![]() Modrić has anchored Croatia's " second Golden Generation", participating in every major tournament Croatia has qualified for, including the UEFA Euro 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020, as well as the 2006, 2014, 2018, and 2022 FIFA World Cup. Modrić made his international debut for Croatia against Argentina in March 2006, and scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Italy. In 2019, he was awarded the Golden Foot award for career results and personality. In 2018, Modrić became the first Croatian player to win the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award, and by winning The Best FIFA Men's Player and Ballon d'Or awards, he became the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the awards in more than a decade. In 2015, he became the first Croatian player to be included in the FIFA FIFPRO World 11, in which he was regularly included until 2019 and then again in 2022, as well in the UEFA Team of the Year between 20. He won the La Liga Award for "Best Midfielder" in 2016 for the second time, and the UEFA Club Football Award for "Best Midfielder" in 20. ![]() He has won twenty-three major trophies at Real Madrid, including five UEFA Champions League titles, three La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey titles, four Supercopa de España titles, four UEFA Super Cup titles and five FIFA Club World Cup titles. After Zinedine Zidane took over Madrid, Modrić was critical to three consecutive Champions League titles from 2015–16 to 2017–18, each time being voted into the squad of the season. There he became a key contributor and helped the team win La Décima and was selected for the 2013–14 Champions League squad of the season. In the summer of 2012, Modrić joined Real Madrid for a £30 million transfer fee. In 2008, he moved to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur for a club-record transfer fee of £16.5 million, where he led Spurs to their first UEFA Champions League appearance in almost 50 years, reaching the quarter-finals of the 2010–11 tournament. He made his debut for Dinamo in 2005 and won three consecutive league titles and domestic cups, being named the Prva HNL Player of the Year in 2007. He continued his development in Zagreb, before spells on loan to Zrinjski Mostar and Inter Zaprešić. In 2002, he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb at age 16, after showing promise with his hometown club NK Zadar's youth team. īorn in Zadar, Modrić's childhood coincided with the Croatian War of Independence which displaced his family. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and as the greatest ever Croatian footballer. ![]() He plays mainly as a central midfielder, but can also play as an attacking midfielder or as a defensive midfielder. Luka Modrić ( Croatian pronunciation: born 9 September 1985) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the Croatia national team. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:50, 28 March 2023 (UTC) *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:25, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
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