Nickname(s) | Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers) | ||
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Association | Croatian Football Federation (HNS) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Robert Jarni | ||
Most caps | Domagoj Pavičić (15)Josip Šutalo (15) | ||
Top scorer | Teo Kardum (9) | ||
FIFA code | CRO | ||
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First international | |||
Slovenia 0–0 Croatia (Brežice, Slovenia; 6 April 1993) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Croatia 7–1 Slovenia (Rovinj, Croatia; 5 March 2002) Croatia 6–0 Hungary (Belišće, Croatia; 16 April 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Austria 4–0 Croatia (Villach, Austria; 24 May 2000) Croatia 1–5 Russia (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 16 or under. 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 in Croatia.
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 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament | Croatia | 1–0 | Turkey | Čakovec, Croatia |
17:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost |
21 April 2023 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament | Norway | 1–2 | Croatia | Čakovec, Croatia |
11:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost |
24 April 2023 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament | Croatia | 1–4 | Austria | Kotoriba, Croatia |
11:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportski park Kotoriba |
The following players were called up for the summer camp in Stubičke Toplice from 4 to 9 August 2023.[1]
Caps and goals as of 24 April 2023, after the match against Austria. |
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Matej Grahovac | 26 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | Osijek | |
GK | Luka Miočić | 11 December 2008 | 0 | 0 | Zadar | |
GK | Petar Nemet | 15 July 2008 | 0 | 0 | Istra 1961 | |
GK | Ivan Pocrnjić | 10 July 2008 | 0 | 0 | Solin | |
DF | Antonio Beidenegl | 8 December 2008 | 0 | 0 | Hajduk | |
DF | Luka Bura | 25 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | |
DF | Mateo Čupić | 4 May 2008 | 0 | 0 | Hajduk | |
DF | Leon Jakirović | 16 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
DF | Petar Zvonimir Kostelac | 17 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | |
DF | Raul Kumar | 6 February 2008 | 0 | 0 | Istra 1961 | |
DF | Matej Medaković | 25 November 2008 | 0 | 0 | Osijek | |
DF | Lukas Murica | 25 November 2008 | 0 | 0 | Rijeka | |
DF | Karlo Pajsar | 7 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
DF | Nikola Radnić | 10 June 2008 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
MF | Davor Bistre | 31 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | Hajduk | |
MF | Filip Bokan | 29 April 2008 | 0 | 0 | Hajduk | |
MF | Patrik Horvat | 10 May 2008 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
MF | Silvio Ivanišević Dvornik | 28 September 2008 | 0 | 0 | Hajduk | |
MF | Jona Ježić | 8 October 2008 | 0 | 0 | Osijek | |
MF | Matija Kablar | 31 August 2008 | 0 | 0 | Istra 1961 | |
MF | Pavle Smiljanić | 8 May 2008 | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | |
MF | Tin Vragolović | 19 October 2008 | 0 | 0 | Osijek | |
FW | Tin Bojadžija | 13 August 2008 | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | |
FW | Luka Hrvojević | 7 August 2008 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
FW | Dražen Jaman | 16 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | Osijek | |
FW | Roko Lerga | 10 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | Rijeka | |
FW | Bruno Mišura | 16 August 2008 | 0 | 0 | Hajduk | |
FW | Frano Mohorovičić | 30 April 2008 | 0 | 0 | Rijeka | |
FW | Toma Šimunić | 17 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | Rijeka |
Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
Tournament played fully or partially on home soil
Draws include matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 24 April 2023 after the match against Austria.
Matches | |
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First match | Croatia 2–0 Macedonia (Umag, Croatia; 11 March 2013) |
Biggest win | Bolivia 0–5 Croatia (Karlovac, Croatia; 7 April 2019) |
Biggest defeat | Croatia 1–4 Austria (Kotoriba, Croatia; 24 April 2023) |
Correct as of 27 September 2020 after the match against Romania.