# List of Croatia international footballers

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 184, 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

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 18 November 2024 and the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League match against Portugal.
Key :
| § | Still active for the national team |
| * | Still playing active football |
| GK | Goalkeeper |
| DF | Defender |
| MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward |
Croatia national team football players with at least 20 appearances :
| # | Name | Position | National team career | Caps | Goals | FIFA World Cup | UEFA Euro | UEFA Nations League |
| 1 | Luka Modrić$^§$ | MF | 2006– | 184 | 27 | 2006, 2014, 2018 , 2022 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | 2023 |
| 2 | Ivan Perišić$^§$ | FW | 2011– | 140 | 33 | 2014, 2018 , 2022 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | 2023 |
| 3 | Darijo Srna | DF | 2002–2016 | 134 | 22 | 2006, 2014 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 | – |
| 4 | Stipe Pletikosa | GK | 1999–2014 | 114 | 0 | 2002, 2006, 2014 | 2008, 2012 | – |
| 5 | Mateo Kovačić$^§$ | MF | 2013– | 108 | 5 | 2014, 2018 , 2022 | 2016, 2020, 2024 | 2023 |
| 6 | Ivan Rakitić * | MF | 2007–2019 | 106 | 15 | 2014, 2018 | 2008, 2012, 2016 | – |
| 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) | – |
| 9 | Ivica Olić | FW | 2002–2015 | 104 | 20 | 2002, 2006, 2014 | 2004, 2008 | – |
| 10 | Vedran Ćorluka | DF | 2006–2018 | 103 | 4 | 2014, 2018 | 2008, 2012, 2016 | – |
| 11 | Andrej Kramarić$^§$ | FW | 2014– | 102 | 30 | 2018 , 2022 | 2016, 2020, 2024 | 2023 |
| 12 | Dario Šimić | DF | 1996–2008 | 100 | 3 | 1998 , 2002, 2006 | 1996, 2004, 2008 | – |
| 13 | Marcelo Brozović * | MF | 2014–2024 | 99 | 7 | 2014, 2018 , 2022 | 2016, 2020, 2024 | 2023 |
| 14 | Mario Mandžukić | FW | 2007–2018 | 89 | 33 | 2014, 2018 | 2012, 2016 | – |
| 15 | Robert Kovač | DF | 1999–2009 | 84 | 0 | 2002, 2006 | 2004, 2008 | – |
| 16 | Niko Kovač | MF | 1996–2008 | 83 | 14 | 2002, 2006 | 2004, 2008 | – |
| 17 | Niko Kranjčar | MF | 2004–2013 | 81 | 16 | 2006 | 2008, 2012 | – |
| 17 | Robert Jarni | MF | 1990–2002 | 81 | 1 | 1998 , 2002 | 1996 | – |
| 19 | Dejan Lovren * | DF | 2009–2022 | 78 | 5 | 2014, 2018 , 2022 | 2020 | – |
| 20 | Mario Pašalić$^§$ | MF | 2014– | 72 | 10 | 2022 | 2020, 2024 | 2023 |
| 21 | Davor Šuker | FW | 1990–2002 | 69 | 45 | 1998 , 2002 | 1996 | – |
| 22 | Eduardo da Silva | FW | 2004–2014 | 64 | 29 | 2014 | 2012 | – |
| 23 | Aljoša Asanović | MF | 1990–2000 | 62 | 3 | 1998 | 1996 | – |
| 23 | Dominik Livaković$^§$ | GK | 2017– | 62 | 0 | (2018) , 2022 | 2020, 2024 | 2023 |
| 25 | Zvonimir Soldo | DF | 1994–2002 | 61 | 3 | 1998 , 2002 | 1996 | – |
| 26 | Jerko Leko | MF | 2002–2009 | 59 | 2 | 2006 | 2004, 2008 | – |
| 26 | Dražen Ladić | GK | 1990–2000 | 59 | 0 | 1998 | 1996 | – |
| 28 | Danijel Pranjić | MF | 2004–2015 | 58 | 1 | 2014 | 2008, 2012 | – |
| 29 | Nikola Vlašić$^§$ | MF | 2017– | 57 | 8 | 2022 | 2020, (2024) | 2023 |
| 30 | Ognjen Vukojević | MF | 2007–2014 | 55 | 4 | (2014) | 2008, 2012 | – |
| 30 | Igor Tudor | DF | 1997–2006 | 55 | 3 | 1998 , 2006 | 2004 | – |
| 30 | Milan Badelj * | MF | 2010–2021 | 55 | 2 | (2014), 2018 | (2012), 2016, (2020) | – |
| 33 | Igor Štimac | DF | 1990–2002 | 53 | 2 | 1998 | 1996 | – |
| 34 | Šime Vrsaljko | DF | 2011–2022 | 52 | 0 | 2014, 2018 | (2012), 2016, 2020 | – |
| 35 | Goran Vlaović | FW | 1992–2002 | 51 | 15 | 1998 , (2002) | 1996 | – |
| 35 | Zvonimir Boban | MF | 1990–1999 | 51 | 12 | 1998 | 1996 | – |
| 37 | Robert Prosinečki | MF | 1994–2002 | 49 | 10 | 1998 , 2002 | 1996 | – |
| 37 | Mario Stanić | MF | 1995–2003 | 49 | 7 | 1998 , 2002 | 1996 | – |
| 37 | Milan Rapaić | MF | 1994–2007 | 49 | 6 | 2002 | 2004 | – |
| 37 | Marko Babić | MF | 2002–2008 | 49 | 3 | 2006 | (2004) | – |
| 37 | Stjepan Tomas | DF | 1998–2006 | 49 | 1 | 2002, 2006 | (2004) | – |
| 37 | Ivan Strinić | DF | 2010–2018 | 49 | 0 | 2018 | 2012, 2016 | – |
| 43 | Mladen Petrić | FW | 2001–2013 | 45 | 13 | – | 2008 | – |
| 44 | Slaven Bilić | DF | 1992–1999 | 44 | 3 | 1998 | 1996 | – |
| 44 | Danijel Subašić | GK | 2009–2018 | 44 | 0 | (2014), 2018 | (2012), 2016 | – |
| 46 | Nikola Kalinić | FW | 2008–2018 | 42 | 15 | (2018) | 2008, (2012), 2016 | – |
| 46 | Bruno Petković$^§$ | FW | 2019– | 42 | 11 | 2022 | 2020, 2024 | 2023 |
| 46 | Ante Rebić * | FW | 2013–2021 | 42 | 3 | 2014, 2018 | 2020 | – |
| 49 | Ivan Klasnić | FW | 2004–2011 | 41 | 12 | 2006 | (2004), 2008 | – |
| 50 | Alen Bokšić | FW | 1993–2002 | 40 | 10 | 2002 | 1996 | – |
| 51 | Joško Gvardiol$^§$ | DF | 2021– | 39 | 3 | 2022 | 2020, 2024 | – |
| 51 | Boris Živković | DF | 1999–2007 | 39 | 2 | 2002 | 2004 | – |
| 51 | Josip Juranović$^§$ | DF | 2017– | 39 | 0 | 2022 | 2020, 2024 | 2023 |
| 54 | Nikica Jelavić | FW | 2009–2014 | 36 | 6 | 2014 | 2012 | – |
| 55 | Boško Balaban | FW | 2000–2007 | 35 | 10 | (2002), (2006) | – | – |
| 55 | Josip Brekalo$^§$ | MF | 2018– | 35 | 4 | – | 2020 | – |
| 55 | Borna Barišić$^§$ | DF | 2017– | 35 | 1 | 2022 | 2020 | 2023 |
| 58 | Lovro Majer$^§$ | MF | 2017– | 34 | 8 | 2022 | 2024 | 2023 |
| 59 | Dado Pršo | FW | 2003–2006 | 32 | 9 | 2006 | 2004 | – |
| 60 | Nikola Jerkan | DF | 1992–1997 | 31 | 1 | – | 1996 | – |
| 61 | Daniel Šarić | DF | 1997–2002 | 30 | 0 | 2002 | – | – |
| 62 | Duje Ćaleta-Car$^§$ | DF | 2018– | 29 | 1 | 2018 | 2020 | – |
| 62 | Gordon Schildenfeld | DF | 2009–2016 | 29 | 1 | (2014) | 2012, 2016 | – |
| 64 | Davor Vugrinec | FW | 1996–2006 | 28 | 7 | 2002 | – | – |
| 64 | Ante Budimir$^§$ | FW | 2020– | 28 | 3 | 2022 | 2020, 2024 | – |
| 64 | Marko Pjaca$^§$ | MF | 2014– | 28 | 1 | 2018 | 2016, (2024) | – |
| 64 | Tomislav Butina | GK | 2001–2006 | 28 | 0 | (2002), (2006) | 2004 | – |
| 64 | Mario Tokić | DF | 1998–2006 | 28 | 0 | (2006) | (2004) | – |
| 69 | Igor Cvitanović | FW | 1992–1999 | 27 | 4 | – | (1996) | – |
| 69 | Mislav Oršić$^§$ | FW | 2019– | 27 | 2 | 2022 | 2020 | – |
| 71 | Tin Jedvaj * | DF | 2014–2020 | 26 | 2 | 2018 | 2016 | – |
| 71 | Borna Sosa$^§$ | DF | 2021– | 26 | 2 | 2022 | 2024 | (2023) |
| 71 | Josip Pivarić * | DF | 2013–2018 | 26 | 0 | 2018 | – | – |
| 71 | Jurica Vranješ | MF | 1999–2007 | 26 | 0 | 2002, (2006) | – | – |
| 75 | Josip Šutalo$^§$ | DF | 2022– | 23 | 0 | 2022 | 2024 | 2023 |
| 76 | Luka Ivanušec$^§$ | MF | 2017– | 22 | 2 | – | 2020, 2024 | 2023 |
| 76 | Ivica Mornar | FW | 1994–2004 | 22 | 1 | – | 2004 | – |
| 76 | Dubravko Pavličić | DF | 1992–1997 | 22 | 0 | – | 1996 | – |
| 76 | Vedran Runje | GK | 2006–2011 | 22 | 0 | – | 2008 | – |
| 80 | Marko Livaja * | FW | 2018–2023 | 21 | 4 | 2022 | – | – |
| 80 | Krunoslav Jurčić | MF | 1997–2000 | 21 | 0 | 1998 | – | – |
| 80 | Marko Rog * | MF | 2014– | 21 | 0 | – | 2016 | – |
| 83 | Josip Stanišić$^§$ | DF | 2021– | 20 | 0 | 2022 | 2024 | 2023 |
* 1 2 3 Years in brackets indicate that the player was part of the squad but did not play in any matches.

## Captains

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 18 November 2024 and the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League match against Portugal.
| # | Name | National team career | Caps as captain | Total caps | First captaincy |
| 1 | Luka Modrić | 2006– | 84 | 184 | 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 |
| 6 | Robert Jarni | 1990–2002 | 17 | 81 | 18 May 1994 |
| 8 | Dario Šimić | 1996–2008 | 8 | 100 | 7 September 2002 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 11 | Ivan Perišić | 2011– | 5 | 140 | 28 March 2017 |
| 13 | Dražen Ladić | 1990–2000 | 3 | 59 | 5 July 1992 |
| 13 | Igor Cvitanović | 1992–1999 | 3 | 27 | 16 June 1999 |
| 13 | Josip Šimunić | 2001–2013 | 3 | 105 | 15 October 2008 |
| 13 | Mario Mandžukić | 2007–2018 | 3 | 89 | 7 June 2015 |
| 17 | Zlatko Kranjčar | 1990 | 2 | 2 | 17 October 1990 |
| 17 | Nikola Jerkan | 1992–1997 | 2 | 31 | 11 December 1996 |
| 17 | Aljoša Asanović | 1990–2000 | 2 | 62 | 8 June 1997 |
| 17 | Mario Tokić | 1998–2006 | 2 | 28 | 29 January 2006 |
| 17 | Ivan Rakitić | 2007–2019 | 2 | 106 | 26 May 2010 |
| 17 | Josip Pivarić | 2013–2018 | 2 | 25 | 11 January 2017 |
| 17 | Mateo Kovačić | 2013– | 2 | 108 | 3 June 2022 |
| 24 | Srećko Bogdan | 1990–1991 | 1 | 2 | 19 June 1991 |
| 24 | Dubravko Pavličić | 1992–1997 | 1 | 22 | 12 July 1992 |
| 24 | Igor Štimac | 1990–2002 | 1 | 53 | 29 March 1996 |
| 24 | Robert Prosinečki | 1994–2002 | 1 | 49 | 12 June 1997 |
| 24 | Zvonimir Soldo | 1994–2002 | 1 | 61 | 10 November 2001 |
| 24 | Goran Vlaović | 1992–2002 | 1 | 51 | 21 August 2002 |
| 24 | Stipe Pletikosa | 1999–2014 | 1 | 114 | 9 February 2003 |
| 24 | Igor Tudor | 1997–2006 | 1 | 55 | 12 October 2005 |
| 24 | Šime Vrsaljko | 2011–2022 | 1 | 52 | 12 November 2014 |
| 24 | Duje Čop | 2014–2018 | 1 | 14 | 27 May 2017 |
| 24 | Marcelo Brozović | 2014–2024 | 1 | 99 | 10 June 2022 |
| 24 | Dejan Lovren | 2009–2022 | 1 | 78 | 16 November 2022 |