Luka Modrić
Croatian footballer (born 1985) (Wikidata description)
- Nationality
- Croatia
- Born
- 9 September 1985
- Position
- Midfielder
- Preferred foot
- Not verified
- Senior career
- 2003–present
Clubs HŠK Zrinjski Mostar · GNK Dinamo Zagreb · NK Inter Zaprešić · Tottenham Hotspur F.C. · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol · AC Milan
Career statistics
Club figures here are senior domestic-league matches unless marked otherwise; international figures are full senior caps. Youth, reserve, Olympic, friendly and unofficial matches are excluded from totals. Totals are summed from the individual sourced records below. Where a record is missing, the figure is shown as unavailable — never as zero.
Club league apps
695
Club league goals
84
International caps
206
International goals
30
League goals / match
0.12
International goals / cap
0.15
All official apps
Unavailable
All-competition totals not yet sourced
Goals per 90
Unavailable
Requires minutes for every match
Assists: Unavailable — assists were not recorded consistently before the modern data era.
Club-by-club and international breakdown
| Team | Years | Counts | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNK Dinamo ZagrebClub | 2003–2008 | League | 94 | 27 |
| HŠK Zrinjski MostarClub | 2003–2004 | League | 22 | 8 |
| NK Inter ZaprešićClub | 2004–2005 | League | 18 | 4 |
| Croatia men's national football teamNational team | 2006–2026 | Full caps | 206 | 30 |
| Tottenham Hotspur F.C.Club | 2008–2012 | League | 127 | 13 |
| Real Madrid Club de FútbolClub | 2012–2025 | League | 394 | 30 |
| AC MilanClub | 2025–2026 | League | 40 | 2 |
Season by season
Season-level records are unavailable for this player in the current sources. They will appear here when a licensed season-by-season source is imported.
Team accolades
- ×6
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
Continental club
- 2013–14 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2015–16 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2016–17 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2017–18 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2021–22 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2023–24 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- ×5
FIFA Club World Cup
Continental club
- 2014 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2016 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2017 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2018 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2023 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- ×4
La Liga
Domestic
- 2016–17 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2019–20 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2021–22 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2023–24 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
Sourced stated or derived from referenced statementsProvisional inferred from club stint dates — squad membership not individually verifiedVerified checked by an editor
Individual accolades
- ×1
Ballon d'Or
Individual award · France Football
- 2018
- ×1
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
Performance award · FIFA
- 2018
- ×1
FIFA World Player of the Year
Individual award · FIFA
- 2018
- ×1
UEFA Men's Player of the Year
Individual award · UEFA
- 2018
Career timeline
2003
- Joins GNK Dinamo Zagreb — Until 2008
- Joins HŠK Zrinjski Mostar (loan) — Until 2004
2004
- Joins NK Inter Zaprešić (loan) — Until 2005
2006
- Senior international debut: Croatia men's national football team — Ongoing or end date unrecorded
2008
- Joins Tottenham Hotspur F.C. — Until 2012
2012
- Joins Real Madrid Club de Fútbol — Until 2025
2014
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League winner — 2013–14 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
- FIFA Club World Cup winner — 2014 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
2016
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League winner — 2015–16 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
- FIFA Club World Cup winner — 2016 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
2017
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League winner — 2016–17 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
- FIFA Club World Cup winner — 2017 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
- La Liga winner — 2016–17 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
2018
- Ballon d'Or — 2018
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball — 2018(provisional)
- FIFA World Player of the Year — 2018(provisional)
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year — 2018(provisional)
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League winner — 2017–18 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
- FIFA Club World Cup winner — 2018 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
2020
- La Liga winner — 2019–20 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
2022
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League winner — 2021–22 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
- La Liga winner — 2021–22 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
2023
- FIFA Club World Cup winner — 2023 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
2024
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League winner — 2023–24 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
- La Liga winner — 2023–24 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
2025
- Joins AC Milan — Ongoing or end date unrecorded
Statistical score explained
Snapshot v2, methodology v1.0.0, published 27 October 2026. Each category is scored 0–100, multiplied by its weight, and summed. Full methodology →
Overall score
68.1
Rank #14
Partially verified5/5 categories with full evidence · 5% of inputs directly sourced · 1 duplicate honor record merged
Coverage describes how complete the evidence is. It is not a probability and is separate from the score.
Peak performanceFull evidence68.5+20.54 points
- Best window
- 2014–2018
- Individual award points in window
- 22
- Award availability in window
- 1
- Team honor points in window
- 45
- Peak index
- 44.5
v1 measures peak through documented recognition (awards and titles) in the best rolling window, because season-level performance data is not available consistently across eras.
Career performanceFull evidence75.5+18.88 points
- League goals per match
- 0.121 → 21.26
- International goals per cap
- 0.146 → 43.36
- International caps per year
- 9.81 → 100
Individual accoladesFull evidence37.1+7.42 points
- Contemporary award points
- 22
- Award availability coverage
- 0.996
- Era-adjusted contemporary points
- 22.09
- Retrospective all-time honors
- 0
- Ballon d'Or (2018)
- 12
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year (2018)
- 4
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (2018)
- 6
Team accomplishmentsFull evidence85.3+12.80 points
- Team honor points
- 72.5
- Club-league catalog coverage
- 0.792
- FIFA Club World Cup (2014)
- 2.5
- FIFA Club World Cup (2016)
- 2.5
- FIFA Club World Cup (2017)
- 2.5
- FIFA Club World Cup (2018)
- 2.5
- FIFA Club World Cup (2023)
- 2.5
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (2013–14)
- 8
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (2015–16)
- 8
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (2016–17)
- 8
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (2017–18)
- 8
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (2021–22)
- 8
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (2023–24)
- 8
- La Liga (2016–17)
- 3
- La Liga (2019–20)
- 3
- La Liga (2021–22)
- 3
- La Liga (2023–24)
- 3
Some club titles are inferred from stint dates overlapping a title-winning season (squad membership not individually verified).
LongevityFull evidence84.7+8.47 points
- Senior career length (years)
- 24 → 100
- Documented elite seasons
- 8 → 66
- International career length (years)
- 21 → 100
Appearance totals are deliberately not used, so accumulating matches alone does not raise this score.
Editorial biography
No editorial biography has been written yet. Biographies are written by hand with sources; none are generated automatically.
Sources
- Wikidata: Luka Modrić (Q483837)CC0 1.0 · retrieved 27 October 2026
- Wikimedia Commons: Luka Modric Croatia v Portugal 2 July 2026-055.jpgCC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 27 October 2026