Luka Modrić

Luka Modrić (; bɛ dɔɣi o la silimin gɔli September dabaa awɔi dali yuuni 1985) o nyɛla Croatian boliŋmɛri  baŋda ŋun ŋmɛri sunsuuni (midfielder) n-tiri La Liga club Real Madrid ka nyɛ boliŋmɛri kpɛma(captains) zaŋti Croatia national team. O tooi ŋmɛri la central midfielder, amaa ka ni tooi lahi ŋmɛ attacking midfielder bee defensive midfielder. O nyɛla ŋun pahi dunia sunsuuni boliŋmɛri baŋdiba zuɣu, ka lahi nyɛ boliŋmɛri baŋdi karili zaŋti Croatian. 

Modrić daa piligi la o bolli ŋmɛbu tuma Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb yuuni 2003 pɔi ka bɛ daa zaŋ o ti Bosnian side Zrinjski Mostar mini Croatian side Inter Zaprešić samli. O daa tumi ŋmɛ bolli zaŋti  Dinamo yuuni 2005 ka daa niŋ kpaŋmaŋ pam ka dizuɣu daa chɛ ka o chaŋ Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur yuuni 2008, ni ka o daa zaŋ ba chaŋ UEFA Champions League qualification yuuni  2010, bɛ tuuli bɛ yuun pihinu polo din ni.  Yuuni 2012, Modrić daa pahi Real Madrid ni liɣiri din yiɣisi  £30 million. O yuuni din daa pahiri ayi, o daa kpaɣi la yuuni  2013-14 Champions League title, ka bɛ daa pii ba season's squad of the season. Din daa niŋ ka Zinedine Zidane deei Madrid yuuni 2016 nyaaŋa, Modrić daa nyɛla ŋun be bolli ŋmɛri yili ŋɔ ni boliŋmɛri shɛba ban kpaɣi Champions League titles pani taba buta yuuni  2015–16 hali ni yuuni 2017–18, saha kam ka bɛ daa piiri ba squad of the season. Di zaa yi laɣim taba,  o kpaɣi la kɔpu kara nim pishi ni ata Madrid, n-ti pahi UEFA Champions League title nim anu, La Liga title nim ata, n-ti pahi  Copa del Rey title nim ayi. 

Modrić nyɛla ŋun deeigi o koŋko pina pam kamani  Ballon d'Or yuuni 2018, ka di daa chɛ o lɛbi tuuli boliŋmɛri bahindi la Lionel Messi bee Cristiano Ronaldo ŋun deei pini ŋɔ tum yuuni 2007, the Best FIFA Men's Player, n-ti pahi UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award. O nyɛla bɛn lahi piigi so FIFPRO World 11 ʒiʒii buyobu zuɣu ni UEFA Team of the Year buta zuɣu. Yuuni 2019, o daa deei la Golden Foot pini ka di daa nyɛla o bolli ŋmɛbu tuma kpaŋmaŋ mini o biɛhi suŋ zuɣu.

Modrić daa piligi la tiŋduya bolli ŋmɛ n-ti Croatia bɛ mini Argentina bolli din daa ŋmɛ silimin gɔli  March yuuni 2006, ka daa di o tuuli pɔɣu tiŋduya bolli ni bɛ mini Italy nim zosimli bolli.  Modrić nyɛla ŋun deei Croatia's "second Golden Generation", saha kam o yi ti be tournament Croatia kamani UEFA Euro 2008 hali ni yuuni 2020, ni yuuni  2006 FIFA World Cup hali ni yuuni  2022. Euro 2008, bɛ daa piigi o pahi Team of the Tournament. Modrić daa zaŋ Croatia chaŋ yuuni 2018 World Cup Final, ka daa deei Golden Ball . Yuuni 2022 World Cup, o daa zaŋ team ŋɔ dɔni third-place finish, ka daa deei Bronze Ball. Silimin gɔli March yuuni  2021, o daa lɛbi o tiŋgbani ŋɔ most capped player taarihi puuni. Din pahira, o nyɛla bɛn piigi so Croatian Footballer of the Year bupinyini zuɣu ka di nyɛ taarihi bin din gbaai yuuni 2007 mini yuuni  2022 sunsuuni.
Piligu biɛhigu 

Bɛ daa dɔɣi la Luka Modrić silimin gɔli September dabaa awɔi dali yuuni 1985 amaa ka lee zooi hamlet of Modrići, din be Zaton Obrovački, tiŋ shɛli din be walinluhili(southern) n-ti Velebit zoli, ka be Zadar din be SR Croatia walinpuhili(north), ka nyɛ republic be SFR Yugoslavia. O nyɛla bia kpɛm sani zaŋti  Stipe Modrić ŋun yina Modrići ni Radojka Dopuđ ŋun yina Kruševo ka di miriObrovac, bɛ zaa da na nyɛla ban tumdi knitwear factory. Modrić nyɛla ŋun daa be kuɣa yili ni (stone house) o ba yili polo yab'doo sani yili ŋɔ daa be la hamlet of Modrići soli yaɣili , ka daa nyɛ ŋun guli buhi o yuma anu saha

Din pahira,  o bilim saha n-daa nyɛ Croatian War of Independence—yuuni 1991, din daa niŋ ka tɔbu ŋɔ naai, bɛ daa zaŋ yaa chɛ ka o daŋ ŋɔ yi lala yaɣili ŋɔ. Modrić's yab'doo Luka daa nyɛla Serb rebels ban daa pahi pirinsi zaŋti SAO Krajina ni daa zaŋ so yihi lala yaɣili maa silimin gɔli December yuuni 1991, din daa niŋ ka bɛ yi yili ŋɔ ni naai bɛ daa,  bɛ daa dabi la yili maa. Modrić daa nyɛla ŋun chaŋ ti pahi o daŋ zuɣu Hotel Kolovare yuma ayopɔin; di nyaaŋa o  daa yi chaŋ Hotel Iž, di zaa be la Zadar. O ba daa nyɛla ŋun pahi Croatian Army nim zuɣu ka daa nyɛ aeromechanic. Lala yuma maa, bomb nim pam daa nyɛla din luri na tiŋgbani ŋɔ ni ka bolli daa nyɛ din tuhiri kariti tɔbu ŋɔ. O zooi ka o booni saha yoli zaŋti o daŋ amaa ka lee nyɛ din taɣi o biɛhigu.
Career statistics
Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDinamo Zagreb2003–04Prva HNL0000–––002004–05Prva HNL7010–––802005–06Prva HNL32710–––3372006–07Prva HNL30671–60114482007–08Prva HNL251381–123–4517Total9426172–1831113032Zrinjski Mostar (loan)2003–04Bosnian Premier League258––––258Prva HNL184––––184Tottenham Hotspur2008–09Premier League343214041–4452009–10Premier League2537000—–3232010–11Premier League323200091–4342011–12Premier League364300021–415Total1271314140153–16017Real Madrid2012–13La Liga33380–111105342013–14La Liga34160–111–5122014–15La Liga16100–60302512015–16La Liga32200–121–4432016–17La Liga25120–110304112017–18La Liga26120–111404322018–19La Liga34330–60314642019–20La Liga31310–61214052020–21La Liga35500–121104862021–22La Liga28220–130214532022–23La Liga33440–102505262023–24La Liga0000–000000Total32726280–109824348837Career total59177593401421425482198

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCroatia20061222007101200811320093120108020119120129020131002014112201540201681201781201815220199220206020211342022163202341Total16624

after each Modrić goal.''

+ List of international goals scored by Luka ModrićNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition116 August 2006Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno, Italy82–02–0Friendly27 October 2006Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia107–07–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying37 February 2007Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka, Croatia132–02–1Friendly48 June 2008Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria271–01–0UEFA Euro 200856 September 2008Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia302–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification615 October 2008Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia333–04–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification76 June 2009Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia352–22–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification86 September 2011Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia491–13–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying99 September 2014Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia801–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying1013 October 2014Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek, Croatia825–06–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying1112 June 2016Parc des Princes, Paris, France911–01–0UEFA Euro 2016129 November 2017Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia1021–04–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification1316 June 2018Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia1072–02–02018 FIFA World Cup1421 June 2018Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia1082–03–02018 FIFA World Cup159 September 2019Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan1241–01–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying1610 October 2019Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia1251–03–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying1730 March 2021Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia1362–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification1822 June 2021Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland1412–13–1UEFA Euro 20201911 October 2021Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek, Croatia1442–22–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification2011 November 2021National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta1454–17–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification2129 March 2022Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar1481–12–1Friendly2213 June 2022Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France1521–01–02022–23 UEFA Nations League A2325 September 2022Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria1541–03–12022–23 UEFA Nations League A2414 June 2023De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands1654–24–2 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals

Honours


Dinamo Zagreb
Prva HNL: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
Croatian Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08
Croatian Super Cup: 2006

Real Madrid
La Liga: 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22
Copa del Rey: 2013–14, 2022–23
Supercopa de España: 2012, 2017, 2019–20, 2021–22
UEFA Champions League: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22
UEFA Super Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022
FIFA Club World Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022

Croatia
 FIFA World Cup
 Runner-up: 2018
 Third place: 2022

 UEFA Nations League 
 Runner-up: 2022–23

Individual
 Best Croatian U-21 player: 2004
 UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2008
 Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year: 2010–11
 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22
 La Liga's Best Midfielder: 2013–14, 2015–16
 FIFA FIFPRO World 11: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 2022
 La Liga Team of the Season: 2015–16, 2021–22, 2022–23
 UEFA La Liga Team of the Season: 2015–16
 FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball: 2016
 ESPN Midfielder of the Year: 2016, 2017, 2018
 UEFA Team of the Year: 2016, 2017, 2018
 UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season: 2016–17, 2017–18
 IFFHS Men's World Team: 2017, 2018, 2022
 ESM Team of the Year: 2021–22
 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2017
 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2018
 FIFA World Cup Fantasy Team: 2018
 FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2018
 FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball: 2022
 UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award: 2017–18
 The Best FIFA Men's Player: 2018
 IFFHS World's Best Playmaker: 2018
 Ballon d'Or: 2018
 Goal 50: 2017–18
 World Soccer Player of the Year: 2018
 AIPS Athlete of the Year: 2018
 Golden Foot: 2019
 IFFHS World Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
 IFFHS UEFA Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
 Real Madrid Player of the Season: 2020–21
 Marca Leyenda Award: 2022
 Bosnian Premier League Player of the Year: 2003
 Croatian Football Hope of the Year: 2004
 HNL's Footballer of the Year: 2007
 Prva HNL Player of the Year: 2007
 SN Yellow Shirt Award: 2007–08
 Croatian Footballer of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
 Football Oscar for Best Croatian Player: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
 HNS Trophy for Best Croatian Player: 2018
 HOO Sportsman of the Year: 2018
 SN Sportsman of the Year: 2018, 2022
 Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport – Yearly Award: 2018
 Honorary citizen of the city of Zadar (2018) and Zadar County (2019).
 City of Zadar Award: 2018

Orders
Order of Duke Branimir: 2018

Lihimi m-pahi
 List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
 List of men's footballers with the most official appearances

Kundivihira

Further reading
Biography

Autobiography

External links

Profile at Real Madrid CF
Luka Modrić La Liga profile

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