Nickname(s) | Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers) | ||
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Association | Croatian Football Federation (HNS) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Robert Jarni | ||
Captain | Luka Vrbančić | ||
Most caps | Franko Andrijašević (12) | ||
Top scorer | Marko Dugandžić (6) | ||
FIFA code | CRO | ||
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First international | |||
Croatia 1–0 Slovenia (Samobor, Croatia; 22 April 1993) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Bosnia-Herzegovina 0–4 Croatia (Tolisa, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 20 May 2003) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Italy 4–0 Croatia (Salerno, Italy; 11 June 2004) | |||
Website | hns-cff.hr |
The Croatia national under-18 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 18 or younger. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mladi vatreni ('Young Blazers').