| 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 | ||
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| 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.