Croatia national under-15 football team

Croatia U15

Nickname(s)	Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers)
Association	Croatian Football Federation (HNS)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Sreten Ćuk
Most caps	Filip Brekalo (10) Bartol Barišić (10) Viktor Kanižaj (10)
Top scorer	Mario Kosović (6)
FIFA code	CRO
First colours Second colours
First international
Croatia 3–0 Slovenia  (Zabok, Croatia; 10 May 1994)
Biggest win
Croatia 8–0 Hungary  (Prelog, Croatia; 7 March 2023)
Biggest defeat
Croatia 0–6 Argentina  (Medulin, Croatia; 12 April 2019)
Website	hns-cff.hr

The Croatia national under-15 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players 15 or under. 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-15 Development Tournaments, ending up as runners-up in the 2023 tournament in Croatia, its first competition in the tournament so far. Other than that, the team competes in Vlatko Marković International Tournament established by the HNS in 2019. The team won the tournament three times, in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

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

2023

Croatia  v  Hungary

7 March 2023 (2023-03-07) Friendly	Croatia	8–0	Hungary	Prelog, Croatia
	Smiljanić 9' Mišura 12', 51' Jaman 21', 49' Horvat 30' Petrović 38' Kostelac 62'	Report		Stadium: SRC Mladost Prelog

Croatia  v  Hungary

9 March 2023 (2023-03-09) Friendly	Croatia	0–1	Hungary	Čakovec, Croatia
		Report	Golik 80'	Stadium: SRC Mladost Čakovec

Montenegro  v  Croatia

18 April 2023 (2023-04-18) Friendly	Montenegro	2–3	Croatia	Podgorica, Montenegro
	Savović 25' Miranović 74'	Report	Mohorovičić 15', 58' Tomić 73'	Stadium: Training centre of the Montenegrin Football Association

South Korea  v  Croatia

10 May 2023 (2023-05-10) International Tournament Vlatko Marković	South Korea	0–5	Croatia	Zagreb, Croatia
		Report	Mišura 6' Vojvodić 37' (pen.) Perko 63' Petrović 69' Kostelac 78'	Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva

Croatia  v  Finland

11 May 2023 (2023-05-11) International Tournament Vlatko Marković	Croatia	2–0	Finland	Karlovac, Croatia
	Horvat 40' Jaman 61'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek

Croatia  v  Wales

12 May 2023 (2023-05-12) International Tournament Vlatko Marković	Croatia	3–0 (Awarded)	Wales	Karlovac, Croatia
		Report		Stadium: Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek

Belgium  v  Croatia

14 May 2023 (2023-05-14) International Tournament Vlatko Marković final	Belgium	1–1 (1–4 p)	Croatia	Karlovac, Croatia
	Kostelac 52'	Report	Jonkers 5'	Stadium: Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek
	Penalties
	Jonkers Mohammed		Horvat Jaman Mijatović Kostelac

Croatia  v  Slovakia

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) UEFA Under-15 Development Tournament	Croatia	3–0	Slovakia	Kotoriba, Croatia
	Frigan 18' Paunović 61' Ćukušić 71'	Report		Stadium: Sportski park

Croatia  v  Slovenia

22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) UEFA Under-15 Development Tournament	Croatia	0–1	Slovenia	Varaždin, Croatia
		Report		Stadium: Stadion Varteks

Croatia  v  Turkey

25 September 2023 (2023-09-25) UEFA Under-15 Development Tournament	Croatia	1–1 (6–4 p)	Turkey	Ludbreg, Croatia
	Šimović 82'	Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion

Players

Current squad

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Fran Gračanin	(2009-09-03) 3 September 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb
	1GK	Roko Burger	(2009-06-20) 20 June 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Hajduk
	1GK	Josip Pandurić	(2009-03-11) 11 March 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Hajduk
	2DF	Elisandro Kožina Aranha	(2009-02-09) 9 February 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Gorica
	2DF	Franko Hećimović	(2009-02-16) 16 February 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb
	2DF	Lovro Renić	(2009-02-03) 3 February 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb
	2DF	Mateo Sabo	(2009-04-23) 23 April 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Osijek
	2DF	Ivano Gubo	(2009-03-26) 26 March 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Rijeka
	2DF	Manuel Landripet	(2009-05-19) 19 May 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Rudeš
	2DF	Duje Slatina	(2009-06-26) 26 June 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Hajduk
	2DF	Andro Slaviček	(2009-01-16) 16 January 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb
	2DF	Ante Šimović	(2009-06-09) 9 June 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Hajduk
	2DF	Viktor Vešligaj	(2009-12-26) 26 December 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Rijeka
	3MF	Ivan Bilobrk	(2009-01-22) 22 January 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Lučko
	3MF	Adriano Debelec	(2009-05-12) 12 May 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Varaždin
	3MF	Filip Kutleša	(2009-02-17) 17 February 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Slaven Belupo
	3MF	Karlo Matko	(2009-10-09) 9 October 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Hajduk
	3MF	Matej Miličić	(2009-09-21) 21 September 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Osijek
	3MF	Marin Modrić	(2009-08-05) 5 August 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Hajduk
	3MF	Ivan Paunović	(2009-07-20) 20 July 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb
	3MF	Nik Škafar Žužić	(2009-06-03) 3 June 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Istra 1961
	3MF	Karlo Zirdum	(2009-01-21) 21 January 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb
	4FW	Duje Ćukušić	(2009-09-03) 3 September 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Hajduk
	4FW	Dino Deklić	(2009-04-30) 30 April 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb
	4FW	Leo Habek	(2009-06-15) 15 June 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Varaždin
	4FW	Mihael Kelava	(2009-05-29) 29 May 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Gorica
	4FW	Lovro Mikulčić	(2009-05-23) 23 May 2009 (age 14)	0	0	Varaždin

Competitive record

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

UEFA Under-15 Development Tournament record

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2023 UEFA Under-15 Development Tournament	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	4	2
Total	0 titles	1/1	3	1	1	1	4	2

Draws include matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 25 September 2023 after the match against  Turkey.

Matches
First match	Croatia 2–0 Slovakia  (Kotoriba, Croatia; 20 September 2023)
Biggest win	Croatia 2–0 Slovakia  (Kotoriba, Croatia; 20 September 2023)
Biggest defeat	Croatia 0–1 Slovenia  (Varaždin, Croatia; 22 September 2023)

Vlatko Marković International Tournament record

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2019 Vlatko Marković International Tournament	Semi-final	4th	4	4	0	0	5	8
2021 Vlatko Marković International Tournament	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	14	3
2022 Vlatko Marković International Tournament	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	10	1
2023 Vlatko Marković International Tournament	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	11	1
Total	3 titles	4/4	16	14	1	1	40	13

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 14 May 2023 after the match against  Belgium.

Matches
First match	Croatia 1–0 China  (Pula, Croatia; 10 April 2019)
Biggest win	Croatia 7–1 North Macedonia  (Karlovac, Croatia; 6 May 2021)
Biggest defeat	Croatia 0–6 Argentina  (Medulin, Croatia; 12 April 2019)

See also

• Croatia national football team
• Croatia national football B team
• Croatia national under-23 football team
• Croatia national under-21 football team
• Croatia national under-20 football team
• Croatia national under-19 football team
• Croatia national under-18 football team
• Croatia national under-17 football team
• Croatia national under-16 football team
• Croatia women's national football team
• Croatia women's national under-19 football team
• Croatia women's national under-17 football team
• Croatia women's national under-15 football team

References