Luka Modrić
Luca Modric (Croatian pronunciation: [lûːka mǒːdritɕ];[1][2] 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.
.jpg) Modrić at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luka Modrić | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1985 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Zadar, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Milan | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2001 | Zadar | ||
| 2002–2003 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Dinamo Zagreb | 94 | (26) |
| 2003–2004 | → Zrinjski Mostar (loan) | 22 | (8) |
| 2004–2005 | → Inter Zaprešić (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2008–2012 | Tottenham Hotspur | 127 | (13) |
| 2012– | Real Madrid | 202 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Croatia U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | Croatia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2003 | Croatia U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Croatia U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Croatia U21 | 14 | (2) |
| 2006– | Croatia | 123 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:57, 1 September 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2019 | |||
Club career statistics
He plays CM and CAM.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2002/03 | Dinamo Zagreb | Prva HNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | League | Kup Bosne i Hercegovine | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2003/04 | Zrinjski Mostar | Premier League | 22 | 8 | 22 | 8 | ||||||
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2004/05 | Inter Zaprešić | Prva HNL | 18 | 4 | 18 | 4 | ||||||
| 2004/05 | Dinamo Zagreb | Prva HNL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 2005/06 | 31 | 7 | 31 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2006/07 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||||||
| 2007/08 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 16 | ||||||
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2008/09 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 5 |
| 2009/10 | ||||||||||||
| Country | Croatia | 110 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 123 | 33 | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22 | 8 | 22 | 8 | ||||||||
| England | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 5 | ||
| Total | 166 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 189 | 46 | ||
International career statistics
| Croatia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 12 | 2 |
| 2007 | 10 | 1 |
| 2008 | 11 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | ||
| Total | 36 | 7 |
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 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
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References
- ↑ "Lȗka". Hrvatski jezični portal (in srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
Lȗka
- ↑ "mȍdar". Hrvatski jezični portal (in srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
Módrić
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Luka Modrić". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Archived News". Tottenham Hotspur.
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