Luka Modrić, born on 9 September 1985 (age 41), is a Croatian centre midfielder with AC Milan. His current market value is around £3m, according to Transfermarkt.
His early senior career included Dinamo Zagreb, where the 2007-08 league season remains his most productive in front of goal: 13 goals in 25 appearances. That was the high-output version of Modrić, before his career settled into something more controlled and durable at a higher level.
Real Madrid is where the bulk of the story sits. Across 13 seasons there, he made 394 league appearances and scored 30 league goals. It is a long spell by any standard, and the sort that leaves the smaller stops in the career looking exactly that – smaller stops.
By 2026-27, Modrić was with AC Milan, making five league appearances and six in all competitions, including one in the Supercoppa. He has also remained involved with Croatia, with four World Cup appearances, eight in European World Cup qualifying with one goal, and one Nations League appearance with a goal.
Modrić’s career runs from Dinamo Zagreb to a long Real Madrid peak and on to AC Milan, with Croatia remaining a consistent part of the picture. The Madrid years, plainly, are the central chapter.
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