Croatia national under-16 football team

Croatia U16
Nickname(s)	Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers)
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
First colours	Second colours
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 aged 16 or younger. 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 at home in Croatia.

Recent results

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

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Turkey

17 April 2023 (2023-04-17) UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament	Croatia	1–0	Turkey	Čakovec, Croatia
17:30	Čutuk 28'	Report		Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost

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Croatia

21 April 2023 (2023-04-21) UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament	Norway	1–2	Croatia	Čakovec, Croatia
11:30	Nordal 27' Prent-Eckbo	Report	Volden 3' (o.g.) Čutuk 67'	Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost

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Austria

24 April 2023 (2023-04-24) UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament	Croatia	1–4	Austria	Kotoriba, Croatia
11:00	Kolarik 36'	Report	Fidjeu-Tazemeta 39' Adejenughure 80' (90+3) Ivanschitz 84'	Stadium: Sportski park Kotoriba

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the summer camp in Stubičke Toplice from 4 to 9 August 2023.^[1]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Matej Grahovac	(2008-03-26) 26 March 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Osijek
1GK	Luka Miočić	(2008-12-11) 11 December 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Zadar
1GK	Petar Nemet	(2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Istra 1961
1GK	Ivan Pocrnjić	(2008-07-10) 10 July 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Solin

2DF	Antonio Beidenegl	(2008-12-08) 8 December 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Hajduk
2DF	Luka Bura	(2008-03-25) 25 March 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb
2DF	Mateo Čupić	(2008-05-04) 4 May 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Hajduk
2DF	Leon Jakirović	(2008-01-16) 16 January 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb
2DF	Petar Zvonimir Kostelac	(2008-03-17) 17 March 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb
2DF	Raul Kumar	(2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Istra 1961
2DF	Matej Medaković	(2008-11-25) 25 November 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Osijek
2DF	Lukas Murica	(2008-11-25) 25 November 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Rijeka
2DF	Karlo Pajsar	(2008-03-07) 7 March 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb
2DF	Nikola Radnić	(2008-06-10) 10 June 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb

3MF	Davor Bistre	(2008-03-31) 31 March 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Hajduk
3MF	Filip Bokan	(2008-04-29) 29 April 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Hajduk
3MF	Patrik Horvat	(2008-05-10) 10 May 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb
3MF	Silvio Ivanišević Dvornik	(2008-09-28) 28 September 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Hajduk
3MF	Jona Ježić	(2008-10-08) 8 October 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Osijek
3MF	Matija Kablar	(2008-08-31) 31 August 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Istra 1961
3MF	Pavle Smiljanić	(2008-05-08) 8 May 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb
3MF	Tin Vragolović	(2008-10-19) 19 October 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Osijek

4FW	Tin Bojadžija	(2008-08-13) 13 August 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb
4FW	Luka Hrvojević	(2008-08-07) 7 August 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb
4FW	Dražen Jaman	(2008-01-16) 16 January 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Osijek
4FW	Roko Lerga	(2008-01-10) 10 January 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Rijeka
4FW	Bruno Mišura	(2008-08-16) 16 August 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Hajduk
4FW	Frano Mohorovičić	(2008-04-30) 30 April 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Rijeka
4FW	Toma Šimunić	(2008-03-17) 17 March 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Rijeka

Competitive record

Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
  Tournament played fully or partially on home soil

UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament record

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2013 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	2	0	3	1
2014 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	5	3
2015 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament	Third	3rd	3	2	0	1	3	4
2016 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	5	3
2017 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament	Last	4th	3	0	1	2	1	3
2018 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	4	1
2019 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	10	4
2022 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	10	5
2023 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	4	5
Total	4 titles	9/10	27	16	6	5	45	29

Draws include matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 24 April 2023 after the match against Austria.

Matches
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)

Other

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1999 Telki Cup	Last	8th	4	1	0	3	2	8
2000 Telki Cup	Seventh	7th	4	2	0	2	9	7
2012 Tournoi du Val-de-Marne	Third	3rd	3	1	1	1	3	3
2015 Miljan Miljanić International Tournament	Third	3rd	3	0	2	1	2	6
2016 Miljan Miljanić International Tournament	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	6	3
2020 Four Nations Tournament	Last	4th	3	0	1	2	3	6
2020 Vlatko Marković International Tournament	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	10	0
Total	2 titles	6/6	24	10	5	9	35	33

Correct as of 27 September 2020 after the match against Romania.

References

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