It is rare for a 38-year-old footballer to be adding major trophies to their name and continuing to fine-tune their legacy in the game, but that is exactly what Croatia and midfield sensation is doing in 2024. Modric, who arrived in Madrid 12 years ago without a single major honour to his name, became the first player (along with Real Madrid teammate Dani Carvajal) to win six Champions Leagues Modric's Career Alongside Ronaldo Rewind ten years and Modric, who was approaching 30, was disregarded in the conversations discussing the greatest midfielders of his generation, with El Clasico rival players such as Andres Iniesta, , and Sergio Busquets, at that point, having far more illustrious careers. But the box-to-box technician is now undoubtedly among the greatest midfielders of this century and the most successful club-level player of all-time.
In 2018, Modric became the first player to break and s 10-year Ballon D'Or duopoly after helping Real Madrid to their 13th and inspiring Croatia's unlikely run to the final of the World Cup in Russia. If any player has the technical prowess, experience, and footballing education to weigh in on the debate, it's Modric. Luka Modric's 135 international appearances make him the most-capped Croatian player of all-time.
Modric played 222 games alongside Ronaldo at Real Madrid, assisting the Portuguese legend on 14 occasions, as the duo went on to win four Champions League trophies together during a wildly successful period. But stylistically,.