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Luka Modrić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the Croatia national team. He plays mainly as a central midfielder, but can also play as an attacking midfielder or as a defensive midfielder. LUKA MODRIC BORN September 9, 1985 Zadar, Croatia HEIGHT m AGE 37 NATIONAL TEAM CROATIA NICKNAME Cruyff of the Balkan PRE-WC CAPS 156 CLUB Real Madrid POSITION Midfield INTERESTING He played more minutes than any other player at the 2018 World Cup - Modric racked up 694 minutes during the World Cup, where he led Croatia into the finals. The midfielder was also awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament despite coming up short against France. CAREER START In 2002, he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb at age 16, after showing promise with his home