Luka Modric

Luka Modrić (born 9 September 1985) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains both La Liga club Real Madrid and the Croatia national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and as the greatest Croatian footballer of all time. He plays mainly as a central midfielder, but can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Real Madrid (2021–present):

2021–present: Fourth La Liga, sixth Champions League, second Copa del Rey title and captaincy

On 30 October, Modrić captained Real Madrid for the first time.

On 7 December 2021, he played his 100th Champions League game and was named Man of the Match in a 2–0 victory over Inter Milan.

On 16 January 2022, he scored the first goal in the 2022 Supercopa de España Final and was named Man of the Match, as Real Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao 2–0. The goal made him the oldest goalscorer in the history of the competition. On 5 March, Modrić assisted and scored from outside of the box in a 4–1 victory over Real Socidedad. He was a regular starter on 30 April when Real Madrid won their 35th and his 3rd Spanish title,on 4 May when Real Madrid won in extra time in the second leg against Manchester City, and on 28 May when he won his 5th title in the final of Champions League. For the sixth time in his career, he was included in the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season.

On 8 June 2022, he renewed his contract until 2023.

On 6 September 2022,  he scored in his first Champions League game of the season in a 3–0 away victory against Celtic, becoming the eighth Real Madrid player with 100 appearances in the competition. On 11 September, he became the third Real Madrid player after Puskás and Francisco Buyo to play 100 games while over 35 years of age. In June, he extended his contract until 2024.

On 4 May 2023, he became the oldest player to feature in La Liga for Real Madrid, at the age of 38 years and 238 days, breaking another record of Puskás, in a 3–0 win against Cádiz. 

Furthermore, he clinched his fourth La Liga title with Real Madrid following that victory, thus matching Marcelo, Karim Benzema and Nacho's record as the club's most decorated player with 25 trophies.

On 17 July 2024, Modrić extended his contract until 2025 and becoming captain of the team following the departure of Nacho. A month later, on 14 August, he achieved his fifth Super Cup trophy following a 2–0 victory over Atalanta, becoming the lone most decorated player in the club's history with 27 titles.

International Career

2023: Euro 2024 qualifying and Nations League finals

On 25 March 2023, in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Wales, Modrić became the oldest ever player to play a game for Croatia―aged 37 years, 6 months and 16 days―surpassing Dražen Ladić's record set in 1999.

On 14 June 2023, Modrić was widely praised for his performance as he led Croatia to victory over Netherlands (4–2, a.e.t.) at the De Kuip in Rotterdam, in the semi-finals of the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals. In the match, Modrić won a penalty being brought down by Cody Gakpo, which was converted by Andrej Kramarić. As the game went to extra time, he assisted Bruno Petković for the winner and closed the win scoring a penalty himself. Modrić was subsequently named Man of the match.

2024: Euro 2024

On 20 May 2024, Modrić was included in the final squad for the UEFA Euro 2024. He became one of only three players to feature in five European Championships. In the last group stage match against Italy, he had his penalty saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma, but scored a goal a minute later, becoming the oldest goalscorer at the European competition and overpassing Ivica Vastić for 32 days. However, he was awarded player of the match, despite a stoppage-time equalizer from Mattia Zaccagni that resulted in a 1–1 draw, which eliminated his team from the tournament.

Honours

Real Madrid

La Liga: 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22,2023–24
Copa del Rey: 2013–14, 2022–23
Supercopa de España: 2012, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2024
UEFA Champions League: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2023–24
UEFA Super Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024
FIFA Club World Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022


Individual

Croatian Footballer of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2008
Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year: 2010–11
IFFHS UEFA Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2021–22
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 Golden Ball: 2017
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2018
Ballon d'Or: 2018
Golden Foot: 2019
Real Madrid Player of the Season: 2020–21
FIFA World Series ACUD Cup: 2024 Best Player



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