List of international goals scored by Davor Šuker

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Šuker scored 45 international goals in 68 FIFA-recognised caps for Croatia.

Davor Šuker is a Croatian former professional footballer, who represented both the Croatia national football team and Yugoslavia national football team; [1] a prolific striker, he is the top scorer for the Croatia national team. [2] With Yugoslavia, Šuker played two matches in 1991 and scored in his second game against the Faroe Islands; [3] following the breakup of Yugoslavia, he switched allegiances to Croatia, where he spent the remainder of his international career. [4] Šuker made his unofficial debut for Croatia on 22 December 1990 (before appearing for Yugoslavia) against Romania; [5] it was Croatia's second game since reforming the national football association in the early 1990s; the team previously had not played a match since 1956. [6] He made his official debut for Croatia on 22 October 1992 against Mexico; during the friendly match at the Stadion Maksimir he scored two goals. [3]

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During his career with Croatia, he made 68 FIFA-recognised appearances, [lower-alpha 1] scoring 45 international goals; [3] he surpassed Franjo Wölfl's record of 12 goals on 3 September 1995, where he scored a hat-trick against Estonia at the Stadion Maksimir. [7] His hat-trick against Estonia was one of two he scored at international level, the other was scored against Australia in a friendly at the same stadium in June 1998. [3] Šuker's goals helped Croatia qualify for UEFA Euro 1996, the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [8] His 12 goals scored during Croatia's UEFA Euro 1996 qualification campaign was a tournament record until it was surpassed by David Healy, when he scored 13 goals for Northern Ireland's UEFA Euro 2008 qualification campaign. [9] During the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, he won the Golden Boot after scoring six goals, helping Croatia reach third place at the tournament; [1] it was the country's best performance at a FIFA World Cup until the nation was runner-up at the 2018 tournament. [8] Šuker scored more times against Estonia than any other team, with five goals, and his most prolific year in terms of goals scored was 1998. He scored his final international goal on 17 April 2002 against Bosnia and Herzegovina, and he made his final appearance for Croatia against Mexico at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [3]

Based on his international performances and his impressive club career with European giants such as Arsenal, Real Madrid and Sevilla, Šuker is often regarded as a "legend" in Croatian sporting history. [1] In 2004, he was selected by Brazilian former footballer Pelé as one of the 125 "greatest living footballers". [10] Following his retirement, he was elected president of the Croatian Football Federation from 2012 to 2021, [11] and has served as a member of the UEFA Executive Committee. [12]

Goals

Scores and results list his team's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Šuker goal. [3]
Table key
Indicates that his team won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates that his team lost the match
List of international goals scored by Davor Šuker
No.TeamDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 16 May 1991 Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, YugoslaviaFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 7–07–0 UEFA Euro 1992 qualification [13]
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 22 October 1992 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, CroatiaFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–03–0 Friendly [14]
33–0
425 June 1993 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, CroatiaFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1–03–1 Friendly [15]
523 March 1994 Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia, SpainFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–02–0 Friendly [16]
64 September 1994 Kadrioru Staadion, Tallinn, EstoniaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1–02–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [17]
72–0
816 November 1994 Stadio La Favorita, Palermo, ItalyFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–02–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [18]
92–0
1025 March 1995 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, CroatiaFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2–04–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [19]
114–0
1226 April 1995 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, CroatiaFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2–02–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [20]
133 September 1995 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, CroatiaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2–17–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [7]
145–1
157–1
168 October 1995 Stadion Poljud, Split, CroatiaFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–11–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [21]
1715 November 1995 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, SloveniaFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1–12–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [22]
1810 April 1996 Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, CroatiaFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2–04–1 Friendly [23]
192 June 1996 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, IrelandFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1–02–2 Friendly [24]
2016 June 1996 Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, EnglandFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–03–0 UEFA Euro 1996 [25]
213–0
2223 June 1996 Old Trafford, Manchester, EnglandFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–11–2 UEFA Euro 1996 [26]
2310 November 1996 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, CroatiaFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 1–11–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [27]
2429 March 1997 Stadion Poljud, Split, CroatiaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–01–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [28]
2530 April 1997 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, GreeceFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 1–01–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
2610 September 1997 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, DenmarkFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–31–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [30]
2711 October 1997 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, SloveniaFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1–03–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [31]
283 June 1998 Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka, CroatiaFlag of Iran.svg  Iran 2–02–0 Friendly [32]
296 June 1998 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, CroatiaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–07–0 Friendly [33]
302–0
315–0
3214 June 1998 Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens, FranceFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 3–13–1 1998 FIFA World Cup [34]
3320 June 1998 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, FranceFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–01–0 1998 FIFA World Cup [35]
3430 June 1998 Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux, FranceFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–01–0 1998 FIFA World Cup [36]
354 July 1998 Stade de Gerland, Lyon, FranceFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 3–03–0 1998 FIFA World Cup [37]
368 July 1998 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 1–01–2 1998 FIFA World Cup [38]
3711 July 1998 Parc des Princes, Paris, FranceFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2–12–1 1998 FIFA World Cup [39]
3810 October 1998 Grawnd Nazzjonali, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Malta.svg  Malta 4–14–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualificaiton [40]
3914 October 1998 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, CroatiaFlag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 1–13–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualificaiton [41]
4010 March 1999 Olympiakó Stádio Athinon, Athens, GreeceFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 2–22–3 Friendly [42]
415 May 1999 Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, Seville, SpainFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–01–3 Friendly [43]
425 June 1999 Stadion Gradski, Skopje, MacedoniaFlag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 1–01–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualificaiton [44]
434 September 1999 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, CroatiaFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1–01–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualificaiton [45]
442 June 2001 Stadion Varteks, Varaždin, CroatiaFlag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 3–04–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [46]
4515 August 2001 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, IrelandFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 2–22–2 Friendly [47]
4617 April 2002 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, CroatiaFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–02–0 Friendly [48]

Hat-tricks

List of international hat-tricks scored by Davor Šuker
No.TeamOpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDateRef.
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3 – (2–1, 5–1, 7–1)7–1 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia UEFA Euro 1996 qualification 3 September 1995 [7]
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3 – (1–0, 2–0, 5–0)7–0 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia Friendly 6 June 1998 [33]

Statistics

  1. 1 2 3 Does not include match for Croatia against Romania on 22 December 1990, which was not recognised by FIFA. [49] He did not score in the match.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA European Championship qualification
  3. Four appearances and 3 goals in UEFA European Championship, two appearances and one goal in FIFA World Cup qualification
  4. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FIFA World Cup qualification
  5. Seven appearances and six goals in FIFA World Cup, two appearances and two goals in UEFA European Championship qualification
  6. Appearance in FIFA World Cup

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