| Croatia | |
| Age | 38 Years (09 Sep, 1985) |
| Birthplace | in Zadar, Croatia |
| Club | Real Madrid |
| National Team | Croatia |
| Height | 174cm |
| Weight | 65kg |
| Position | MF (AM-CM-DM, right) |
| Footed | 88% Right* |
If we back up a bit and go down memory lane to the 2018 FIFA World Cup that took place in Russia, would the thought of an underdog team like Croatia slithering their way into the final against France ever cross any football fan’s mind? Of course not. But the credit goes to one man’s leadership and proficiency that all of us were lucky enough to witness when Luka Modric lead the Croatian national team to a World Cup final in 2018.
You just cannot question how great Luka Modric is. He is undoubtedly one of the most incredible midfielders the footballing world has ever seen and I don’t think we give him enough credit for the things he does on the pitch. A central midfielder who can pose to be so lethal for even the best of defences in the world, it takes a great deal of intelligence amalgamated with game plans and schemes to limit Luka Modric from creating scoring opportunities for his colleagues or keeping him from finding the back of the net himself.
Almost having led Croatia to World Cup glory back in 2018, Modric still got his hands on the golden boot at the end of the tournament, in addition to the prestigious FIFA Ballon D’or for an outstanding year that was 2018 for the little Croatian midfielder.
Dinamo Zagreb: It was in the 2005-06 season that Modric was signed by Dinamo Zagreb on what was a 10-year contract with the Croatian club. Modric’s first season with Zagreb saw him net 7 goals in 31 games, helping the club in eventually winning the league.
International debut: On 1st March, 2006, Modric made his full international debut for Croatia. The match was a friendly fixture against Argentina in Basel which Croatia went on to win by 3-2.
Club Career stats
| Appearances | 682 |
| Goals | 65 |
| Assists | 74 |
| Yellows | 83 |
| Reds | 1 |
National Stats
| Appearances | 146 |
| Goals | 20 |
| Assists | 24 |
| Yellows | 7 |
| Reds | - |
As of 2022, Luka Modric is valued at a total of $75 million.
Modric dons the No. 10 jersey for both, Real Madrid and the Croatian national football team.
Modric is married to Vanja Bosnic, who he dated for four years prior to tying the knot with in what was a private ceremony in May 2010.
Yes. Modric has three kids with wife Vanja Bosnic, namely Ivano (son, 2010), Ema (daughter, 2013) and Sofia (daughter, 2017).
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gca
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gls
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min
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mp
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npxg
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sca
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span
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xa
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xg
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| La Liga | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1271 | 16 | 1.4 | 47 | 2021-2022 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| Champions Lg | 1 | 2 | 0 | 451 | 6 | 0.8 | 18 | 2021-2022 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
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Statistics
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Per 90
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Percentile
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| Tackles | 1.19 | 13 |
| Tackles Won | 0.78 | 14 |
| Tackles (Def 3rd) | 0.46 | 21 |
| Tackles (Mid 3rd) | 0.46 | 11 |
| Tackles (Att 3rd) | 0.27 | 78 |
| Dribblers Tackled | 0.55 | 57 |
| Dribbles Contested | 1.69 | 35 |
| % of dribblers tackled | 32.4 | 74 |
| Dribbled Past | 1.14 | 76 |
| Pressures | 19.92 | 57 |
| Successful Pressures | 4.93 | 41 |
| Successful Pressure % | 24.8 | 30 |
| Pressures (Def 3rd) | 5.30 | 37 |
| Pressures (Mid 3rd) | 10.10 | 40 |
| Pressures (Att 3rd) | 4.52 | 85 |
| Blocks | 0.87 | 6 |
| Shots Blocked | 0.18 | 35 |
| Shots Saved | 0.00 | 47 |
| Passes Blocked | 0.69 | 6 |
| Interceptions | 1.46 | 85 |
| Tkl+Int | 2.65 | 37 |
| Clearances | 0.09 | 2 |
| Errors | 0.05 | 16 |
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Statistics
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Per 90
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Percentile
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| Shot-Creating Actions | 4.61 | 95 |
| SCA (PassLive) | 3.70 | 99 |
| SCA (PassDead) | 0.05 | 56 |
| SCA (Drib) | 0.46 | 99 |
| SCA (Sh) | 0.09 | 70 |
| SCA (Fld) | 0.23 | 92 |
| SCA (Def) | 0.09 | 76 |
| Goal-Creating Actions | 0.55 | 96 |
| GCA (PassLive) | 0.37 | 92 |
| GCA (PassDead) | 0.05 | 86 |
| GCA (Drib) | 0.00 | 44 |
| GCA (Sh) | 0.09 | 98 |
| GCA (Fld) | 0.00 | 42 |
| GCA (Def) | 0.05 | 94 |
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Statistics
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Per 90
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Percentile
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| Yellow Cards | 0.14 | 84 |
| Red Cards | 0.00 | 58 |
| Second Yellow Card | 0.00 | 56 |
| Fouls Committed | 1.14 | 80 |
| Fouls Drawn | 1.83 | 66 |
| Offsides | 0.00 | 75 |
| Crosses | 0.50 | 48 |
| Interceptions | 1.46 | 85 |
| Tackles Won | 0.78 | 14 |
| Penalty Kicks Won | 0.05 | 95 |
| Penalty Kicks Conceded | 0.00 | 57 |
| Own Goals | 0.00 | 52 |
| Ball Recoveries | 7.99 | 14 |
| Aerials won | 0.37 | 16 |
| Aerials lost | 0.46 | 84 |
| % of Aerials Won | 44.4 | 32 |
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Statistics
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Per 90
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Percentile
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| Passes Attempted | 71.18 | 89 |
| Live-ball passes | 69.76 | 90 |
| Dead-ball passes | 1.42 | 57 |
| Passes from Free Kicks | 0.87 | 51 |
| Through Balls | 0.32 | 99 |
| Passes Under Pressure | 10.01 | 63 |
| Switches | 2.60 | 81 |
| Crosses | 0.50 | 48 |
| Corner Kicks | 0.37 | 69 |
| Inswinging Corner Kicks | 0.00 | 36 |
| Outswinging Corner Kicks | 0.05 | 74 |
| Straight Corner Kicks | 0.00 | 42 |
| Ground passes | 57.11 | 88 |
| Low Passes | 5.12 | 57 |
| High Passes | 8.95 | 53 |
| Passes Attempted (Left) | 9.00 | 63 |
| Passes Attempted (Right) | 60.44 | 90 |
| Passes Attempted (Head) | 1.01 | 5 |
| Throw-Ins taken | 0.09 | 46 |
| Passes Attempted (Other) | 0.27 | 69 |
| Passes Completed | 62.86 | 92 |
| Passes Offside | 0.27 | 39 |
| Passes Out of Bounds | 0.78 | 63 |
| Passes Intercepted | 1.96 | 2 |
| Passes Blocked | 1.19 | 37 |
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Statistics
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Per 90
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Percentile
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| Passes Completed | 62.86 | 92 |
| Passes Attempted | 71.18 | 89 |
| Pass Completion % | 88.3 | 90 |
| Total Passing Distance | 1220.67 | 93 |
| Progressive Passing Distance | 374.39 | 92 |
| Passes Completed (Short) | 27.55 | 95 |
| Passes Attempted (Short) | 29.88 | 93 |
| Pass Completion % (Short) | 92.2 | 94 |
| Passes Completed (Medium) | 24.08 | 81 |
| Passes Attempted (Medium) | 26.50 | 79 |
| Pass Completion % (Medium) | 90.9 | 87 |
| Passes Completed (Long) | 10.51 | 96 |
| Passes Attempted (Long) | 13.25 | 88 |
| Pass Completion % (Long) | 79.3 | 85 |
| Assists | 0.27 | 97 |
| xA | 0.21 | 95 |
| Key Passes | 1.83 | 88 |
| Passes into Final Third | 8.18 | 95 |
| Passes into Penalty Area | 2.38 | 97 |
| Crosses into Penalty Area | 0.14 | 69 |
| Progressive Passes | 7.81 | 95 |
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Statistics
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Per 90
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Percentile
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| Touches | 79.72 | 90 |
| Touches (Def Pen) | 1.55 | 23 |
| Touches (Def 3rd) | 13.20 | 47 |
| Touches (Mid 3rd) | 49.57 | 86 |
| Touches (Att 3rd) | 23.80 | 89 |
| Touches (Att Pen) | 2.51 | 94 |
| Touches (Live-Ball) | 78.49 | 93 |
| Dribbles Completed | 1.60 | 87 |
| Dribbles Attempted | 2.42 | 89 |
| Successful Dribble % | 66.0 | 32 |
| Players Dribbled Past | 1.74 | 87 |
| Nutmegs | 0.09 | 86 |
| Carries | 69.17 | 95 |
| Total Carrying Distance | 397.46 | 97 |
| Progressive Carrying Distance | 189.23 | 95 |
| Progressive Carries | 8.77 | 95 |
| Carries into Final Third | 2.88 | 94 |
| Carries into Penalty Area | 0.64 | 95 |
| Miscontrols | 0.82 | 42 |
| Dispossessed | 0.73 | 61 |
| Pass Targets | 68.44 | 95 |
| Passes Received | 64.14 | 95 |
| Passes Received % | 93.7 | 66 |
| Progressive Passes Rec | 4.20 | 87 |
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Statistics
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Per 90
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Percentile
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| Goals | 0.05 | 53 |
| Shots Total | 1.64 | 92 |
| Shots on target | 0.41 | 79 |
| Shots on target % | 25.0 | 46 |
| Goals/Shot | 0.03 | 44 |
| Goals/Shot on target | 0.11 | 42 |
| Average Shot Distance | 19.50 | 66 |
| Shots from free kicks | 0.00 | 29 |
| Penalty Kicks Made | 0.00 | 44 |
| Penalty Kicks Attempted | 0.00 | 43 |
| xG | 0.11 | 75 |
| npxG | 0.11 | 81 |
| npxG/Sh | 0.06 | 52 |
| Goals - xG | -0.06 | 7 |
| Non-Penalty Goals - npxG | -0.06 | 6 |
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Statistics
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Per 90
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Percentile
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| Goals | 0.05 | 53 |
| Assists | 0.27 | 97 |
| Non-Penalty Goals | 0.05 | 58 |
| Penalty Kicks Made | 0.00 | 44 |
| Penalty Kicks Attempted | 0.00 | 43 |
| Yellow Cards | 0.14 | 84 |
| Red Cards | 0.00 | 58 |
| xG | 0.11 | 75 |
| npxG | 0.11 | 81 |
| xA | 0.21 | 95 |
| npxG+xA | 0.32 | 93 |
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season
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age
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squad
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country
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comp level
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games
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games starts
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minutes
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minutes 90s
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| 2021-2022 | 35 | Real Madrid | - | 1. Champions Lg | 6 | 5 | 451 | 5.0 |
| 2021-2022 | 35 | Real Madrid |
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Copa del Rey | 2 | 1 | 139 | 1.5 |
| 2021-2022 | 35 | Real Madrid |
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1. La Liga | 16 | 16 | 1,271 | 14.1 |
| 2021-2022 | 35 | Real Madrid |
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Supercopa de España | 2 | 2 | 172 | 1.9 |
domestic leagues |
season
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age
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squad
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country
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comp level
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dom lg games
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dom lg minutes
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dom lg goals
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dom lg assists
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| 2006-2007 | 20 | Dinamo Zagreb | - | 2. UEFA Cup | - | - | - | - |
| 2007-2008 | 21 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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1. 1. HNL | 25 | 1,973 | 13 | 11 |
| 2008-2009 | 22 | Tottenham |
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1. Premier League | 34 | 2,776 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009-2010 | 23 | Tottenham |
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1. Premier League | 25 | 1,910 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010-2011 | 24 | Tottenham |
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1. Premier League | 32 | 2,793 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011-2012 | 25 | Tottenham |
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1. Premier League | 36 | 3,214 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012-2013 | 26 | Real Madrid |
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1. La Liga | 33 | 2,179 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013-2014 | 27 | Real Madrid |
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1. La Liga | 34 | 2,639 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014-2015 | 28 | Real Madrid |
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1. La Liga | 16 | 1,290 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015-2016 | 29 | Real Madrid |
|
1. La Liga | 32 | 2,613 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016-2017 | 30 | Real Madrid |
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1. La Liga | 25 | 1,887 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017-2018 | 31 | Real Madrid |
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1. La Liga | 26 | 1,970 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018-2019 | 32 | Real Madrid |
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1. La Liga | 34 | 2,608 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019-2020 | 33 | Real Madrid |
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1. La Liga | 31 | 1,996 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020-2021 | 34 | Real Madrid |
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1. La Liga | 35 | 2,733 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021-2022 | 35 | Real Madrid |
|
1. La Liga | 16 | 1,271 | 1 | 4 |
| Global Awards |
2015 FIFA FIFPro World XI 2016 FIFA FIFPro World XI 2017 FIFA FIFPro World XI 2018 Ballon d'Or 2018 The Best FIFA Men's Player 2018 FIFA FIFPro World XI 2018 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 2019 FIFA FIFPro World XI |
| Continental Awards |
2016 UEFA Team of the Year 2016-2017 UEFA Best Midfielder 2017 UEFA Team of the Year 2017-2018 UEFA Best Midfielder 2017-2018 UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award 2018 UEFA Team of the Year |
| National Awards |
2004 Croatian Hope of the Year 2007 Croatian Footballer of the Year 2008 Croatian Footballer of the Year 2011 Croatian Footballer of the Year 2014 Croatian Footballer of the Year 2016 Croatian Footballer of the Year 2017 Croatian Footballer of the Year 2018 Croatian Footballer of the Year 2019 Croatian Footballer of the Year |
| Competition Awards |
2007-2008 Croatian Sportske Novosti Yellow Shirt 2013-2014 La Liga Best Midfielder 2015-2016 La Liga Best Midfielder 2016-2017 La Liga Best Midfielder |
| Goals |
2007-2008 1. HNL 13 (5th) |
| Goals/90 |
2007-2008 1. HNL 0.59 (8th) |
| Assists |
2007-2008 1. HNL 11 (1st) 2019-2020 La Liga 7 (7th) 2021-2022 La Liga 4 (10th) |
| Assists/90 |
2007-2008 1. HNL 0.50 (1st) 2019-2020 La Liga 0.32 (5th) |
| Goals + Assists |
2007-2008 1. HNL 24 (3rd) |
| Goals + Assists/90 |
2007-2008 1. HNL 1.09 (2nd) |
| Penalty Kicks Made |
2007-2008 1. HNL 4 (2nd) |
| Non-Penalty Goals + Assists/90 |
2007-2008 1. HNL 0.91 (5th) |
| Shots on target |
2007-2008 1. HNL 35 (7th) |
| Shots on target/90 |
2007-2008 1. HNL 1.60 (6th) |
| Passes into Final Third |
2018-2019 La Liga 204 (6th) 2020-2021 La Liga 231 (5th) 2021-2022 La Liga 108 (6th) |
| Passes into Penalty Area |
2017-2018 La Liga 52 (9th) 2020-2021 La Liga 62 (5th) |
| Progressive Passes |
2020-2021 La Liga 219 (3rd) |
| Through Balls |
2017-2018 La Liga 7 (4th) 2018-2019 La Liga 9 (10th) 2020-2021 La Liga 11 (3rd) |
| SCA90 |
2019-2020 La Liga 4.01 (9th) |
| Goal-Creating Actions |
2019-2020 La Liga 16 (7th) |
| GCA90 |
2019-2020 La Liga 0.72 (3rd) |
| Interceptions |
2020-2021 La Liga 53 (10th) |
| Touches |
2020-2021 La Liga 2576 (8th) |
| Nutmegs |
2020-2021 La Liga 6 (9th) |
| Progressive Carrying Distance |
2020-2021 La Liga 4606 (10th) |
| Progressive Carries |
2018-2019 La Liga 241 (6th) 2020-2021 La Liga 228 (7th) |
| Carries into Final Third |
2020-2021 La Liga 67 (10th) |
| Pass Targets |
2018-2019 La Liga 2005 (6th) 2020-2021 La Liga 2212 (7th) |
| Points per Match |
2019-2020 La Liga 2.35 (5th) 2021-2022 La Liga 2.38 (5th) |
| +/-90 |
2014-2015 La Liga 2.58 (3rd) 2019-2020 La Liga 1.40 (5th) |
| xG+/-90 |
2019-2020 La Liga 0.92 (7th) 2021-2022 La Liga 0.80 (10th) |
| Red Cards |
2019-2020 La Liga 1 (7th) |
