List of Croatia international footballers


This is a list of Croatia national football team players. Most of the appearances were made since the country became independent from Yugoslavia in 1990, but international games were also played in the early 1940s and a one-off match was played in 1956. Darijo Srna made the most appearances for the national team with 134, making him one of the eight Croatian players with 100 or more caps. Davor Šuker, who was the top goalscorer at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, is by far the top goalscorer in the history of the Croatian team, with 45 goals.

Players

This list is about Croatia national football team players with at least 20 appearances. For a list of all national team players with a Wikipedia article, see the :Category:Croatia international footballers|Croatia international footballers category. For the current national team squad, see Croatia national football team#Current squad.
Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as the UEFA Nations League and international friendlies. Players are listed by number of caps, then by goals scored. If they are still tied the players are listed alphabetically. Statistics correct as of 19 November 2019 and the friendly match against Georgia.
is Croatia's all-time top scorer with 45 goals scored in an international career spanning 12 years between 1990 and 2002. He was also the top scorer at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.|alt=.
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is the most-capped goalkeeper with 114 appearances|alt=.
#NamePositionNational team
career		CapsGoalsRef
1DF2002–201613422
2§MF2006–12716
3GK1999–20141140
4§MF2007–10615
5DF2001–20131053
6FW2002–201510420
7 *DF2006–20181034
8DF1996–20081003
9 *FW2007–20188933
10§MF2011–8826
11DF1999–2009840
12MF1996–20088314
13MF2004–20138116
14MF1990–2002801
15§DF2010–794
16FW1990–20026945
17Eduardo *FW2004–20146429
18MF1990–2000623
19DF1994–2002613
20MF2002–2009592
20GK1990–2000590
22 *MF2004–2015581
23§DF2009–573
24§MF2013–561
25MF2007–2014554
25DF1997–2006553
27DF1990–2002532
28FW1992–20025215
29MF1990–19995112
29§MF2014–516
31§MF2010–502
32MF1994–20024910
32MF1995–2003497
32MF1994–2007496
32MF2002–2008493
32DF1998–2006491
32 *DF2010–2018490
38§FW2014–4613
39FW2001–20134513
39§DF2011–450
41DF1992–1999443
41 *GK2009–2018440
43 *FW2008–20184215
44FW2004–20114112
45FW1993–20024010
46DF1999–2007392
47 *FW2009–2014366
48FW2000–20073510
49§FW2013–343
50FW2003–2006329
51DF1992–1997311
52DF1997–2002300
53 *DF2009–2016291
54FW1996–2006287
54GK2001–2006280
54DF1998–2006280
57FW1992–1999274
58 *DF2013–2018260
58MF1999–2007260
60 *MF2014–2018241
60§DF2014–242
62FW1994–2004221
62DF1992–1997220
62GK2006–2011220
65MF1997–2000210

Captains

Captaincies are composed of FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Football Championship and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as international friendlies. Players are listed by number of appearances as captain, then by chronological order of first captaincy. Only matches player started as a captain are counted. Statistics correct as of 19 November 2019 and the friendly match against Georgia.
#NameNational team careerCaps as captainTotal capsFirst captaincy
12002–20166813411 2 2009
21990–1999485122 10 1992
31996–2008438318 8 2004
42006–331273 9 2015
51999–2007183920 11 2002
6=1990–2002176923 3 1994
6=1990–2002178118 5 1994
81996–200881007 9 2002
91999–20096843 6 2006
102006–2018510325 5 2012
11=1990–20003595 7 1992
11=1992–199932716 6 1999
11=2001–2013310515 10 2008
11=2007–20183897 6 2015
15=19902217 10 1990
15=1992–199723111 12 1996
15=1990–20002628 6 1997
15=1998–200622829 1 2006
15=2007–210626 5 2010
15=2013–22511 1 2017
15=2011–28828 3 2017
15=2010–27915 10 2018
23=1990–19911219 6 1991
23=1992–199712212 7 1992
23=1990–200215329 3 1996
23=1994–200214912 6 1997
23=1994–200216110 11 2001
23=1992–200215221 8 2002
23=1999–201411149 2 2003
23=1997–200615512 10 2005
23=2011–14512 11 2014
23=2014–11427 5 2017