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Croatia U21

Nickname(s)

Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers)

Association

Croatian Football Federation (HNS)

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach

Igor Bišćan

Captain

Boško Šutalo

Most caps

Luka Ivanušec (28)

Top scorer

Tomislav Bušić (12)

FIFA code

CRO

First colours

Second colours

First international

Croatia 0–0 Italy

13 February 1993

Biggest win

Croatia 10–0 San Marino

Zagreb, 8 October 2020

Biggest defeat

Spain 6–0 Croatia

Alicante, 10 September 2012

UEFA U-21 Championship

Appearances

4 (first in 2000)

Best result

Quarter-finals (2021)

The Croatia national under-21 football team represents Croatia in association football matches for players aged 21 or under.

Competition

UEFA U-21 Championship

UEFA U-21 Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Manager
1996	Did not qualify									4/6	10	5	2	3	13	12	Martin Novoselac
1998	Did not qualify									3/5	8	4	0	4	13	9	Ivo Šušak
2000	Group stage	4/4	3	0	1	2	4	6	Squad	1/5	10	7	2	1	28	9	Ivo Šušak
2002	Did not qualify									2/4^OFF	8	3	4	1	10	7	Martin Novoselac
2004	Group stage	4/4	3	0	1	2	3	5	Squad	1/4	8	4	2	2	11	5	Martin Novoselac
2006	Did not qualify									1/6^OFF	12	8	1	3	16	11	Slaven Bilić
2007										3/3	2	0	0	2	2	4	Dražen Ladić
2009										2/6	10	7	1	2	20	12	Dražen Ladić
2011										1/5^OFF	10	5	2	3	18	15	Dražen Ladić
2013										4/5	8	2	1	5	7	16	Ivo Šušak
2015										1/5^OFF	10	6	1	3	22	9	Niko Kovač / Nenad Gračan
2017										3/6	10	6	2	2	24	11	Nenad Gračan
2019	Group stage	4/4	3	0	1	2	4	8	Squad	1/6	10	8	1	1	31	5	Nenad Gračan
2021	Quarter-finals	8	4	1	0	3	5	7	Squad 1 / Squad 2	2/6	10	6	2	2	37	7	Nenad Gračan / Igor Bišćan
2023	Qualified									1/6	8	6	1	1	19	7	Igor Bišćan
Total	Group stage	4/14	13	1	3	9	16	26			134	77	22	35	271	139

Notes

^OFF = Lost in play-offs.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	10	8	0	2	26	11	+15	24	Final tournament	—	3–2	3–1	3–1	2–1	3–0
2	Croatia	10	7	1	2	25	10	+15	22	Play-offs	3–2	—	2–3	0–0	2–0	2–0
3	Finland	10	6	1	3	18	13	+5	19		0–2	0–2	—	3–1	3–0	1–0
4	Austria	10	5	1	4	22	13	+9	16		2–1	1–3	2–3	—	6–0	2–0
5	Azerbaijan	10	2	1	7	12	24	−12	7		1–2	1–5	1–1	0–3	—	3–0
6	Estonia	10	0	0	10	0	32	−32	0		0–5	0–4	0–3	0–4	0–5	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs

The four play-off winners qualify for the final tournament. All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Croatia	1	Denmark	23 September 2022	27 September 2022
Slovakia	2	Ukraine	23 September 2022	27 September 2022
Republic of Ireland	3	Israel	23 September 2022	27 September 2022
Iceland	4	Czech Republic	23 September 2022	27 September 2022

Recent fixtures

2021

31 May UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021	Spain	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Croatia	Maribor, Slovenia
18:00 CEST	Puado 66', 110'	Report	Ivanušec 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Ljudski vrt Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

2 September UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification	Croatia	2–0	Azerbaijan	Velika Gorica, Croatia
19:00 CEST	Sučić 10' Šimić 24'	Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)

7 September UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification	Finland	0–2	Croatia	Oulu, Finland
17:00 CEST		Report	Sučić 73' (pen.) Ljubičić 87'	Stadium: Raatti Stadium Referee: Vitor Ferreira (Portugal)

8 October UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification	Croatia	3–2	Norway	Varaždin, Croatia
18:00 CEST	Šimić 2' Sučić 16' Vušković 57'	Report	Sebulonsen 55' Ceïde 58'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Varteks Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)

12 October UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification	Azerbaijan	1–5	Croatia	Sumgait, Azerbaijan
18:30 CEST (20:30 AZT)	Gurbanli 55' (pen.)	Report	Šimić 9', 13', 44' (pen.) Soldo 25' Šutalo 81'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

11 November UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification	Croatia	2–0	Estonia	Pula, Croatia
18:00 CET	Šimić 39' Pršir 62'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)

16 November UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification	Austria	1–3	Croatia	Ried im Innkreis, Austria
20:30 CET	Schmid 67'	Report	Kačavenda 14' Franjić 41' Sučić 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

2022

25 March UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification	Croatia	0–0	Austria	Varaždin, Croatia
18:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Varteks Referee: Manfredas Lukjancukas (Lithuania)

29 March UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification	Croatia	2–3	Finland	Varaždin, Croatia
18:00 CEST	Šutalo 70' Fruk 87'	Report	Skyttä 11', 29' Ablade 45+3'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Varteks Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)

3 June UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification	Norway	3–2	Croatia	Drammen, Norway
18:00	Botheim 37' Daland 90+1' Strand Larsen 90+5'	Report	Sučić 5' Šimić 79'	Stadium: Marienlyst Referee: David Munro (Scotland)

8 June UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification	Estonia	0–4	Croatia	Pärnu, Estonia
		Report		Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion

23 September 2022 2023 UEFA EC Play-offs	Croatia	v	Denmark	Pula, Croatia
18:00		Report		Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina

27 September 2022 2023 UEFA EC Play-offs	Denmark	v	Croatia	Vejle, Denmark
18:00		Report		Stadium: Vejle Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name[1]
Head coach	Igor Bišćan
Assistant coaches	Ante Tomić Renato Pilipović Ognjen Vukojević
Goalkeeping coach	Darko Staneković
Fitness coaches	Vedran Naglić Aris Naglić
Analyst	Nikola Buzadžić
Doctors	Mislav Rakić Boban Dangubić Nino Brajković
Physiotherapists	Tomislav Buljan Neven Golubar
Technical secretary	Josip Tomaško
Kit men	Milan Vincek Luka Karlo

Players

Current squad

The following is the list of players for the UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualifying play-off fixtures against Denmark on 23 September 2022 and 27 September 2022.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Dominik Kotarski	(2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 22)	10	0	PAOK
1GK	Ivor Pandur	(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 22)	4	0	Fortuna Sittard
1GK	Nikola Čavlina	(2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb

2DF	David Čolina	(2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 22)	13	0	Hajduk Split
2DF	Mario Vušković	(2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 (age 20)	13	2	Hamburger SV
2DF	Bartol Franjić	(2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 22)	10	1	VfL Wolfsburg
2DF	Krešimir Krizmanić	(2000-07-03) 3 July 2000 (age 22)	7	0	Gorica
2DF	Nikola Soldo	(2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 21)	6	1	1. FC Köln
2DF	Hrvoje Smolčić	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 22)	3	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
2DF	Mauro Perković	(2003-03-22) 22 March 2003 (age 19)	0	0	Istra 1961

3MF	Martin Baturina	(2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 19)	7	0	Dinamo Zagreb
3MF	Jurica Pršir	(2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 22)	7	1	Gorica
3MF	Luka Sučić	(2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 20)	7	5	Red Bull Salzburg
3MF	Toni Fruk	(2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 21)	4	2	Gorica
3MF	Veldin Hodža	(2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 19)	2	0	Rijeka
3MF	Jakov-Anton Vasilj	(2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 20)	1	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb
3MF	Niko Janković	(2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Zrinjski Mostar

4FW	Roko Šimić	(2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 19)	10	7	Red Bull Salzburg
4FW	Stipe Biuk	(2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 19)	6	0	Hajduk Split
4FW	Gabriel Vidović	(2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 18)	4	1	Vitesse
4FW	Dion Drena Beljo	(2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 20)	3	0	Osijek
4FW	Igor Matanović	(2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 19)	1	0	St. Pauli
4FW	Silvio Goričan	(2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb
4FW	Marco Pašalić	(2000-09-14) 14 September 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Borussia Dortmund II
4FW	Michele Šego	(2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Varaždin

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Karlo Sentić	(2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Hajduk Split	v. Estonia, 8 June 2022
GK	Renato Josipović	(2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Široki Brijeg	v. Finland, 29 March 2022

DF	Boško Šutalo (captain)	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 22)	19	1	Dinamo Zagreb	v. Estonia, 8 June 2022
DF	Josip Šutalo ^SEN	(2000-02-28) 28 February 2000 (age 22)	8	2	Dinamo Zagreb	v. Estonia, 8 June 2022
DF	Josip Stanišić ^SEN	(2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 22)	3	0	Bayern Munich	v. Estonia, 8 June 2022
DF	Roko Jurišić	(2001-09-28) 28 September 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Rijeka	v. Estonia, 8 June 2022
DF	Alois Dominik Oroz	(2000-10-29) 29 October 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Sturm Graz	v. Finland, 29 March 2022
DF	Stipe Radić	(2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Beerschot	v. Austria, 16 November 2021

MF	Luka Stojković	(2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 18)	1	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb	v. Estonia, 8 June 2022
MF	Ante Palaversa	(2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 22)	6	0	Troyes	v. Finland, 29 March 2022
MF	Marko Bulat	(2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 21)	1	0	Dinamo Zagreb	v. Finland, 29 March 2022
MF	Niko Rak	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 19)	0	0	Šibenik	v. Azerbaijan, 12 October 2021

FW	Antonio Marin	(2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 21)	15	1	Dinamo Zagreb	v. Estonia, 8 June 2022
FW	Lukas Kačavenda	(2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 19)	9	1	Lokomotiva Zagreb	v. Estonia, 8 June 2022
FW	Marin Ljubičić	(2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 20)	5	1	LASK	v. Finland, 29 March 2022
FW	Marin Laušić	(2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 21)	1	0	Maribor	v. Austria, 16 November 2021
FW	Denis Bušnja	(2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 22)	3	0	Rijeka	v. Azerbaijan, 12 October 2021
Key ^SEN = Joined the senior team. ^INJ = Injured or ill. ^WD = Withdrew from the squad. ^SUS = Suspended from participating.

Past squads

2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads
- Group stage squad
- Knockout stage squad

Statistics

Managers

The following table provides a summary of the complete record of each manager including their results regarding European Under-21 Championship.

Key: Pld–games played, W–games won, D–games drawn; L–games lost, %–win percentage

Manager	Tenure	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	Tournaments
Martin Novoselac	1994–1996 2000–2004						1996 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2002 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2004 European Championship – Group stage
Ivo Šušak	1997–2000 2011–2013						1998 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2000 European Championship – Group stage 2013 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Slaven Bilić	2004–2006	20	11	3	6	055.0	2006 European Championship – Play-offs
Aljoša Asanović (c)	2005	1	0	0	1	000.0	2006 European Championship – Failed to qualify[2]
Ivica Grnja (c)	2005	1	0	0	1	000.0	2006 European Championship – Failed to qualify[3]
Marijan Brnčić (c)[4]	2005	1	0	1	0	000.0	—
Dražen Ladić	2006–2011	32	20	6	6	062.50	2007 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2009 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2011 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Niko Kovač	2013	7	5	0	2	071.4	—
Nenad Gračan	2013–2019	41	21	9	11	051.2	2015 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2017 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2019 European Championship – Group stage
Igor Bišćan	2019–	22	14	3	5	063.6	2021 European Championship – Quarter-finals

Last updated: Croatia vs Finland, 29 March 2022. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Most capped players

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Luka Ivanušec	2017–2021	28	10
2	Tomislav Vranjić	2002–2005	26	0
3	Tomislav Bušić	2005–2008	25	12
4	Nikola Moro	2017–2021	24	6
5	Josip Tadić	2005–2008	22	5
6	Ivan Leko	1994–2000	21	5
6	Mato Jajalo	2007–2010	21	4
8	Tomo Šokota	1997–2000	19	10
	Nikola Vlašić	2015–2019		7
	Lovro Majer	2017–2021		5
	Davor Vugrinec	1994–1997		3
	Dejan Lovren	2007–2010		3
	Mario Lučić	2002–2004		2
	Domagoj Vida	2007–2010		2
	Dario Smoje	1997–2000		1
	Boško Šutalo	2019–		1
	Mario Carević	2001–2004		0
	Luka Vučko	2004–2006		0
	Borna Sosa	2017–2020		0

Last updated: Croatia vs. Denmark, 23 September 2022

Source: Croatian Football Federation

Top goalscorers

#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps
1	Tomislav Bušić	2005–2008	12	29
2	Tomo Šokota	1997–2000	10	19
2	Luka Ivanušec	2017–2021	10	28
4	Josip Brekalo	2016–2019	9	17
5	Eduardo da Silva	2004–2005	8	12
5	Stipe Perica	2013–2016	8	12
7	Roko Šimić	2021–	7	11
	Marcelo Brozović	2011–2014		13
	Nikola Vlašić	2015–2019		19
10	Ante Rukavina	2007–2008	6	9
	Mario Pašalić	2014–2016		14
	Mihael Mikić	1999–2001		15
	Sandro Kulenović	2019–2021		15
	Nikola Moro	2017–2021		24

Last updated: Croatia vs. Denmark, 23 September 2022

Source: Croatian Football Federation

References

"Croatia U-21". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
He coached the U-21 team during the first play-off to 2006 European Championship lost 1:3 to Serbia HNS: Serbia-Croatia 3:1, 2005
He coached the U-21 team during the second play-off to 2006 European Championship lost 1:2 to Serbia HNS: Croatia-Serbia 1:2, 2005
As a temporary manager he coached the U-21 team during the friendly 1:1 draw against Italy HNS: Croatia-Italy 1:1, 2005

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Croatia national under-21 association football team.

Under-21 at UEFA.com
U-23/U-21 Tournaments at the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website
Croatia youth teams players' statistics at the Croatian Football Federation website

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