Croatia national under-16 football team

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Croatia U16
Nickname(s) Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers)
Association Croatian Football Federation (HNS)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Robert Jarni
Most caps Domagoj Pavičić (15)
Top scorer Teo Kardum (9)
FIFA code CRO
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First colours
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First international
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0–0 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg
(Brežice, Slovenia; 6 April 1993)
Biggest win
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 7–1 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg
(Rovinj, Croatia; 5 March 2002)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 6–0 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg
(Belišće, Croatia; 16 April 2002)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 4–0 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg
(Villach, Austria; 24 May 2000)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1–5 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg
(Stara Pazova, Serbia; 2 June 2015)
Website hns-cff.hr

The Croatia national under-16 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 16 or younger. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mali vatreni ('Little Blazers'). The Mali vatreni participate in the UEFA Under-16 Development Tournaments which are organised annually in several UEFA member countries. Croatia won four of the Development Tournaments: 2014 in Switzerland, 2018 in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 2019 and 2022 at home in Croatia.

Contents

Recent results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

17 April 2023 (2023-04-17) UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Čakovec, Croatia
17:30
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Report Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost
21 April 2023 (2023-04-21) UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Čakovec, Croatia
11:30 Report
Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost
24 April 2023 (2023-04-24) UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Kotoriba, Croatia
11:00
Report Stadium: Sportski park Kotoriba

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the summer camp in Stubičke Toplice from 4 to 9 August 2023. [1]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Matej Grahovac (2008-03-26) 26 March 2008 (age 16)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Osijek
1 GK Luka Miočić (2008-12-11) 11 December 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Zadar
1 GK Petar Nemet (2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Istra 1961
1 GK Ivan Pocrnjić (2008-07-10) 10 July 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Solin

2 DF Antonio Beidenegl (2008-12-08) 8 December 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Hajduk
2 DF Luka Bura (2008-03-25) 25 March 2008 (age 16)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Lokomotiva Zagreb
2 DF Mateo Čupić (2008-05-04) 4 May 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Hajduk
2 DF Leon Jakirović (2008-01-16) 16 January 2008 (age 16)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb
2 DF Petar Zvonimir Kostelac (2008-03-17) 17 March 2008 (age 16)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Lokomotiva Zagreb
2 DF Raul Kumar (2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 (age 16)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Istra 1961
2 DF Matej Medaković (2008-11-25) 25 November 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Osijek
2 DF Lukas Murica (2008-11-25) 25 November 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Rijeka
2 DF Karlo Pajsar (2008-03-07) 7 March 2008 (age 16)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb
2 DF Nikola Radnić (2008-06-10) 10 June 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb

3 MF Davor Bistre (2008-03-31) 31 March 2008 (age 16)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Hajduk
3 MF Filip Bokan (2008-04-29) 29 April 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Hajduk
3 MF Patrik Horvat (2008-05-10) 10 May 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb
3 MF Silvio Ivanišević Dvornik (2008-09-28) 28 September 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Hajduk
3 MF Jona Ježić (2008-10-08) 8 October 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Osijek
3 MF Matija Kablar (2008-08-31) 31 August 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Istra 1961
3 MF Pavle Smiljanić (2008-05-08) 8 May 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Lokomotiva Zagreb
3 MF Tin Vragolović (2008-10-19) 19 October 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Osijek

4 FW Tin Bojadžija (2008-08-13) 13 August 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Lokomotiva Zagreb
4 FW Luka Hrvojević (2008-08-07) 7 August 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb
4 FW Dražen Jaman (2008-01-16) 16 January 2008 (age 16)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Osijek
4 FW Roko Lerga (2008-01-10) 10 January 2008 (age 16)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Rijeka
4 FW Bruno Mišura (2008-08-16) 16 August 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Hajduk
4 FW Frano Mohorovičić (2008-04-30) 30 April 2008 (age 15)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Rijeka
4 FW Toma Šimunić (2008-03-17) 17 March 2008 (age 16)00 Flag of Croatia.svg Rijeka

Competitive record

 Champions  
 Runners-up  
 Third place  
 Fourth place  
  Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament record

YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Croatia.svg 2013 UEFA Under-16 Development TournamentRunners-up2nd312031
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2014 UEFA Under-16 Development TournamentChampions1st321053
Flag of Croatia.svg 2015 UEFA Under-16 Development TournamentThird3rd320134
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2016 UEFA Under-16 Development TournamentRunners-up2nd320153
Flag of Scotland.svg 2017 UEFA Under-16 Development TournamentLast4th301213
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg 2018 UEFA Under-16 Development TournamentChampions1st321041
Flag of Croatia.svg 2019 UEFA Under-16 Development TournamentChampions1st3210104
Flag of Croatia.svg 2022 UEFA Under-16 Development TournamentChampions1st3300105
Flag of Croatia.svg 2023 UEFA Under-16 Development TournamentRunners-up2nd320145
Total4 titles9/102716654529

Draws include matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 24 April 2023 after the match against Flag of Austria.svg  Austria.

Matches
First matchFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2–0 Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg
(Umag, Croatia; 11 March 2013)
Biggest winFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 0–5 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg
(Karlovac, Croatia; 7 April 2019)
Biggest defeatFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1–4 Austria  Flag of Austria.svg
(Kotoriba, Croatia; 24 April 2023)

Other

YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Hungary.svg 1999 Telki Cup Last 8th410328
Flag of Hungary.svg 2000 Telki Cup Seventh 7th420297
Flag of France.svg 2012 Tournoi du Val-de-MarneThird3rd311133
Flag of Serbia.svg 2015 Miljan Miljanić International TournamentThird3rd302126
Flag of Serbia.svg 2016 Miljan Miljanić International TournamentChampions1st321063
Flag of Croatia.svg 2020 Four Nations TournamentLast4th301236
Flag of Croatia.svg 2020 Vlatko Marković International TournamentChampions1st4400100
Total2 titles6/62410593533

Correct as of 27 September 2020 after the match against Flag of Romania.svg  Romania.

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References

  1. "Ljetni kamp za selekcije U-15 i U-16 u Stubičkim Toplicama". Croatian Football Federation . Zagreb. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.