Croatia national under-21 football team

National association football team

Croatia U21Nickname(s)| Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers)

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Association| Croatian Football Federation (HNS)
Confederation| UEFA (Europe)
Head coach| Ivica Olić
Captain| Bartol Franjić
Most caps| Luka Ivanušec (28)
Top scorer| Tomislav Bušić (13)
FIFA code| CRO

First colours

Second colours

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First international
Croatia 6–1 Hungary

(Zagreb, Croatia, 14 October 1992)
Biggest win
Croatia 10–0 San Marino

(Zagreb, Croatia, 8 October 2020)
Biggest defeat
Spain 6–0 Croatia

(Alicante, Spain, 10 September 2012)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances| 5 (first in 2000)
Best result| Quarter-finals (2021)
Website| hns-cff.hr

The Croatia national under-21 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players 21 or under. 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 Mladi vatreni ('Young Blazers'). So far, the Mladi vatreni qualified for five UEFA European Under-21 Championships, namely in 2000, 2004, 2019, 2021 and 2023. Croatia was unable to pass the group stage until the 2021 Euro when it was eliminated in the quarter-finals, its greatest accomplishment in the European competition so far.

## Recent results and fixtures

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Main article: Croatia national under-21 football team results (2020–present)

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

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Croatia v  Israel 23 March 2023 (2023-03-23) Friendly|  Croatia | 0–0|  Israel | Varaždin, Croatia

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18:00 (UTC+02:00) |  | Report |

* Blorian 82'

| Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Referee: Toni Dadić (Croatia)

England v  Croatia 28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) Friendly|  England | 1–2|  Croatia | London, England

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19:45 (UTC+01:00) |

* Lewis 33'
* Gibbs-White 87' (pen)
* Johnson 90+5'

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* Baturina 34'
* Beljo 53' (pen)
* Pršir 83'

| Stadium: Craven Cottage

Ukraine v  Croatia 21 June 2023 (2023-06-21) 2023 Euro Gr B|  Ukraine | 2–0|  Croatia | Bucharest, Romania

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19:00 |

* Kashchuk 19'
* Sikan 48'

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* Kačavenda 16'
* Stojković 82'

| Stadium: Superbet Arena
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE)
Assistant referees: Fredrik Klyver (SWE)
Assistant referees: Max Robin Wilde (SWE)
Fourth official: Andrei Chivulete (ROU)

Spain v  Croatia 24 June 2023 (2023-06-24) 2023 Euro Gr B|  Spain | 1–0|  Croatia | Bucharest, Romania

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21:45 |

* Ruiz 1'

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* Frigan 13'
* Šego 34'
* Stojković 60'

| Stadium: Superbet Arena
Referee: Allard Lindhout (NED)
Assistant referees: Rogier Honig (NED)
Assistant referees: Patrick Inia (NED)
Fourth official: João Pinheiro (POR)

Croatia v  Romania 27 June 2023 (2023-06-27) 2023 Euro Gr B|  Croatia | 0–0|  Romania | Bucharest, Romania

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21:45 |

* Hodža 21'
* Sigur 34'
* Franjić 35'
* Baturina 70'
* Perković 86'

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* Popescu 24'

| Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
Referee: João Pinheiro (POR)
Assistant referees: Bruno Jesus (POR)
Assistant referees: Luciano Maia (POR)
Fourth official: Allard Lindhout (NED)

Faroe Islands v  Croatia 12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G|  Faroe Islands | 2–4|  Croatia | Klaksvík, Faroe Islands

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* Nielsen 45'
* Dahl-Olsen 78', 85'

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* Šimić 17'
* Hodža 44'
* Peković 47'
* Beljo 75'
* Sigur 83'
* Bukvić 88'
* Ljubičić 90+2'

| Stadium: Við Djúpumýrar
Referee: Jérémy Muller (LUX)
Assistant referees: Claude Ries (LUX)
Assistant referees: Rafael Morim (LUX)
Fourth official: Cédric Biever (LUX)

Greece v  Croatia 13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G|  Greece | 2–2|  Croatia | Tripoli, Greece

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16:00 |

* Sourlis 11' 53'
* Kostis 54'
* Koutsias 89'

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* Hodža 23' 32'
* Katinić 29'
* Ljubičić 67' 73'

| Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Tom Owen (WAL)
Assistant referees: Johnathon Bryant (WAL)
Assistant referees: Ian David Bird (WAL)
Fourth official: John Andrew Jones (WAL)

Croatia v  Belarus 17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G|  Croatia | 2–0|  Belarus | Velika Gorica, Croatia

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17:30 |

* Sučić 45+1' (pen.)
* Baturina 55'
* Čavlina 82'

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* Barkovski 41'
* Rylach 45+5'
* Baranok 60'

| Stadium: Stadion Radnik
Referee: Igor Stojchevski (MKD)
Assistant referees: Goce Petreski (MKD)
Assistant referees: Slagjan Markoski (MKD)
Fourth official: Trpchevski Stojancho (MKD)

Slovakia v  Croatia 16 November 2023 (2023-11-16) Friendly|  Slovakia | 2–2|  Croatia | Nitra, Slovakia

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* Nebyla 13'
* Kaprálik 41'

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* Ljubičić 15'
* Ivanović 76' (pen.)

| Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (HUN)

Belarus v  Croatia 20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G|  Belarus | 0–1|  Croatia | Armavir, Armenia[note 1]

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11:00 |

* Maskalenchyk 20'
* Makarenko 45'
* Kovalevich 90+4'

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* Hodža 64'
* Maruić 79'
* Ljubičić 83'

| Stadium: Armavir City Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Peter Kralović (SVK)
Assistant referees: Milan Štrbo (SVK)
Assistant referees: Matej Zemko (SVK)
Fourth official: Peter Ziemba (SVK)

### 2024

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Andorra v  Croatia 21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G|  Andorra | v|  Croatia |

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Portugal v  Croatia 26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G|  Portugal | v|  Croatia |

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Croatia v  Faroe Islands 5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G|  Croatia | v|  Faroe Islands |

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Croatia v  Portugal 10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G|  Croatia | v|  Portugal |

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Croatia v  Andorra 11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G|  Croatia | v|  Andorra |

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Croatia v  Greece 15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G|  Croatia | v|  Greece |

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## Coaching staff

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### Current coaching staff

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Position  | Name[2]

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Head coach  |  Ivica Olić
Assistant coaches  |  Ante Tomić
Renato Pilipović
Goalkeeping coach  |  Darko Staneković
Fitness coaches  |  Vedran Naglić
Aris Naglić
Analyst  |  Nikola Buzadžić
Doctors  |  Mislav Rakić
Boban Dangubić
Nino Brajković
Physiotherapists  |  Tomislav Buljan
Technical secretary  |  Josip Tomaško
Kit men  |  Milan Vincek
Luka Karlo

## Players

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### Current squad

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* The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[3]
* Match dates: 7–11 June 2024
* Opposition: Faroe Islands and  Portugal
* Caps and goals correct as of: 11 June 2024, after the match against  Sweden

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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| 1GK | Nikola Čavlina |  (2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 22) | 7  | 0  |  Osijek
| 1GK | Borna Buljan |  (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19) | 0  | 0  |  Hajduk Split
| 1GK | Franko Kolić |  (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21) | 2  | 0  |  Mura

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| 2DF | Moreno Živković |  (2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 20) | 3  | 0  |  Lokomotiva
| 2DF | Ivan Cvijanović |  (2003-10-09) 9 October 2003 (age 20) | 1  | 0  |  Osijek
| 2DF | Luka Vušković |  (2007-02-24) 24 February 2007 (age 17) | 0  | 0  |  Westerlo
| 2DF | Domagoj Bukvić |  (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20) | 8  | 1  |  Osijek
| 2DF | Dominik Prpić |  (2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 20) | 2  | 0  |  Hajduk Split
| 2DF | Noa Mikić |  (2007-01-27) 27 January 2007 (age 17) | 0  | 0  |  Dinamo Zagreb
| 2DF | Šimun Hrgović |  (2004-03-20) 20 March 2004 (age 20) | 0  | 0  |  Hajduk Split

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| 3MF | Veldin Hodža |  (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 21) | 17  | 2  |  Rijeka
| 3MF | Lovro Zvonarek |  (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 19) | 4  | 0  |  Sturm Graz
| 3MF | Marko Soldo |  (2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 20) | 3  | 0  |  Osijek
| 3MF | Lukas Kačavenda |  (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 21) | 12  | 1  |  Dinamo Zagreb
| 3MF | Marin Šotiček |  (2004-09-18) 18 September 2004 (age 19) | 4  | 0  |  Basel
| 3MF | Leon Belcar |  (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22) | 1  | 0  |  Varaždin
| 3MF | Marko Capan |  (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20) | 0  | 0  |  Hajduk Split

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| 4FW | Marin Ljubičić |  (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22) | 14  | 7  |  LASK
| 4FW | Franjo Ivanović |  (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 20) | 4  | 0  |  Union SG
| 4FW | Gabriel Vidović |  (2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 20) | 14  | 2  |  Mainz 05
| 4FW | Ante Crnac |  (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 20) | 4  | 0  |  Norwich City
| 4FW | Anton Matković |  (2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 18) | 0  | 0  |  Osijek
| 4FW | Dion Drena Beljo |  (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21) | 12  | 3  |  Rapid Vienna

### Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible for selection.

Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club  | Latest call-up

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GK | Tin Sajko |  (2004-03-07) 7 March 2004 (age 20) | 0  | 0  |  Vukovar 1991  | v.  Belarus, 17 October 2023

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DF | Antonio Tikvić |  (2004-04-21) 21 April 2004 (age 20) | 3  | 0  |  Udinese | v.  Belarus, 20 November 2023
DF | Juraj Badelj |  (2003-08-24) 24 August 2003 (age 21) | 0  | 0  |  Universitatea Craiova | v.  Slovakia, 16 November 2023 WD

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MF | Niko Rak |  (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 21) | 1  | 0  |  Konyaspor | v.  Belarus, 20 November 2023
MF | Marko Soldo |  (2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 20) | 1  | 0  |  Gorica | v.  Belarus, 20 November 2023
MF | Martin Baturina SEN |  (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21) | 14  | 2  |  Dinamo Zagreb | v.  Slovakia, 16 November 2023 PRE
MF | Luka Sučić SEN |  (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 21) | 11  | 6  |  Red Bull Salzburg | v.  Belarus, 17 October 2023
MF | Marko Capan |  (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20) | 0  | 0  |  Široki Brijeg | v.  Faroe Islands, 11 September 2023
MF | Luka Stojković INJ |  (2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 20) | 5  | 0  |  Dinamo Zagreb | v.  Faroe Islands, 11 September 2023 WD
MF | Lukas Kačavenda INJ |  (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 21) | 12  | 1  |  Dinamo Zagreb | v.  Faroe Islands, 11 September 2023 WD

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FW | Mateo Lisica |  (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 21) | 3  | 0  |  Istra 1961 | v.  Belarus, 20 November 2023
FW | Dion Drena Beljo |  (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22) | 11  | 2  |  FC Augsburg | v.  Greece, 13 October 2023 PRE
FW | Franjo Ivanović |  (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 20) | 4  | 0  |  Rijeka | v.  Belarus, 20 November 2023
FW | Roko Šimić |  (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 20) | 19  | 8  |  Red Bull Salzburg | v.  Slovakia, 16 November 2023 WD

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* INJ = Injured or ill.
* WD = Withdrew.
* SUS = Suspended from participating.
* RET = Retired after latest call-up.
* SEN = Joined the Croatia senior team instead.
* PRE = Preliminary squad.

## Competitive record

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

### UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship record  |  | Qualifications record

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Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Manager
1978 | Part of  Yugoslavia |
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992 | Not a UEFA member
1994 | Not a UEFA member during qualifiers
1996 | Did not qualify | 4/6  | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 13  | 12  | Martin Novoselac
1998 | 3/5  | 8  | 4  | 0  | 4  | 13  | 9  | Ivo Šušak
2000 | Group stage  | 7/8  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 6  | Squad | 1/5  | 10  | 7  | 2  | 1  | 28  | 9  | Ivo Šušak
2002 | Did not qualify | 2/4OFF | 8  | 3  | 4  | 1  | 10  | 7  | Martin Novoselac
2004 | Group stage  | 7/8  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | Squad | 1/4  | 8  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 11  | 5  | Martin Novoselac
2006 | Did not qualify | 1/6OFF | 12  | 8  | 1  | 3  | 16  | 11  | Slaven Bilić
2007 | 3/3 | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4  | Dražen Ladić
2009 | 2/6 | 10  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 20  | 12  | Dražen Ladić
2011 | 1/5OFF | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 18  | 15  | Dražen Ladić
2013 | 4/5 | 8  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 7  | 16  | Ivo Šušak
2015 | 1/5OFF | 10  | 6  | 1  | 3  | 22  | 9  | Niko Kovač / Nenad Gračan
2017 | 3/6 | 10  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 24  | 11  | Nenad Gračan
2019 | Group stage  | 10/12  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 8  | Squad | 1/6 | 10  | 8  | 1  | 1  | 31  | 5  | Nenad Gračan
2021 | Quarter-finals  | 7/16  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 5  | 7  | Squad 1 / Squad 2 | 2/6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 7  | Nenad Gračan/Igor Bišćan
2023 | Group stage  | 14/16  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 3  | Squad | 1/6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7  | Igor Bišćan/Dragan Skočić
2025 | To be determined | 3/6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4  | Dragan Skočić
Total  | Quarter-finals  | 5/24  | 16  | 1  | 4  | 11  | 16  | 29  |  |  | 137  | 79  | 23  | 35  | 276  | 141  |

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 20 November 2023 after the match against  Belarus.

Matches

First match  |  Croatia 1–2 Netherlands
(Trnava, Slovakia; 27 May 2000)
Biggest win  |  Croatia 3–2 Switzerland
(Koper, Slovenia; 28 March 2021)
Biggest defeat  |  Romania 4–1 Croatia
(Serravalle, San Marino; 18 June 2019)

Notes

* OFF = Lost in play-offs.

## Statistics

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### Managers

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The following table provides a summary of the complete record of each manager including their results regarding European Under-21 Championship.

Key: Pld–games played, W–games won, D–games drawn; L–games lost, %–win percentage
Bilić is one of two former U21 managers who later coached Croatia's senior team Manager  | Tenure  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | Win %  | Tournaments

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Martin Novoselac | 1994–1996
2000–2004  | 54 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 035.2 |  1996 European Championship – Failed to qualify
2002 European Championship – Failed to qualify
2004 European Championship – Group stage
Ivo Šušak | 1997–2000
2011–2013  | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 047.4 |  1998 European Championship – Failed to qualify
2000 European Championship – Group stage
2013 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Slaven Bilić | 2004–2006  | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 055.0 |  2006 European Championship – Play-offs
Aljoša Asanović (c)  | 2005  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.0 |  2006 European Championship – Failed to qualify[4]
Ivica Grnja (c)  | 2005  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.0 |  2006 European Championship – Failed to qualify[5]
Marijan Brnčić (c)[6] | 2005  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 000.0 | —
Dražen Ladić | 2006–2011  | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 062.50 |  2007 European Championship – Failed to qualify
2009 European Championship – Failed to qualify
2011 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Niko Kovač | 2013  | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 071.4 | —
Nenad Gračan | 2013–2019  | 41 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 051.2 |  2015 European Championship – Failed to qualify
2017 European Championship – Failed to qualify
2019 European Championship – Group stage
Igor Bišćan | 2019–2023  | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 060.0 |  2021 European Championship – Quarter-finals
Dragan Skočić | 2023–  | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 037.5 |  2023 European Championship – Group stage

Last updated: Croatia vs Belarus, 20 November 2023. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

### Most capped players

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Players in bold are still active with Croatia.
With 28 caps, Ivanušec is the most capped player of the U21 team Before joining the senior team Lovren played 19 matches for the U21 team #  | Name  | Career  | Caps  | Goals

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1  | Luka Ivanušec | 2017–2021  | 28 | 10
2  | Tomislav Vranjić | 2002–2005  | 26 | 0
3  | Tomislav Bušić | 2005–2008  | 25 | 12
4  | Nikola Moro | 2017–2021  | 24 | 6
5  | Josip Tadić | 2005–2008  | 22 | 5
6  | Ivan Leko | 1994–2000  | 21 | 5
Mato Jajalo | 2007–2010  | 4
8  | Tomo Šokota | 1997–2000  | 19 | 10
Roko Šimić | 2021–  | 8
Nikola Vlašić | 2015–2019  | 7
Lovro Majer | 2017–2021  | 5
Davor Vugrinec | 1994–1997  | 3
Dejan Lovren | 2007–2010  | 3
Mario Lučić | 2002–2004  | 2
Domagoj Vida | 2007–2010  | 2
Dario Smoje | 1997–2000  | 1
Boško Šutalo | 2019–2022  | 1
Mario Carević | 2001–2004  | 0
Luka Vučko | 2004–2006  | 0
Borna Sosa | 2017–2020  | 0

Last updated: Belarus vs Croatia, 20 November 2023

Source: Croatian Football Federation

### Top goalscorers

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Players in bold are still active with Croatia.
Brozović scored 7 goals for the U21 team before he was promoted to the senior team #  | Name  | Goals  | Caps  | Ratio  | Career

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1  | Tomislav Bušić | 12 | 29  | 0.41  | 2005–2008
2  | Tomo Šokota | 10 | 19  | 0.53  | 1997–2000
Luka Ivanušec | 28  | 0.36  | 2017–2021
4  | Josip Brekalo | 9 | 17  | 0.53  | 2016–2019
5  | Eduardo da Silva | 8 | 12  | 0.67  | 2004–2005
Stipe Perica | 12  | 0.67  | 2013–2016
Roko Šimić | 19  | 0.42  | 2021–
8  | Marcelo Brozović | 7 | 13  | 0.54  | 2011–2014
Nikola Vlašić | 19  | 0.37  | 2015–2019
10  | Ante Rukavina | 6 | 9  | 0.67  | 2007–2008
Marin Ljubičić | 11  | 0.55  | 2021–
Mario Pašalić | 14  | 0.43  | 2014–2016
Mihael Mikić | 15  | 0.4  | 1999–2001
Sandro Kulenović | 15  | 0.4  | 2019–2021
Nikola Moro | 24  | 0.25  | 2017–2021

Last updated: Belarus vs Croatia, 20 November 2023

Source: Croatian Football Federation

## Record per opponent

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Croatia under-21 results

* Summary
* 1992–1999
* 2000–2009
* 2010–2019
* 2020–present

More wins than losses

As many wins as losses

Fewer wins than losses

Correct as of 20 November 2023, after the match against  Belarus.

Opponent  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %

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Albania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3  | 050.00
Australia U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3  | 000.00
Austria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2  | 025.00
Azerbaijan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8  | 100.00
Belarus | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10  | 080.00
Belgium | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2  | 050.00
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5  | 044.44
Bulgaria | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | +0  | 033.33
Chile U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1  | 000.00
Czech Republic | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1  | 014.29
Cyprus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1  | 050.00
Denmark | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3  | 066.67
England | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2  | 042.86
Estonia | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20  | 090.00
Faroe Islands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5  | 100.00
Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1  | 050.00
France | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5  | 000.00
Georgia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0  | 025.00
Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2  | 100.00
Greece | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9  | 054.55
Hungary | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 14 | +16  | 058.33
Iceland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2  | 100.00
Republic of Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4  | 050.00
Israel | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5  | 000.00
Italy | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3  | 012.50
Italy B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0  | 000.00
Latvia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5  | 075.00
Liechtenstein | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9  | 100.00
Lithuania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12  | 100.00
FYR Macedonia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7  | 075.00
Malta | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6  | 100.00
Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1  | 000.00
Moldova | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7  | 100.00
Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2  | 033.33
Morocco U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4  | 000.00
Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0  | 050.00
Norway | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8  | 080.00
Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2  | 033.33
Portugal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2  | 025.00
Romania | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3  | 000.00
Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1  | 000.00
San Marino | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | +33  | 100.00
Scotland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2  | 033.33
Serbia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2  | 050.00
Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | +0  | 020.00
Slovakia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3  | 037.50
Slovenia | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | +7  | 054.55
Spain | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | −12  | 011.11
Sweden | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2  | 050.00
Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4  | 040.00
Togo U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1  | 100.00
Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0  | 000.00
Ukraine | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1  | 028.57
United Arab Emirates U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3  | 100.00
Total: 54 teams played  | 235 | 114 | 53 | 68 | 421 | 261 | +160  | 048.51

Source: Croatian Football Federation

## See also

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* Croatia national football team
* Croatia national football B team
* Croatia national under-23 football team
* Croatia national under-20 football team
* Croatia national under-19 football team
* Croatia national under-18 football team
* Croatia national under-17 football team
* Croatia national under-16 football team
* Croatia national under-15 football team
* Croatia women's national football team
* Croatia women's national under-19 football team
* Croatia women's national under-17 football team
* Croatia women's national under-15 football team

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[1]

## References

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1. ^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Basel. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
2. ^ "Croatia U-21". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
3. ^ "Olić objavio popis igrača za nastavak kvalifikacija za Europsko prvenstvo" (in Croatian). Hrvatski nogometni savez. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
4. ^ He coached the U21 team during the first play-off to 2006 European Championship lost 1:3 to Serbia HNS: Serbia-Croatia 3:1, 2005
5. ^ He coached the U21 team during the second play-off to 2006 European Championship lost 1:2 to Serbia HNS: Croatia-Serbia 1:2, 2005
6. ^ As a temporary manager he coached the U21 team during the friendly 1:1 draw against Italy HNS: Croatia-Italy 1:1, 2005

## External links

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