About Luka Modric - Croatian football player, Ballon d'Or 2018 Winner
Luka Modric is a Croatian professional football player. He currently plays for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the Croatia national team. His playing position is a midfielder. He plays mainly as a central midfielder but can also play as an attacking midfielder or as a defensive midfielder, usually deployed as a deep-lying playmaker.
Luka Modric is widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time and as the greatest Croatian footballer ever. He started playing football for the youth team of Zadar in 1996. In 2002, at age 16, he joined the youth team of Dinamo Zagreb and began his career at the club. After a season with Dinamo Zagreb's youth side, he was loaned to Zrinjski Mostar and Inter Zapresic. He then made his debut for Dinamo Zagreb in 2005 and won three consecutive league titles and domestic cups, being named the Prva HNL Player of the Year in 2007. In April 2008, he moved to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur for a club-record transfer fee of £16.5 million and went on to play four seasons for the club. In the summer of 2012, he joined Real Madrid for a £30 million transfer fee and went on to become a key player for the team. He helped the team win three La Liga, five Champions League, one Copa del Rey, four Supercopa de Espana, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup titles.
On the international level, Luka Modric has represented Croatia at various age levels. He has represented Croatia at U15, U17, U18, U19, U21, and the senior level. He made his senior international team debut for Croatia on 1 March 2006. He has represented Croatia at four UEFA European Championships (2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020) and three FIFA World Cups (2006, 2014, and 2018) where he led Croatia to the 2018 World Cup Final and received the Golden Ball award for best player of the tournament. In March 2021, he went on to become the country's most-capped player in history. Furthermore, he has been named Croatian Footballer of the Year a record ten times between 2007 and 2021. In November 2022, he was named to the Croatia squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Since his debut, he has obtained over 150 caps and scored over 20 goals for Croatian.
He has won the Ballon d'Or 2018, FIFA's The Best and UEFA's Best Player all in the same year
Early Life and Family
Luka Modric was born on 9 September 1985. His birthplace is Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. He holds Croatian nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. Likewise, his religion is Christianity and as per his birthdate, his zodiac sign is Virgo. His father's name is Stipe Modric and his mother's name is Radojka Modric. He grew up alongside his two sisters named Diora Modric and Jasmina Modric. He mostly spent his early years in the stone house of his paternal grandfather after whom he was named. Information regarding his education is currently unavailable.
Luka Modric Football Career
Luka Modric started playing football for the youth team of Zadar in 1996.
Dinamo Zagreb
- In 2002, at age 16, Luka Modric joined the youth team of Dinamo Zagreb and began his career at the club.
Zrinjski Mostar (loan)
- After a season with Dinamo Zagreb's youth side, on 29 July 2003, Luka Modric was loaned to Zrinjski Mostar in the Bosnian Premier League where he established his versatile style of play and became the Bosnian Premier League Player of the Year at only the age of 18. During his loan spell at Zrinjski Mostar, he made 25 appearances for the club, scoring 8 goals in all the competitions.
Inter Zapresic (loan)
- On 13 July 2014, Luka Modric was loaned to Croatian side Inter Zapresic where he spent one season there, helping the team to achieve the second position in the Prva HNL and a place in the preliminary round of the UEFA Cup. He also won the Croatian Football Hope of the Year award in 2004.
Return to Dinamo Zagreb
- In the 2005-06 season, Luka Modric return to Dinamo Zagreb from the loan and signed a ten-year contract (his first long-term contract) with the club. With the contract's earnings, he bought a flat in Zadar for his family.
- At Dinamo Zagreb, Luka Modric made 73 appearances for the club, scoring 22 goals and providing 21 assists in all the competitions as he helped the club to win three Prva HNL, two Croatian Cups, and one Croatian Super Cup. Furthermore, he also won the 2006-07 Prva HNL Player of the Year award.
Tottenham Hotspur
- On 26 April 2008, Luka Modric moved to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur for a club-record transfer fee of £16.5 million and went on to play four seasons for the club.
- In that four seasons, Luka Modric led Spurs to their first UEFA Champions League appearance in almost 50 years, reaching the quarter-finals of the 2010-11 tournament.
- At Tottenham Hotspur, Luka Modric made 160 appearances for the club, scoring 17 goals and providing 26 assists in all the competitions. Additionally, he was also named the 2010-11 Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year.
Real Madrid
- On 27 August 2012, Luka Modric signed a five-year contract with the Spanish club Real Madrid for an approximate £30 million transfer fee.
- Luka Modric was part of Real Madrid’s squad that won three consecutive Champions League titles from 2015-16 to 2017-18, each time being voted into the squad of the season.
- In 2015, Luka Modric became the first Croatian player to be included in the FIFA FIFPro World XI, in which he was regularly included until 2019, as well as in the UEFA Team of the Year between 2016 and 2018.
- In 2018, Luka Modric became the first Croatian player to win the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award, and by winning The Best FIFA Men's Player and Ballon d'Or awards, he became the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the awards in more than a decade.
- In 2019, Luka Modric was awarded the Golden Foot award for career results and personality.
- At Real Madrid, Luka Modric has won twenty-one major trophies. He helped the team to win three La Liga, five Champions League, one Copa del Rey, four Supercopa de Espana, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup titles.
- Furthermore, Luka Modric won the La Liga Award for "Best Midfielder" in 2014 and 2016, the UEFA Club Football Award for "Best Midfielder" in 2017 and 2018, and the Real Madrid Player of the Season in 2020-21.
International Career
- Luka Modric has represented Croatia at various age levels.
- Luka Modric has represented Croatia at U15, U17, U18, U19, U21, and the senior level.
- Luka Modric debuted in March 2001 for the U15 team coached by Martin Novoselac but nevertheless his talent and psychological maturity, he did not become a regular starter and leading player until physically strengthened and debuted for U18.
- Luka Modric made his senior international team debut for Croatia on 1 March 2006 in a 3-2 friendly win against Argentina.
- On 16 August 2006, Luka Modric scored his first senior international goal for Croatia in a 2-0 win against Italy.
- Luka Modric has represented Croatia at four UEFA European Championships (2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020) and three FIFA World Cups (2006, 2014, and 2018) where he led Croatia to the 2018 World Cup Final and received the Golden Ball award for best player of the tournament.
- In March 2021, Luka Modric went on to become the country's most-capped player in history.
- Furthermore, Luka Modric has been named Croatian Footballer of the Year a record ten times between 2007 and 2021.
- In November 2022, Luka Modric was named to the Croatia squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
- Since his debut, Luka Modric has obtained over 150 caps and scored over 20 goals for Croatian.
Luka Modric Wife and Children
Looking at his personal life, Luka Modric is a married man. He got married to his beautiful girlfriend, Vanja Bosnic who has been together for a long time. They got married in a private ceremony in May 2010 in the Croatian capital Zagreb. Earlier, the couple dated for four years. The couple is blessed with three children. He has a son named Ivano and two daughters named Ema and Sofia. He loves to live in quiet family life. He has maintained his personal life private. At present, he has an intimate relationship with his wife and children where they are living their life happily together.
Luka Modric Net Worth 2022
Luka Modric is a Croatian professional football player who currently plays for La Liga club Real Madrid. He is a very talented football player and with his continuous hard work and dedication, he has accumulated a huge amount of money from his football career which is his major source of wealth. In April 2008, he moved to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur for a club-record transfer fee of £16.5 million. In August 2012, he signed a five-year contract with the Spanish club Real Madrid for an approximate £30 million transfer fee. As of 2022, the net worth of Luka Modric is believed to be $75 million where he received €19. 6 million as a yearly salary from his current club. Besides his salaries and bonuses, he also earns a decent amount of money from sponsorship, salary from the national team, endorsement deals with various brands including Nike, and more. He owns a house in Madrid, Spain. About his car collection, he rides BMW X5, Bentley Continental GT, Range Rover, Audi, etc. In addition, his market value is around €10 million. At present, he is satisfied with his earnings and is living a luxurious lifestyle.
Luka Modric Body Measurements
Luka Modric stands at a height of 1.72m i.e. 5 feet and 8 inches tall. He has a body weight of 66kg. Moreover, he has an athletic body build. His eye color is light brown and his hair color is medium blonde. His chest size is 39 inches, his arms size is 14 inches and his waist size is 32 inches. In addition, his sexual orientation is straight. Overall, he has got a healthy and balanced body.
Luka Modric’s Transfer History
- Luka Modric started playing football for the youth team of Zadar in 1996.
- In 2000, Luka Modric joined the youth team of Dinamo Zagreb and began his career at the club.
- After a season with Dinamo Zagreb's youth side, in July 2003, Luka Modric was loaned to Zrinjski Mostar in the Bosnian Premier League.
- In July 2014, Luka Modric was loaned to Croatian side Inter Zapresic for the 2004-05 season.
- In April 2008, Luka Modric moved to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur for a club-record transfer fee of £16.5 million.
- In August 2012, Luka Modric signed a five-year contract with the Spanish club Real Madrid for an approximate £30 million transfer fee.
Awards and Achievements
Honors
- Won the 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 Prva HNL with Dinamo Zagreb.
- Won the 2006-07, 2007-08 Croatian Cup with Dinamo Zagreb.
- Won the 2006 Croatian Super Cup with Dinamo Zagreb.
- Won the 2016-17, 2019-20, 2021-22 La Liga with Real Madrid.
- Won the 2013-14 Copa del Rey with Real Madrid.
- Won the 2012, 2017, 2019-20, 2021-22 Supercopa de Espana with Real Madrid.
- Won the 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22 Champions League with Real Madrid.
- Won the 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022 UEFA Super Cup with Real Madrid.
- Won the 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 FIFA Club World Cup with Real Madrid.
Individual
- Won the 2010-11 Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year.
- Won the 2013-14, 2015-16 La Liga's Best Midfielder.
- Won the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball.
- Won the 2016, 2017, 2018 ESPN Midfielder of the Year.
- Won the 2016-17, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season.
- Won the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball.
- Won the 2018 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball.
- Won the 2017-18 UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award.
- Won the 2018 The Best FIFA Men's Player.
- Won the 2018 IFFHS World's Best Playmaker.
- Won the 2018 Ballon d’Or. Won the 2018 World Soccer Player of the Year.
- Won the 2018 AIPS Athlete of the Year.
- Won the 2019 Golden Foot.
- Won the 2020-21 Real Madrid Player of the Season.
- Won the 2022 Marca Leyenda Award.
- Won the 2003 Bosnian Premier League Player of the Year.
- Won the 2004 Croatian Football Hope of the Year.
- Won the 2007 HNL's Footballer of the Year.
- Won the 2007 Prva HNL Player of the Year.
- Won the 2007-08 SN Yellow Shirt Award.
- Won the 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Croatian Footballer of the Year.
- Won the 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Football Oscar for Best Croatian Player.
- Won the 2018 HNS Trophy for Best Croatian Player.
- Won the 2018 HOO Sportsman of the Year.
- Won the 2018 SN Sportsman of the Year.
- Won the 2018 Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport.
- Won the 2018 Honorary citizen of the city of Zadar.
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2008
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2020-21
- UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2021-22
- FIFA FIFPro World11: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- La Liga Team of the Season: 2015-16, 2021-22
- UEFA La Liga Team of the Season: 2015-16
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2016, 2017, 2018
- IFFHS Men's World Team: 2017, 2018
- FIFA World Cup Fantasy Team: 2018
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2018
- ESM Team of the Year: 2021-22
- IFFHS World Team of the Decade: 2011-2020
- IFFHS UEFA Team of the Decade: 2011-2020
Order
- 2018 Order of Duke Branimir.
