vlašić
- 14 Livaja
- 15 Pašalić
- 16 Petković
- 17 Budimir
- 18 Oršić
- 19 Sosa
- 20 Gvardiol
- 21 Vida
- 22 Juranović
- 23 Ivušić
- 24 Šutalo
- 25 Sučić
- 26 Jakić
- Coach: Dalić
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Awards |
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| Notable former selections of Best player | |
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| Unofficial Best Player Award | |
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| Golden Ball Award | |
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The first official Golden Ball was awarded in 1982. |
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| Ballon d'Or (1956–1994) (European only) | |
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| Ballon d'Or (1995–2009) | |
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| FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015) | |
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| Ballon d'Or (2016–present) | |
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| Internationalized Reevaluation | |
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- FIFA World Player of the Year (1991–2009)
- FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015)
- The Best FIFA Men's Player (2016–present)
- Ballon d'Or Féminin (2018–present)
- Yashin Trophy (2019–present)
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