Name: Luka Modrić

Full name: Luka Modrić

Date of birth: 9 September 1985

Place of birth: Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia

Nationality: Croatia

Position: Central midfielder / attacking midfielder (also plays as deep-lying playmaker)

Current club (as of last update): Real Madrid CF

Club career (selected):

• NK Zadar (youth & senior debut)
• Dinamo Zagreb (2003–2008; became a first-team regular, won domestic titles)
• Tottenham Hotspur (2008–2012; established himself in the Premier League)
• Real Madrid (2012–present; multiple UEFA Champions League and La Liga titles)

International career:

• National team: Croatia
• Senior debut: 2006
• Caps: 100+ (long-serving captain and appearance leader among modern-era Croatian players)
• Major tournaments: UEFA European Championships, FIFA World Cups — notably captained Croatia to the 2018 FIFA World Cup final (runner-up) and was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.

Honours & awards (selected):

• Ballon d'Or 2018 (finished as runner-up to Luka Modrić won the prize; note: Modrić won the 2018 Ballon d'Or)
• FIFA World Cup 2018 Golden Ball (best player)
• Multiple UEFA Champions League titles with Real Madrid
• Multiple La Liga titles and domestic cups with Real Madrid
• Numerous individual awards: UEFA Team of the Year, FIFPro World XI selections, and club-level player of the year awards

Playing style: Intelligent, composed midfielder known for exceptional vision, passing range, control in tight spaces, dribbling at pace, and the ability to dictate tempo. Equally effective as a deep-lying playmaker and in more advanced creative roles.

Notable facts:

• Key figure in Real Madrid’s successful era of the 2010s and early 2020s.
• Widely regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation and among Croatia’s greatest players.