Luka Modrić (born 9 September 1985) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Real Madrid and captains the Croatia national team . 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 . He is widely regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation, and the greatest Croatian footballer of all-time.

Born in Zadar, Modrić's childhood coincided with the
Croatian War of Independence which displaced his family. In 2002, he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb at age 16, after showing promise with his hometown club NK Zadar's youth team. He continued his development in Zagreb, before spells on loan to Zrinjski Mostar and Inter Zaprešić.

He made his debut for Dinamo in 2005 and won three consecutive league titles and domestic cups, being named the Prva HNL Player of the Year in 2007. In 2008, he moved to Premier League club
Tottenham Hotspur for a club-record transfer fee of £16.5 million, where he led Spurs to their first UEFA Champions League appearance in almost 50 years, reaching the quarter-finals of the 2010–11 tournament .

In the summer of 2012, Modrić joined Real Madrid for a £30 million transfer fee.

HONOURS

CLUB

DINAMO ZAGREB
Croatian First League: 2005–06 , 2006–07, 2007–08
Croatian Cup : 2006–07 , 2007–08
Croatian Super Cup : 2006

REAL MADRID
La Liga : 2016–17, 2019–20
Copa del Rey : 2013–14
Supercopa de España: 2012, 2017, 2019–20
UEFA Champions League: 2013–14, 2015–16 , 2016–17, 2017–18
UEFA Super Cup : 2014, 2016, 2017
FIFA Club World Cup : 2016, 2017, 2018

INTERNATIONAL

CROATIA
FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2018

INDIVIDUAL

INTERNATIONAL
UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2008
Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year: 2010–11
UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2013–14, 2015–16 ,[145] 2016–17, 2017–18
La Liga's Best Midfielder : 2013–14, 2015–16
FIFA FIFPro World11 : 2015,2016,
2017,2018, 2019
La Liga's Team of the Season: 2015–16
UEFA La Liga Team of the Season: 2015–16
FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball : 2016
ESPN Midfielder of the Year: 2016, 2017, 2018
UEFA Team of the Year: 2016, 2017,
2018
UEFA Midfielder of the Season: 2016–17 , 2017–18
IFFHS Men's World Team: 2017, 2018
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball : 2017
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2018
FIFA World Cup Fantasy Team: 2018
FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2018
UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award : 2017–18
The Best FIFA Men's Player : 2018
IFFHS World's Best Playmaker: 2018
Ballon d'Or : 2018
World Soccer Player of the Year: 2018
AIPS Athlete of the Year: 2018
Golden Foot : 2019

NATIONAL & REGIONAL
Bosnian Premier League Player of the Year: 2003
Croatian Football Hope of the Year: 2004
HNL's Footballer of the Year: 2007
Prva HNL Player of the Year: 2007
SN Yellow Shirt Award : 2007–08
Croatian Footballer of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Football Oscar for Best Croatian Player: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
HNS Trophy for Best Croatian Player: 2018
HOO Sportsman of the Year: 2018
SN Sportsman of the Year: 2018

OTHER
Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport – Yearly Award: 2018
Honorary citizen of the city of Zadar: 2018

ORDERS
Order of Duke Branimir with Ribbon: 2018

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