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 19 June 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 | ![]() |
2 | Josip Šimunić | 2001–2013 | 105 | 3 | ![]() |
3 | Vedran Ćorluka | 2006–2018 | 103 | 4 | ![]() (then part of ![]() |
4 | Mateo Kovačić | 2013– | 102 | 5 | ![]() |
5 | Robert Kovač | 1999–2009 | 84 | 0 | ![]() (then ![]() |
6 | Niko Kovač | 1996–2008 | 83 | 14 | ![]() (then ![]() |
7 | Dejan Lovren | 2009–2022 | 78 | 5 | ![]() (then part of ![]() |
8 | Eduardo Da Silva | 2004–2014 | 64 | 29 | ![]() |
9 | Mario Pašalić | 2014– | 64 | 10 | ![]() |
10 | Robert Prosinečki | 1994–2002 | 49 | 10 | ![]() (then ![]() |
Mario Stanić | 1995–2003 | 49 | 7 | ![]() (then part of ![]() | |
Stjepan Tomas | 1998–2006 | 49 | 1 | ![]() (then part of ![]() |
# | Player | Goals | Birthplace |
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1 | Eduardo Da Silva | 29 | ![]() |
2 | Ivan Rakitić | 15 | ![]() |
3 | Niko Kovač | 14 | ![]() (then ![]() |
4 | Mladen Petrić | 13 | ![]() (then part of ![]() |
5 | Ivan Klasnić | 12 | ![]() (then ![]() |
6 | Mario Pašalić | 10 | ![]() |
Robert Prosinečki | 10 | ![]() (then ![]() | |
8 | Mario Stanić | 7 | ![]() (then part of ![]() |
9 | Nikica Jelavić | 6 | ![]() (then part of ![]() |
10 | Mateo Kovačić | 5 | ![]() |
Dejan Lovren | 5 | ![]() (then part of ![]() |
Country | Total |
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