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6 World Cups · 2002–2026
Succession '06
8%
U23 value share
Succession '26
26%
recovered
Top-5 minutes
156.2k239.8k
+53% at kick-off

The Cliff — succession vs squad minutes

per World Cup cycle · squad top-5 league minutes and under-23 value share, at kick-off
Top-5 minutesSuccession · U23 value share
250k125k0k30%15%0%2002200620142018202220268%16%4%28%26%THE CLIFFRECOVERY · 4% → 26%
Cliff verdict · 2026

#10 of 48 on the Cliff Index (+0.73): minutes-weighted age 29.5, 56% of 2026 minutes from players aged 31+ by 2030-06-01, 42% debutants.

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament
€94m€197m€364m€377m€387m'06'14'18'22'26

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament
31.029.027.028.528.028.529.129.129.5'02'06'14'18'22'26

Tournament by tournament

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2002 squad — Group 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

Paper Index: #61 of 240 all-time · #8 of 32 in 2002 (composite +0.47)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Stipe PletikosaGK 23 Hajduk Split 00 n/a 0 00 n/a 30
2 Anthony ŠerićDF 23 Hellas Verona 471 n/a 3,393 00 n/a 00
3 Josip ŠimunićDF 24 Hertha BSC 490 n/a 3,145 00 n/a 30
4 Stjepan TomasDF 26 Vicenza 240 n/a 2,038 60 n/a 30
5 Milan RapaićMF 28 Fenerbahçe 9315 n/a 7,062 120 n/a 31
6 Boris ŽivkovićDF 26 Bayer Leverkusen 1147 n/a 8,053 311 n/a 10
7 Davor VugrinecFW 27 Lecce 6419 n/a 4,872 00 n/a 20
8 Robert ProsinečkiMF 33 Portsmouth 12421 n/a 9,441 51 n/a 10
9 Davor ŠukerFW 34 1860 Munich 286128 n/a 20,693 187 n/a 10
10 Niko KovačMF 30 Bayern Munich 14822 n/a 9,898 151 n/a 30
11 Alen BokšićFW 32 Middlesbrough 23780 n/a 17,775 2611 n/a 30
12 Tomislav ButinaGK 28 Dinamo Zagreb 00 n/a 0 30 n/a 00
13 Mario StanićMF 30 Chelsea 15029 n/a 9,197 40 n/a 20
14 Zvonimir SoldoMF 34 VfB Stuttgart 1778 n/a 15,314 00 n/a 20
15 Daniel ŠarićDF 29 Panathinaikos 333 n/a 1,745 260 n/a 30
16 Jurica VranješMF 22 Bayer Leverkusen 430 n/a 1,777 140 n/a 20
17 Robert JarniDF 33 Panathinaikos 21322 n/a 16,564 82 n/a 30
18 Ivica OlićFW 22 Zagreb 20 n/a 59 00 n/a 21
19 Goran VlaovićFW 29 Panathinaikos 12435 n/a 7,981 223 n/a 00
20 Dario ŠimićDF 26 Inter Milan 663 n/a 5,080 60 n/a 20
21 Robert KovačDF 28 Bayern Munich 1561 n/a 12,030 260 n/a 30
22 Boško BalabanFW 23 Aston Villa 80 n/a 130 00 n/a 00
23 Vladimir VasiljGK 26 Zagreb 00 n/a 0 00 n/a 00
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League1307,82233
La Liga65547,209183
Serie A62046,160110
Bundesliga70351,06042
Ligue 1503,99626
Total top-5 2158156,247394
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Primeira Liga (Por)13713
Pro League (Bel)584,767
Süper Lig (Tur)1309,445
All competitions (21 named + 29 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Bundesliga (Ger)70351,060
LaLiga (Spa)65547,209
Serie A (Ita)62046,160
UEFA Champions League22214,134
UEFA Cup17913,520
2. Bundesliga (Ger)16914,735
Premier League (Eng)1307,822
Süper Lig (Tur)1309,445
DFB-Pokal (Ger)826,629
Super League (Gre)804,912
Serie B (Ita)806,711
Coppa Italia (Ita)725,255
UCL qualifying614,474
Pro League (Bel)584,767
Copa del Rey (Spa)513,843
Ligue 1 (Fra)503,996
Segunda (Spa)171,440
FA Cup (Eng)161,158
Primeira Liga (Por)13713
EFL Cup (Eng)9611
Coupe de France (Fra)162
Other competitions (29 — minor leagues, cups, youth)48839,552
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
19/23 measured
Defender height
184 cm
set-piece proxy
Goal dependency
32%
Davor Šuker of squad league goals
Precocity
757′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Jurica Vranješ (757′), Anthony Šerić (290′), Josip Šimunić (96′).

2006 squad — Group · value retention 93%

Paper Index: #92 of 240 all-time · #12 of 32 in 2006 (composite -0.07)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Stipe Pletikosa 2ndGK 27 Shakhtar Donetsk [ 64 ] 00 n/a 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’05 30
2 Darijo SrnaMF 24 Shakhtar Donetsk 00 n/a 0 50 €4.2M€4M ’06 31
3 Josip Šimunić 2ndDF 28 Hertha BSC 1471 n/a 11,678 00 €8.0M€8M ’05 30
4 Robert Kovač 2ndDF 32 Juventus 2392 n/a 19,097 500 €3.0M€7M ’04 20
5 Igor TudorDF 28 Juventus [ 65 ] 14917 n/a 10,590 344 €3.5M€4M ’04 30
6 Jurica Vranješ 2ndMF 26 Werder Bremen 1151 n/a 5,255 220 €2.5M€3M ’04 00
7 Dario Šimić 2ndDF 30 AC Milan 1224 n/a 9,184 220 €2.0M€2M ’04 30
8 Marko BabićDF 25 Bayer Leverkusen 11911 n/a 6,616 166 €2.5M€2M ’04 30
9 Dado PršoFW 31 Rangers 10128 n/a 5,377 219 €7.5M€8M ’04 30
10 Niko Kovač 2ndMF 34 Hertha BSC [ 66 ] 24131 n/a 16,816 172 €1.5M€2M ’05 31
11 Mario TokićDF 30 Austria Wien 00 n/a 0 110 €2.8M€3M ’05 00
12 Joey DidulicaGK 28 Austria Wien 00 n/a 0 40 €3.2M€4M ’05 00
13 Stjepan Tomas 2ndDF 30 Galatasaray 500 n/a 4,055 60 €4.0M€4M ’04 10
14 Luka ModrićMF 20 Dinamo Zagreb 00 n/a 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’05 20
15 Ivan LekoMF 28 Club Brugge 784 n/a 3,685 50 €3.2M€4M ’04 00
16 Jerko LekoMF 26 Dynamo Kyiv [ 67 ] 00 n/a 0 140 €5.0M€5M ’04 20
17 Ivan KlasnićFW 26 Werder Bremen 12341 n/a 7,234 115 €12.0M€12M ’05 30
18 Ivica Olić 2ndFW 26 CSKA Moscow 20 n/a 59 30 €5.2M€5M ’04 30
19 Niko KranjčarMF 21 Hajduk Split 00 n/a 0 00 €5.0M€5M ’04 30
20 Anthony Šerić 2ndDF 27 Panathinaikos 1112 n/a 7,564 40 €2.3M€2M ’05 00
21 Boško Balaban 2ndFW 27 Club Brugge 80 n/a 130 42 €6.0M€6M ’04 00
22 Ivan BošnjakFW 27 Dinamo Zagreb [ 68 ] 00 n/a 0 00 €2.2M€2M ’05 10
23 Tomislav Butina 2ndGK 32 Club Brugge 00 n/a 0 100 €2.8M€3M ’05 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Robert Kovač
peak €7M (2004-10) → €3M at kickoff · −57%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League81300
La Liga783,6854
Serie A45032,80224
Bundesliga96865,34686
Ligue 11015,37728
Total top-5 1605107,340142
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)161,132
Premiership (Sco)665,342
Pro League (Bel)14711,726
Süper Lig (Tur)937,993
All competitions (25 named + 37 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Bundesliga (Ger)96865,346
Serie A (Ita)45032,802
2. Bundesliga (Ger)26421,066
UEFA Champions League25918,285
Bundesliga (Aut)24922,272
UEFA Cup23317,139
HNL (Cro)16113,211
Premier League (Ukr)15211,367
Pro League (Bel)14711,726
DFB-Pokal (Ger)1118,168
UCL qualifying1108,845
Ligue 1 (Fra)1015,377
Süper Lig (Tur)937,993
LaLiga (Spa)783,685
Premiership (Sco)665,342
Premier Liga (Rus)604,100
Coppa Italia (Ita)594,446
Ligue 2 (Fra)403,009
Serie B (Ita)242,057
Super League (Gre)211,729
Eredivisie (Ned)161,132
Coupe de France (Fra)13855
Premier League (Eng)8130
Copa del Rey (Spa)5385
EFL Cup (Eng)266
Other competitions (37 — minor leagues, cups, youth)53442,755
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
20/23 measured
Defender height
186 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
8%
prospect share
Goal dependency
29%
Ivan Klasnić of squad league goals
Value dependency
13%
Ivan Klasnić of squad value
Precocity
1,499′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Igor Tudor (1,499′), Jurica Vranješ (757′), Anthony Šerić (290′).

2014 squad — Group · value retention 76%

Paper Index: #98 of 240 all-time · #14 of 32 in 2014 (composite -0.10)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Stipe Pletikosa 3rdGK 35 Rostov 00 0 0 10 €1.8M€7M ’08 30
2 Šime VrsaljkoDF 22 Genoa 220 2 1,798 60 €7.5M€8M ’14 20
3 Danijel PranjićDF 32 Panathinaikos 651 9 3,909 210 €1.0M€9M ’09 20
4 Ivan PerišićFW 25 VfL Wolfsburg 8621 10 4,200 111 €6.0M€8M ’13 32
5 Vedran ĆorlukaDF 28 Lokomotiv Moscow 1262 9 10,665 70 €10.0M€15M ’10 30
6 Dejan LovrenDF 24 Southampton 1034 4 8,975 121 €12.0M€12M ’14 30
7 Ivan RakitićMF 26 Sevilla [ 21 ] 21437 53 15,483 120 €20.0M€20M ’14 30
8 Ognjen VukojevićDF 30 Dynamo Kyiv 00 0 0 170 €5.0M€8M ’09 00
9 Nikica JelavićFW 28 Hull City 7521 3 5,084 00 €6.5M€9M ’12 20
10 Luka Modrić 2ndMF 28 Real Madrid 19417 28 15,543 303 €40.0M€40M ’12 30
11 Darijo Srna 2ndDF 32 Shakhtar Donetsk 00 0 0 502 €10.0M€18M ’10 30
12 Oliver ZelenikaGK 21 Lokomotiva [ 22 ] 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’14 00
13 Gordon SchildenfeldDF 29 Panathinaikos [ 23 ] 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€3M ’12 00
14 Marcelo BrozovićMF 21 Dinamo Zagreb 00 0 0 60 €3.0M€3M ’14 10
15 Milan BadeljMF 25 Hamburger SV 602 6 4,915 60 €5.0M€8M ’13 00
16 Ante RebićFW 20 Fiorentina 41 0 90 00 €4.5M€4M ’13 30
17 Mario MandžukićFW 28 Bayern Munich [ 24 ] 11053 21 7,928 206 €30.0M€30M ’14 22
18 Ivica Olić 3rdFW 34 VfL Wolfsburg 19965 31 13,538 2610 €2.5M€12M ’09 31
19 SammirMF 27 Getafe 90 1 315 120 €3.0M€8M ’11 10
20 Mateo KovačićMF 20 Inter Milan 450 5 2,631 121 €15.0M€15M ’13 30
21 Domagoj VidaDF 25 Dynamo Kyiv 10 0 76 120 €5.0M€5M ’13 00
22 EduardoFW 31 Shakhtar Donetsk 416 13 2,090 297 €4.0M€13M ’07 10
23 Danijel SubašićGK 29 Monaco 350 0 3,150 00 €3.5M€4M ’14 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Ivica Olić
peak €12M (2009-01) → €2M at kickoff · −79%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League39330,74044
La Liga20314,25729
Serie A714,5191
Bundesliga61541,537154
Ligue 11079,3372
Total top-5 1389100,390230
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)12911,247
Premiership (Sco)453,699
Primeira Liga (Por)9691
Pro League (Bel)997,770
Süper Lig (Tur)9634
All competitions (29 named + 44 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
HNL (Cro)1496120,286
Bundesliga (Ger)61541,537
Premier League (Ukr)54742,366
Premier League (Eng)39330,740
Premier Liga (Rus)29123,878
UEFA Champions League29020,219
UCL qualifying21917,291
LaLiga (Spa)20314,257
UEFA Cup19915,705
UEFA Europa League16413,731
Bundesliga (Aut)14110,457
Eredivisie (Ned)12911,247
Ligue 1 (Fra)1079,337
Pro League (Bel)997,770
DFB-Pokal (Ger)835,593
Serie A (Ita)714,519
Super League (Gre)584,895
Ligue 2 (Fra)524,633
Premiership (Sco)453,699
FA Cup (Eng)413,390
2. Bundesliga (Ger)373,020
Super League (Sui)342,303
Copa del Rey (Spa)261,735
EFL Cup (Eng)231,855
Primeira Liga (Por)9691
Süper Lig (Tur)9634
Coppa Italia (Ita)6456
Coupe de France (Fra)6477
Copa Libertadores190
Other competitions (44 — minor leagues, cups, youth)50440,477
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
22/23 measured
Defender height
184 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
16%
prospect share
Goal dependency
28%
Ivica Olić of squad league goals
Value dependency
20%
Luka Modrić of squad value
Precocity
3,009′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Ivan Rakitić (3,009′), Mateo Kovačić (2,631′), Dejan Lovren (680′).

2018 squad — Final (runner-up) · value retention 83%

Paper Index: #69 of 240 all-time · #10 of 32 in 2018 (composite +0.27)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Dominik LivakovićGK 23 Dinamo Zagreb 00 0 0 40 €1.5M€2M ’17 00
2 Šime Vrsaljko 2ndDF 26 Atlético Madrid 1140 14 9,143 120 €25.0M€25M ’18 60
3 Ivan StrinićDF 30 Sampdoria 430 6 3,342 00 €4.0M€6M ’15 60
4 Ivan Perišić 2ndFW 29 Inter Milan 21956 41 14,572 111 €40.0M€45M ’17 73
5 Vedran Ćorluka 2ndDF 32 Lokomotiv Moscow 1262 9 10,665 70 €4.0M€15M ’10 40
6 Dejan Lovren 2ndDF 28 Liverpool 2118 6 17,587 281 €20.0M€20M ’14 70
7 Ivan Rakitić 2ndMF 30 Barcelona 34957 74 25,277 535 €50.0M€50M ’16 71
8 Mateo Kovačić 2ndMF 24 Real Madrid 1536 17 8,799 333 €30.0M€30M ’18 50
9 Andrej KramarićFW 26 1899 Hoffenheim 9835 20 6,277 00 €27.0M€27M ’18 71
10 Luka Modrić 3rdMF 32 Real Madrid 29322 44 23,343 705 €25.0M€55M ’14 72
11 Marcelo Brozović 2ndMF 25 Inter Milan 10113 16 7,107 60 €27.0M€27M ’18 60
12 Lovre KalinićGK 28 Gent 00 0 0 00 €6.5M€6M ’18 10
13 Tin JedvajDF 22 Bayer Leverkusen 673 1 4,735 70 €5.0M€8M ’15 10
14 Filip BradarićMF 26 Rijeka 00 0 0 00 €3.5M€4M ’17 10
15 Duje Ćaleta-CarDF 21 Red Bull Salzburg 00 0 0 00 €10.0M€10M ’18 10
16 Nikola Kalinić [ note 2 ]FW 30 Milan 14340 14 9,379 00 €14.0M€20M ’17 00
17 Mario Mandžukić 2ndFW 32 Juventus 23187 41 16,731 5220 €18.0M€30M ’14 63
18 Ante Rebić 2ndFW 24 Eintracht Frankfurt 6710 5 4,012 00 €10.0M€10M ’18 61
19 Milan Badelj 2ndMF 29 Fiorentina 1708 12 13,654 60 €15.0M€15M ’18 31
20 Marko PjacaFW 23 Schalke 04 212 0 707 101 €15.0M€18M ’16 30
21 Domagoj Vida 2ndDF 29 Beşiktaş 10 0 76 240 €7.0M€9M ’17 61
22 Josip PivarićDF 29 Dynamo Kyiv 00 0 0 161 €2.0M€2M ’16 40
23 Danijel Subašić 2ndGK 33 Monaco 1780 0 15,900 240 €4.5M€6M ’15 60
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Luka Modrić
peak €55M (2014-07) → €25M at kickoff · −54%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League44435,28930
La Liga55439,37167
Serie A74454,219110
Bundesliga59340,340140
Ligue 125022,0872
Total top-5 2585191,306349
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Pro League (Bel)1028,507
Süper Lig (Tur)13751
All competitions (24 named + 41 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
HNL (Cro)1994161,218
Serie A (Ita)74454,219
Bundesliga (Ger)59340,340
LaLiga (Spa)55439,371
Premier League (Eng)44435,289
UEFA Champions League36327,011
UEFA Europa League32724,876
Premier League (Ukr)28721,425
Ligue 1 (Fra)25022,087
UCL qualifying17313,720
Premier Liga (Rus)13011,331
Pro League (Bel)1028,507
Bundesliga (Aut)847,365
Copa del Rey (Spa)815,133
DFB-Pokal (Ger)674,838
Coppa Italia (Ita)584,482
Ligue 2 (Fra)524,633
UEFA Cup463,289
Super League (Sui)342,303
EFL Cup (Eng)342,730
FA Cup (Eng)342,815
Süper Lig (Tur)13751
2. Bundesliga (Ger)10410
Coupe de France (Fra)6477
Other competitions (41 — minor leagues, cups, youth)55044,661
Squad traits
Mean height
185 cm
22/23 measured
Defender height
186 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
4%
prospect share
Goal dependency
25%
Mario Mandžukić of squad league goals
Value dependency
14%
Ivan Rakitić of squad value
Precocity
4,739′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Mateo Kovačić (4,739′), Ivan Rakitić (3,009′), Tin Jedvaj (2,982′).

2022 squad — Semi-final · value retention 64%

Paper Index: #79 of 240 all-time · #11 of 32 in 2022 (composite +0.13)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Dominik Livaković 2ndGK 27 Dinamo Zagreb 00 0 0 160 €8.5M€15M ’21 70
2 Josip StanišićDF 22 Bayern Munich 201 0 878 70 €8.0M€8M ’22 10
3 Borna BarišićDF 30 Rangers 00 0 0 60 €6.5M€6M ’22 10
4 Ivan Perišić 3rdFW 33 Tottenham Hotspur 35780 67 23,954 465 €10.0M€45M ’17 71
5 Martin ErlićDF 24 Sassuolo 675 2 5,240 00 €5.5M€6M ’22 00
6 Dejan Lovren 3rdDF 33 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2349 8 19,350 432 €3.5M€20M ’14 60
7 Lovro MajerMF 24 Rennes 427 10 2,404 10 €22.0M€22M ’22 71
8 Mateo Kovačić 3rdMF 28 Chelsea 2799 29 16,623 625 €40.0M€45M ’19 70
9 Andrej Kramarić 2ndFW 31 1899 Hoffenheim 22193 46 16,232 65 €9.0M€38M ’19 72
10 Luka Modrić 4th faded greatMF 37 Real Madrid 43438 71 33,682 1119 €10.0M€55M ’14 70
11 Marcelo Brozović 3rdMF 30 Inter Milan 24324 29 18,620 331 €35.0M€60M ’19 60
12 Ivo GrbićGK 26 Atlético Madrid 250 0 2,096 70 €3.5M€7M ’20 00
13 Nikola VlašićMF 25 Torino 465 2 2,410 63 €20.0M€30M ’20 60
14 Marko LivajaFW 29 Hajduk Split 8210 6 3,549 10 €8.0M€8M ’22 61
15 Mario PašalićMF 27 Atalanta 21545 20 13,023 254 €25.0M€28M ’21 70
16 Bruno PetkovićFW 28 Dinamo Zagreb 420 3 1,959 122 €6.0M€14M ’19 61
17 Ante BudimirFW 31 Osasuna 13739 6 8,597 00 €6.0M€15M ’20 20
18 Mislav OršićFW 29 Dinamo Zagreb 00 0 0 126 €10.0M€12M ’21 61
19 Borna SosaDF 24 VfB Stuttgart 781 24 6,040 10 €20.0M€23M ’22 50
20 Joško GvardiolDF 20 RB Leipzig 422 2 3,177 101 €60.0M€60M ’22 71
21 Domagoj Vida 3rdDF 33 AEK Athens 10 0 76 260 €2.0M€12M ’18 00
22 Josip JuranovićDF 27 Celtic 00 0 0 60 €6.5M€7M ’22 60
23 Ivica IvušićGK 27 Osijek 00 0 0 00 €5.0M€5M ’22 00
24 Josip ŠutaloDF 22 Dinamo Zagreb 00 0 0 60 €18.0M€18M ’22 10
25 Luka SučićMF 20 Red Bull Salzburg 00 0 0 161 €20.0M€20M ’22 00
26 Kristijan JakićMF 25 Eintracht Frankfurt 402 1 2,892 60 €9.0M€9M ’22 10
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Luka Modrić
peak €55M (2014-07) → €10M at kickoff · −82%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League47634,25526
La Liga54437,25867
Serie A91361,819137
Bundesliga52135,992128
Ligue 115111,47812
Total top-5 2605180,802370
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Premiership (Sco)13511,323
Pro League (Bel)675,357
Süper Lig (Tur)13711,544
All competitions (30 named + 62 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
HNL (Cro)2380188,242
Serie A (Ita)91361,819
LaLiga (Spa)54437,258
Bundesliga (Ger)52135,992
Premier League (Eng)47634,255
UEFA Champions League46533,948
UEFA Europa League40131,134
UCL qualifying17513,267
Premier Liga (Rus)16813,139
Ligue 1 (Fra)15111,478
Serie B (Ita)1459,636
Süper Lig (Tur)13711,544
Premiership (Sco)13511,323
Premier League (Ukr)1039,014
Super League (Gre)1027,829
K League 1 (Kor)937,044
Coppa Italia (Ita)755,085
Pro League (Bel)675,357
Bundesliga (Aut)573,503
DFB-Pokal (Ger)503,308
Copa del Rey (Spa)463,036
FA Cup (Eng)422,897
EFL Cup (Eng)372,655
2. Bundesliga (Ger)311,695
Ekstraklasa (Pol)282,310
Segunda (Spa)191,386
UEFA Cup171,381
Super League (Chn)14688
Coupe de France (Fra)13978
AFC Champions League12967
Other competitions (62 — minor leagues, cups, youth)99478,154
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
185 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
28%
prospect share
Goal dependency
25%
Andrej Kramarić of squad league goals
Value dependency
16%
Joško Gvardiol of squad value
Precocity
4,739′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Mateo Kovačić (4,739′), Joško Gvardiol (3,177′), Mario Pašalić (3,154′).

2026 squad — Round of 32 · value retention 56%

Paper Index: #56 of 240 all-time · #10 of 48 in 2026 (composite +0.67)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Dominik Livaković 3rdGK 31 Dinamo Zagreb 00 0 0 160 €4.0M€15M ’21 40
2 Josip Stanišić 2ndDF 26 Bayern Munich 886 7 5,292 261 €40.0M€40M ’26 40
3 Marin PongračićDF 28 Fiorentina 1382 0 10,624 60 €6.5M€10M ’20 30
4 Joško Gvardiol 2ndDF 24 Manchester City 14214 6 11,566 333 €70.0M€80M ’23 40
5 Duje Ćaleta-Car 2ndDF 29 Real Sociedad 1868 3 14,984 40 €2.8M€25M ’20 00
6 Josip Šutalo 2ndDF 26 Ajax 00 0 0 120 €12.0M€24M ’25 40
7 Nikola MoroMF 28 Bologna 1014 7 5,066 130 €7.0M€9M ’21 00
8 Mateo Kovačić 4thMF 32 Manchester City 36217 33 21,573 786 €10.0M€45M ’19 40
9 Andrej Kramarić 3rdFW 34 TSG Hoffenheim 335142 67 24,805 65 €2.5M€38M ’19 30
10 Luka Modrić 5th faded greatMF 40 Milan 55545 87 40,816 1429 €3.5M€55M ’14 40
11 Ante Budimir 2ndFW 34 Osasuna 265101 12 18,217 00 €2.8M€15M ’20 31
12 Ivor PandurGK 26 Hull City 70 0 604 00 €4.5M€4M ’26 00
13 Nikola Vlašić 2ndMF 28 Torino 16522 15 11,652 63 €10.0M€30M ’20 31
14 Ivan Perišić 4thFW 37 PSV Eindhoven 38181 72 25,331 609 €1.2M€45M ’17 41
15 Mario Pašalić 2ndMF 31 Atalanta 33461 34 19,874 4410 €6.0M€28M ’21 40
16 Martin BaturinaMF 23 Como 296 3 1,569 132 €30.0M€30M ’26 41
17 Petar SučićMF 22 Inter Milan 342 2 1,764 133 €40.0M€40M ’26 41
18 Kristijan Jakić 2ndDF 29 FC Augsburg 1256 5 8,555 80 €6.0M€9M ’22 00
19 Toni FrukMF 25 Rijeka 00 0 0 00 €9.0M€10M ’25 00
20 Igor MatanovićFW 23 SC Freiburg 4712 2 1,863 00 €22.0M€22M ’26 30
21 Luka Sučić 2ndMF 23 Real Sociedad 514 3 2,813 222 €10.0M€20M ’22 10
22 Luka VuškovićDF 19 Hamburger SV 286 1 2,442 00 €60.0M€60M ’26 10
23 Dominik KotarskiGK 26 Copenhagen 00 0 0 80 €5.0M€9M ’25 00
24 Marco PašalićFW 25 Orlando City SC 10 0 10 00 €6.5M€6M ’25 30
25 Martin Erlić 2ndDF 28 Midtjylland 1256 3 9,662 10 €4.0M€6M ’22 00
26 Petar MusaFW 28 FC Dallas 141 3 718 112 €12.0M€12M ’26 21
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Luka Modrić
peak €55M (2014-07) → €4M at kickoff · −94%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League51735,34640
La Liga80854,506134
Serie A117279,769156
Bundesliga85457,292207
Ligue 116212,8879
Total top-5 3513239,800546
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)898,010
Eredivisie (Ned)18014,480
Primeira Liga (Por)713,477
Pro League (Bel)957,832
MLS (USA/Can)1168,885
Superliga (Den)332,818
Süper Lig (Tur)575,072
All competitions (31 named + 81 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
HNL (Cro)1580120,619
Serie A (Ita)117279,769
Bundesliga (Ger)85457,292
LaLiga (Spa)80854,506
UEFA Champions League52234,797
Premier League (Eng)51735,346
UEFA Europa League35425,866
Bundesliga (Aut)20115,456
Eredivisie (Ned)18014,480
Premier Liga (Rus)16512,939
Ligue 1 (Fra)16212,887
UCL qualifying1289,394
MLS (USA/Can)1168,885
2. Bundesliga (Ger)1115,424
Coppa Italia (Ita)986,116
Pro League (Bel)957,832
Championship (Eng)898,010
DFB-Pokal (Ger)875,864
Copa del Rey (Spa)845,402
Serie B (Ita)806,129
Primeira Liga (Por)713,477
Super League (Gre)706,300
FA Cup (Eng)574,126
Süper Lig (Tur)575,072
First League (Cze)502,181
EFL Cup (Eng)382,462
Superliga (Den)332,818
Segunda (Spa)191,386
Coupe de France (Fra)151,247
Ekstraklasa (Pol)141,151
UEFA Cup121,037
Other competitions (81 — minor leagues, cups, youth)1589117,107
Squad traits
Mean height
185 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
189 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
26%
prospect share
Goal dependency
26%
Andrej Kramarić of squad league goals
Value dependency
18%
Joško Gvardiol of squad value
Precocity
4,739′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Mateo Kovačić (4,739′), Joško Gvardiol (3,267′), Mario Pašalić (3,154′).