# Croatia national under-15 football team

The Croatia national under-15 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 15 or younger. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mali vatreni ('Little Blazers'). The Mali vatreni participate in the UEFA Under-15 Development Tournaments, ending up as runners-up in the 2023 tournament in Croatia, its first competition in the tournament so far. Other than that, the team competes in Vlatko Marković International Tournament established by the HNS in 2019. The team won the tournament three times, in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

## Recent results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

### 2023
## Players
### Current squad

The following players were called up for the summer camp in Stubičke Toplice from 4 to 9 August 2023.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Fran Gračanin | (2009-09-03) 3 September 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb |
| 1GK | Roko Burger | (2009-06-20) 20 June 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Hajduk |
| 1GK | Josip Pandurić | (2009-03-11) 11 March 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Hajduk |
| 2DF | Elisandro Kožina Aranha | (2009-02-09) 9 February 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Gorica |
| 2DF | Franko Hećimović | (2009-02-16) 16 February 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb |
| 2DF | Lovro Renić | (2009-02-03) 3 February 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb |
| 2DF | Mateo Sabo | (2009-04-23) 23 April 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Osijek |
| 2DF | Ivano Gubo | (2009-03-26) 26 March 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Rijeka |
| 2DF | Manuel Landripet | (2009-05-19) 19 May 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Rudeš |
| 2DF | Duje Slatina | (2009-06-26) 26 June 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Hajduk |
| 2DF | Andro Slaviček | (2009-01-16) 16 January 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2DF | Ante Šimović | (2009-06-09) 9 June 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Hajduk |
| 2DF | Viktor Vešligaj | (2009-12-26) 26 December 2009 (age 14) | 0 | 0 | Rijeka |
| 3MF | Ivan Bilobrk | (2009-01-22) 22 January 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Lučko |
| 3MF | Adriano Debelec | (2009-05-12) 12 May 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Varaždin |
| 3MF | Filip Kutleša | (2009-02-17) 17 February 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Slaven Belupo |
| 3MF | Karlo Matko | (2009-10-09) 9 October 2009 (age 14) | 0 | 0 | Hajduk |
| 3MF | Matej Miličić | (2009-09-21) 21 September 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Osijek |
| 3MF | Marin Modrić | (2009-08-05) 5 August 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Hajduk |
| 3MF | Ivan Paunović | (2009-07-20) 20 July 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 3MF | Nik Škafar Žužić | (2009-06-03) 3 June 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Istra 1961 |
| 3MF | Karlo Zirdum | (2009-01-21) 21 January 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 4FW | Duje Ćukušić | (2009-09-03) 3 September 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Hajduk |
| 4FW | Dino Deklić | (2009-04-30) 30 April 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 4FW | Leo Habek | (2009-06-15) 15 June 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Varaždin |
| 4FW | Mihael Kelava | (2009-05-29) 29 May 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Gorica |
| 4FW | Lovro Mikulčić | (2009-05-23) 23 May 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Varaždin |

## Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil

### UEFA Under-15 Development Tournament record

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2023 UEFA Under-15 Development Tournament | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 0 titles | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Draws include matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 25 September 2023 after the match against Turkey.
Matches :
| First match | Croatia 2–0 Slovakia (Kotoriba, Croatia; 20 September 2023) |
| Biggest win | Croatia 2–0 Slovakia (Kotoriba, Croatia; 20 September 2023) |
| Biggest defeat | Croatia 0–1 Slovenia (Varaždin, Croatia; 22 September 2023) |

### Vlatko Marković International Tournament record

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2019 Vlatko Marković International Tournament | Semi-final | 4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 Vlatko Marković International Tournament | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 2022 Vlatko Marković International Tournament | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2023 Vlatko Marković International Tournament | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Total | 3 titles | 4/4 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 13 |
Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 14 May 2023 after the match against Belgium.
Matches :
| First match | Croatia 1–0 China (Pula, Croatia; 10 April 2019) |
| Biggest win | Croatia 7–1 North Macedonia (Karlovac, Croatia; 6 May 2021) |
| Biggest defeat | Croatia 0–6 Argentina (Medulin, Croatia; 12 April 2019) |