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Luka Modrić

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
Ofrenda de la Liga y la Champions-57-L.Millán (52109310843) (Luka Modrić).jpg
Modrić in 2022
Personal information
Full nameLuka Modrić[1]
Date of birth9 September 1985 
     (aged 40)
[2]
Place of birthZadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
AC Milan
Number14
Youth career
1996–2000Zadar
2000–2003Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2008Dinamo Zagreb94(26)
2003–2004→ Zrinjski Mostar (loan)25(8)
2004–2005→ Inter Zaprešić (loan)18(4)
2008–2012Tottenham Hotspur127(13)
2012–2025Real Madrid394(30)
2025–AC Milan26(2)
National team‡
2001Croatia U152(0)
2001Croatia U172(0)
2003Croatia U187(0)
2003–2004Croatia U1911(1)
2004–2005Croatia U2115(2)
2006–Croatia194(28)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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

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
  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. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  8. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 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

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]
List of international goals scored by Luka Modrić
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 August 2006 Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno, Italy 8  Italy 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2 7 October 2006 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia 10  Andorra 7–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
3 7 February 2007 Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka, Croatia 13  Norway 2–0 2–1 Friendly
4 8 June 2008 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 27  Austria 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2008
5 6 September 2008 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia 30  Kazakhstan 2–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 15 October 2008 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia 33  Andorra 3–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 6 June 2009 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia 35  Ukraine 2–2 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 6 September 2011 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia 49  Israel 1–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
9 9 September 2014 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia 80  Malta 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
10 13 October 2014 Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek, Croatia 82  Azerbaijan 5–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
11 12 June 2016 Parc des Princes, Paris, France 91  Turkey 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2016
12 9 November 2017 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia 102  Greece 1–0 4–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 16 June 2018 Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia 107  Nigeria 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup
14 21 June 2018 Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia 108 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 2–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup
15 9 September 2019 Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan 124  Azerbaijan 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
16 10 October 2019 Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia 125  Hungary 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
17 30 March 2021 Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia 136  Malta 2–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 22 June 2021 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 141  Scotland 2–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2020
19 11 October 2021 Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek, Croatia 144  Slovakia 2–2 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 11 November 2021 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 145  Malta 4–1 7–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 29 March 2022 Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar 148  Bulgaria 1–1 2–1 Friendly
22 13 June 2022 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 152  France 1–0 1–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
23 25 September 2022 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 154  Austria 1–0 3–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
24 14 June 2023 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 165 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 4–2 4–2 (aet) 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals
25 8 June 2024 Estádio Nacional, Oeiras, Portugal 175  Portugal 1–0 2–1 Friendly
26 24 June 2024 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany 178  Italy 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2024
27 8 September 2024 Opus Arena, Osijek, Croatia 180  Poland 1–0 1–0 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A
28 9 June 2025 Opus Arena, Osijek, Croatia 188  Czech Republic 2–1 5–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Luka Modrić Media

  • The stone house, not owned by the family, near the hamlet of Modrići on the slopes of the mountain Velebit, where Luka spent most of his early years with his grandfather.

  • Modrić began his youth career at NK Zadar in the city of Zadar.

  • Modrić lining up for Tottenham Hotspur in August 2008

  • Modrić playing against Arsenal in November 2010

  • Modrić playing against Sevilla in February 2013

  • Modrić playing against Shakhtar Donetsk during their group stage match in the UEFA Champions League in November 2015

  • Luka Modrić, Gareth Bale

  • Real Madrid offers the Champions League and the League trophies to the Virgin of Almudena.

  • Modrić captaining Real Madrid in a 2024–25 UEFA Champions League phase match against Liverpool in November 2024.

  • Modrić playing against Neymar of Brazil at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

References

  1. ↑ FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Croatia (15 July 2018)FIFA. p. 7.
  2. ↑ The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 (2010)Mainstream Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  3. ↑ Player ProfileReal Madrid CF. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Lȗka (in sh). Hrvatski jezični portal. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. ↑ mȍdar (in sh). Hrvatski jezični portal. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Template:Sofascore
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named NFT.
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