Croatia footballFootball in Croatia
Football is Croatia's most popular sport. The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) is the governing body and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of football in the nation, both professional and amateur. The national and club teams are governed by UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The history of the sport is delineated by a variety of unofficial sides as Croatia was not an independent entity until the late 20th century.
Most valuable players from Croatia — top 60 by current market value
Josko Gvardiol
Manchester City · 24y
€75.00m
Josip Sutalo
Ajax Amsterdam · 26y
€24.00m
Martin Baturina
Como 1907 · 23y
€22.00m
Mateo Kovacic
Manchester City · 32y
€20.00m
Lovro Majer
VfL Wolfsburg · 28y
€17.00m
Luka Sucic
Real Sociedad · 23y
€15.00m
Franjo Ivanović
SL Benfica · 22y
€13.00m
Luka Vuskovic
Hamburger SV · 19y
€12.00m
Marcelo Brozović
Al-Nassr FC · 33y
€10.00m
Toni Fruk
HNK Rijeka · 25y
€10.00m
Mario Pasalić
Atalanta BC · 31y
€10.00m
Dominik Kotarski
FC Copenhagen · 26y
€9.00m
Dominik Livakovic
Girona FC · 31y
€9.00m
Nikola Vlašić
Torino FC · 28y
€8.00m
Ante Crnac
Norwich City · 22y
€8.00m
Matija Frigan
Parma Calcio 1913 · 23y
€7.50m
Duje Caleta-Car
Real Sociedad · 29y
€7.00m
Niko Jankovic
HNK Rijeka · 24y
€6.50m
Kristijan Jakic
FC Augsburg · 29y
€6.50m
Petar Musa
FC Dallas · 28y
€6.00m
Ante Budimir
CA Osasuna · 34y
€5.00m
Toni Borevković
Samsunspor · 28y
€5.00m
Marko Livaja
HNK Hajduk Split · 32y
€5.00m
Nikola Moro
Bologna FC 1909 · 28y
€4.50m
Dion Beljo
GNK Dinamo Zagreb · 24y
€4.00m
Martin Erlić
FC Midtjylland · 28y
€4.00m
Luka Modrić
AC Milan · 40y
€4.00m
Marin Ljubicic
1.FC Union Berlin · 24y
€4.00m
Sandro Kulenovic
GNK Dinamo Zagreb · 26y
€4.00m
Josip Juranovic
1.FC Union Berlin · 30y
€4.00m
Andrej Kramaric
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim · 34y
€4.00m
Domagoj Bradarić
Hellas Verona · 26y
€4.00m
Adrian Semper
Pisa Sporting Club · 28y
€3.50m
Luka Ivanušec
PAOK Thessaloniki · 27y
€3.50m
Luka Stojkovic
GNK Dinamo Zagreb · 22y
€3.50m
Mauro Perkovic
Cracovia · 23y
€3.50m
Bruno Durdov
HNK Hajduk Split · 18y
€3.50m
Josip Brekalo
Real Oviedo · 27y
€3.30m
Dominik Prpić
FC Porto · 22y
€3.00m
Filip Uremovic
Kawasaki Frontale · 29y
€3.00m
Bruno Petkovic
Kocaelispor · 31y
€3.00m
Marko Pjaca
Twente Enschede FC · 31y
€2.70m
Tin Jedvaj
Panathinaikos FC · 30y
€2.70m
Bosko Sutalo
Cracovia · 26y
€2.50m
Nediljko Labrovic
FC Augsburg · 26y
€2.50m
Stipe Biuk
Real Valladolid CF · 23y
€2.50m
Ivica Ivusic
HNK Hajduk Split · 31y
€2.30m
Fran Tudor
Raków Częstochowa · 30y
€2.00m
Lukas Kacavenda
LASK · 23y
€2.00m
Filip Krovinovic
HNK Hajduk Split · 30y
€2.00m
Jakov Medic
Norwich City · 27y
€2.00m
Ivor Pandur
Hull City · 26y
€2.00m
Kristijan Bistrovic
Akron Togliatti · 28y
€2.00m
Roko Simic
Karlsruher SC · 22y
€2.00m
Hrvoje Smolcic
Kocaelispor · 25y
€2.00m
Marko Divkovic
Bröndby IF · 26y
€2.00m
Marko Bulat
Raków Częstochowa · 24y
€2.00m
Josip Misic
GNK Dinamo Zagreb · 31y
€2.00m
Kristijan Kahlina
Charlotte FC · 33y
€1.80m
Simun Hrgovic
HNK Hajduk Split · 22y
€1.80m
All-time top scorers from Croatia — top 24 by career goals (all competitions)
| # | Player | Pos | Current club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrej Kramaric |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 233 |
| 2 |  Mario Mandžukić |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Retired | 202 |
| 3 |  Nikola Kalinić |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Retired | 168 |
| 4 |  Nikica Jelavic |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Retired | 167 |
| 5 |  Ivan Santini |
Attack - Centre-Forward | HNK Zadar | 162 |
| 6 |  Davor Suker |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Retired | 161 |
| 7 |  Mislav Orsic |
Attack - Left Winger | Pafos FC | 161 |
| 8 |  Leon Benko |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Retired | 160 |
| 9 | Ante Budimir |
Attack - Centre-Forward | CA Osasuna | 159 |
| 10 | Marko Livaja |
Attack - Centre-Forward | HNK Hajduk Split | 159 |
| 11 |  Ivan Perišić |
Attack - Left Winger | PSV Eindhoven | 158 |
| 12 |  Ivan Klasnic |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Retired | 150 |
| 13 |  Petar Sliskovic |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Retired | 148 |
| 14 |  Darijo Pecirep |
Attack - Centre-Forward | SV Stripfing | 144 |
| 15 |  Duje Cop |
Attack - Centre-Forward | HNK Rijeka | 143 |
| 16 |  Josip Tadic |
Attack - Centre-Forward | NK Lucko | 141 |
| 17 |  Mijo Caktas |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Anorthosis Famagusta | 135 |
| 18 |  Franko Andrijasevic |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Zhejiang FC | 132 |
| 19 |  Marko Simic |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Without Club | 120 |
| 20 | Bruno Petkovic |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Kocaelispor | 112 |
| 21 |  Antonio Mance |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Umm Salal SC | 111 |
| 22 |  Alen Bokšić |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Retired | 104 |
| 23 |  Jakov Puljic |
Attack - Centre-Forward | HNK Vukovar 1991 | 103 |
| 24 |  Petar Musa |
FW | FC Dallas | 101 |
Top clubs from Croatia — top 19 by squad value
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
33 players
€70.45m
HNK Hajduk Split
28 players
€40.98m
HNK Rijeka
29 players
€35.73m
NK Istra 1961
18 players
€9.95m
NK Osijek
15 players
€9.85m
NK Varazdin
19 players
€7.50m
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
16 players
€6.40m
HNK Vukovar 1991
27 players
€5.68m
HNK Gorica
13 players
€5.40m
Slaven Belupo Koprivnica
14 players
€4.00m
NK Rudes
25 players
€2.93m
NK Karlovac 1919
9 players
€1.08m
HNK Sibenik
7 players
€450k
HNK Cibalia Vinkovci
2 players
€175k
NK Zagreb
2 players
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NK Medjimurje Cakovec
1 players
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HNK Zadar
8 players
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NK Inker
11 players
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NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac
4 players
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