This article is about Croatia national football team players with at least 10 appearances. For a list of all national team players with a Wikipedia article, see the Croatia international footballers category. For the current national team squad, see current squad.

This is a list of Croatia national football team

Croatia national football team

The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...

 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. Dario Šimić

Dario Šimic

Dario Šimić is a retired Croatian football player. Šimić was a versatile defender who played as full-back, sweeper or centre back. A product of Dinamo Zagreb Academy, he later played for Serie A sides Inter Milan and AC Milan and Ligue 1 side Monaco, before returning to Dinamo Zagreb in 2010,...

 has made the most appearances for the national team with 100, making him one of the players with 100 or more caps. Davor Šuker

Davor Šuker

Davor Šuker , is a retired Croatian footballer. He played as a striker for a number of European clubs as well as the Croatian national team, where he is the all-time top goal scorer with 45 goals....

, who was the top goalscorer at the 1998 FIFA World Cup

1998 FIFA World Cup

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, is by far the top goalscorer in the history of the Croatian team, with 45 goals.

Players

Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

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 and UEFA European Football Championship

UEFA European Football Championship

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 and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as 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 15 November 2011 and the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs second-leg match versus Turkey

Turkey national football team

The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...

.

Key

§	Still active for the national team
	Bronze medalist at the 1998 FIFA World Cup 1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
*	Still playing active football
GK	Goalkeeper
DF	Defender Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
MF	Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
FW	Forward

Croatia national team football players with at least 10 appearances or selection for major tournament squads

#	Name	Position	National team career	Caps	Goals	Ref
1		DF	1996–2008	100	3
2	§	DF	2001–	92	3
3=	§	MF	2002–	89	19
3=	§	GK	1999–	89	0
5		DF	1999–2009	84	0
6		MF	1996–2008	83	14
7		MF	1990–2002	81	1
8	§	FW	2002–	76	15
9		FW	1990–2002	69	45
10	§	MF	2004–	68	15
11		MF	1990–2000	62	3
12		DF	1994–2002	61	3
13=	§	MF	2002–	59	2
13=		GK	1990–2000	59	0
15		DF	1997–2006	55	3
16=	§	MF	2006–	53	8
16=		DF	1990–2002	53	2
18=		FW	1992–2002	52	15
18	§	DF	2006–	52	2
20		MF	1990–1999	51	12
21=		MF	1994–2002	49	10
21=		MF	1995–2003	49	7
21=		MF	1994–2007	49	6
21=	*	MF	2002–2008	49	3
21=	*	DF	1998–2006	49	1
26=	Eduardo Eduardo da Silva Eduardo Alves da Silva , commonly known as Eduardo, sometimes nicknamed as Dudu, is a Brazilian-born Croatian footballer who plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Croatia national team... §	FW	2004–	44	22
26=	§	FW	2001–	44	12
26=		DF	1992–1999	44	3
29=	§	FW	2004–	41	12
29=	§	MF	2004–	41	0
31		FW	1993–2002	40	10
32		DF	1999–2007	39	2
33	§	MF	2007–	38	8
34	§	MF	2007–	36	3
35	*	FW	2000–2007	35	10
36		FW	2003–2006	32	9
37		DF	1992–1997	31	1
38		DF	1997–2002	30	0
39=	*	FW	1996–2006	28	7
39=		GK	2001–2006	28	0
39=		DF	1998–2006	28	0
42		FW	1992–1999	27	4
43=	§	FW	2007–	26	5
43=	*	MF	1999–2007	26	0
45=		FW	1994–2004	22	1
45=		DF	1992–2007	22	0
45=	§	GK	2006–	22	0
48		MF	1997–2000	21	0
49=		MF	1990–1996	19	3
49=		MF	1990–1996	19	2
49=		MF	1997–2002	19	1
49=		MF	2002–2004	19	1
53	§	FW	2009–	17	2
54=		DF	1997–1999	16	0
54=	*	DF	1998–2006	16	0
56=	*	MF	1999–2001	15	1
56=	§	MF	2009–	15	0
56=	§	MF	2008–	15	0
56=	§	DF	2010–	15	0
60=	*	FW	2000–2006	14	1
60=		MF	1999–2004	14	0
60=		GK	1995–1999	14	0
63=	*	DF	2006–2009	13	1
63=	§	DF	2009–	13	1
63=	*	MF	1999–2006	13	0
66	§	FW	2008–	12	4
67=		MF	1995–1997	11	1
67=	*	DF	2008–2010	11	0
69	*	DF	2001–2006	10	1
		MF	2001–2004	9	0
		GK	1990–1997	9	0
		DF	1994–1996	8	2
	*	FW	2003–2004	8	2
		FW	1994–1998	7	2
	*	FW	2007–2008	6	0
		MF	1996–1998	6	0
		FW	1996–1998	5	1
	*	DF	2007–2009	5	0
	*	GK	2004–2006	4	0
		FW	1998	3	0
	*	GK	1999–2007	2	0
		GK	1998–2002	2	0

See also

• Croatian Footballer of the Year
  Croatian Footballer of the Year
  The Croatian Footballer of the Year is the most prestigious annual association football award in Croatia. It is awarded by the newspaper Večernji list to the best football player in the preceding year based on a points system which measures their performances for club and country...
  
  
• List of footballers with 100 or more caps
• Croatia at the FIFA World Cup
  Croatia at the FIFA World Cup
  The Croatia national football team have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on three occasions, in 1998, 2002 and 2006. From 1930 to 1990 Croatia was part of Yugoslavia...
  
  

External links

• Croatian Football Federation official website