This is a list of the Croatian soccer players who played for the Croatia senior national football team, born outside Croatia. Most of them are born in the former Yugoslavia countries, especially Bosnia and Herzegovina, or outside Yugoslavia they're born in Germany. [1] In this list are included naturalized players and born abroad.
Players in bold are currently playing for the Croatia national football team or active, in brackets there are their caps. The list is updated as 26 March 2024.
This section is only about players born outside Croatia. Players in bold are currently active.
# | Player | Period | Caps | Goals | Birthplace |
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1 | Ivan Rakitić | 2007–2019 | 106 | 15 | Switzerland |
2 | Josip Šimunić | 2001–2013 | 105 | 3 | Australia |
3 | Vedran Ćorluka | 2006–2018 | 103 | 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of SFR Yugoslavia) |
4 | Mateo Kovačić | 2013– | 99 | 5 | Austria |
5 | Robert Kovač | 1999–2009 | 84 | 0 | Germany (then West Germany) |
6 | Niko Kovač | 1996–2008 | 83 | 14 | Germany (then West Germany) |
7 | Dejan Lovren | 2009–2022 | 78 | 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of SFR Yugoslavia) |
8 | Eduardo Da Silva | 2004–2014 | 64 | 29 | Brazil |
9 | Mario Pašalić | 2014– | 62 | 10 | Germany |
10 | Robert Prosinečki | 1994–2002 | 49 | 10 | Germany (then West Germany) |
Mario Stanić | 1995–2003 | 49 | 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of SFR Yugoslavia) | |
Stjepan Tomas | 1998–2006 | 49 | 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of SFR Yugoslavia) |
# | Player | Goals | Birthplace |
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1 | Eduardo Da Silva | 29 | Brazil |
2 | Ivan Rakitić | 15 | Switzerland |
3 | Niko Kovač | 14 | Germany (then West Germany) |
4 | Mladen Petrić | 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of SFR Yugoslavia) |
5 | Ivan Klasnić | 12 | Germany (then West Germany) |
6 | Mario Pašalić | 10 | Germany |
Robert Prosinečki | 10 | Germany (then West Germany) | |
8 | Mario Stanić | 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of SFR Yugoslavia) |
9 | Nikica Jelavić | 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of SFR Yugoslavia) |
10 | Mateo Kovačić | 5 | Austria |
Dejan Lovren | 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of SFR Yugoslavia) |
Country | Total |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34 |
Germany | 13 |
Australia | 3 |
Slovenia | 3 |
Austria | 2 |
Brazil | 2 |
Kosovo | 2 |
Montenegro | 1 |
Serbia | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 |
United States | 1 |
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