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Davor Šuker is a Croatian former professional footballer, who represented both the Croatia national football team and Yugoslavia national football team; a prolific striker, he is the top scorer for the Croatia national team. With Yugoslavia, Šuker played two matches in 1991 and scored in his second game against the Faroe Islands; following the breakup of Yugoslavia, he switched allegiances to Croatia, where he spent the remainder of his international career. Šuker made his unofficial debut for Croatia on 22 December 1990 (before appearing for Yugoslavia) against Romania; it was Croatia's second game since reforming the national football association in the early 1990s; the team previously had not played a match since 1956. He made his official debut for Croatia on 22 October 1992 against Mexico; during the friendly match at the Stadion Maksimir he scored two goals.

During his career with Croatia, he made 68 FIFA-recognised appearances, scoring 45 international goals; he surpassed Franjo Wölfl's record of 12 goals on 3 September 1995, where he scored a hat-trick against Estonia at the Stadion Maksimir. His hat-trick against Estonia was one of two he scored at international level, the other was scored against Australia in a friendly at the same stadium in June 1998. Šuker's goals helped Croatia qualify for UEFA Euro 1996, the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. His 12 goals scored during Croatia's UEFA Euro 1996 qualification campaign was a tournament record until it was surpassed by David Healy, when he scored 13 goals for Northern Ireland's UEFA Euro 2008 qualification campaign. During the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, he won the Golden Boot after scoring six goals, helping Croatia reach third place at the tournament; it was the country's best performance at a FIFA World Cup until the nation was runner-up at the 2018 tournament. Šuker scored more times against Estonia than any other team, with five goals, and his most prolific year in terms of goals scored was 1998. He scored his final international goal on 17 April 2002 against Bosnia and Herzegovina, and he made his final appearance for Croatia against Mexico at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Based on his international performances and his impressive club career with European giants such as Arsenal, Real Madrid and Sevilla, Šuker is often regarded as a "legend" in Croatian sporting history. In 2004, he was selected by Brazilian former footballer Pelé as one of the 125 "greatest living footballers". Following his retirement, he was elected president of the Croatian Football Federation from 2012 to 2021, and has served as a member of the UEFA Executive Committee.

Goals

Scores and results list his team's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Šuker goal.

List of international goals scored by Davor Šuker

No.	Team	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	Yugoslavia	16 May 1991	Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Faroe Islands	7–0	7–0	UEFA Euro 1992 qualification
2	Croatia	22 October 1992	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia	Mexico	1–0	3–0	Friendly
3					3–0
4		25 June 1993	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia	Ukraine	1–0	3–1	Friendly
5		23 March 1994	Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia, Spain	Spain	2–0	2–0	Friendly
6		4 September 1994	Kadrioru Staadion, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
7					2–0
8		16 November 1994	Stadio La Favorita, Palermo, Italy	Italy	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
9					2–0
10		25 March 1995	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia	Ukraine	2–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
11					4–0
12		26 April 1995	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia	Slovenia	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
13		3 September 1995	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia	Estonia	2–1	7–1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
14					5–1
15					7–1
16		8 October 1995	Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia	Italy	1–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
17		15 November 1995	Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Slovenia	1–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
18		10 April 1996	Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, Croatia	Hungary	2–0	4–1	Friendly
19		2 June 1996	Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	1–0	2–2	Friendly
20		16 June 1996	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England	Denmark	1–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 1996
21					3–0
22		23 June 1996	Old Trafford, Manchester, England	Germany	1–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 1996
23		10 November 1996	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia	Greece	1–1	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
24		29 March 1997	Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia	Denmark	1–0	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
25		30 April 1997	Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece	Greece	1–0	1–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
26		10 September 1997	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	1–3	1–3	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
27		11 October 1997	Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Slovenia	1–0	3–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
28		3 June 1998	Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka, Croatia	Iran	2–0	2–0	Friendly
29		6 June 1998	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia	Australia	1–0	7–0	Friendly
30					2–0
31					5–0
32		14 June 1998	Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens, France	Jamaica	3–1	3–1	1998 FIFA World Cup
33		20 June 1998	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France	Japan	1–0	1–0	1998 FIFA World Cup
34		30 June 1998	Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux, France	Romania	1–0	1–0	1998 FIFA World Cup
35		4 July 1998	Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France	Germany	3–0	3–0	1998 FIFA World Cup
36		8 July 1998	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	France	1–0	1–2	1998 FIFA World Cup
37		11 July 1998	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	Netherlands	2–1	2–1	1998 FIFA World Cup
38		10 October 1998	Grawnd Nazzjonali, Ta' Qali, Malta	Malta	4–1	4–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualificaiton
39		14 October 1998	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia	Macedonia	1–1	3–2	UEFA Euro 2000 qualificaiton
40		10 March 1999	Olympiakó Stádio Athinon, Athens, Greece	Greece	2–2	2–3	Friendly
41		5 May 1999	Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, Seville, Spain	Spain	1–0	1–3	Friendly
42		5 June 1999	Stadion Gradski, Skopje, Macedonia	Macedonia	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualificaiton
43		4 September 1999	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia	Republic of Ireland	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualificaiton
44		2 June 2001	Stadion Varteks, Varaždin, Croatia	San Marino	3–0	4–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
45		15 August 2001	Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	2–2	2–2	Friendly
46		17 April 2002	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–0	2–0	Friendly

Hat-tricks

List of international hat-tricks scored by Davor Šuker

No.	Team	Opponent	Goals	Score	Venue	Competition	Date	Ref.
1	Croatia	Estonia	3 – (2–1, 5–1, 7–1)	7–1	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification	3 September 1995
2		Australia	3 – (1–0, 2–0, 5–0)	7–0	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia	Friendly	6 June 1998

Statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Competitive Friendly Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yugoslavia 1991 1 1 1 0 2 1 Croatia 1992 — 1 2 1 2 1993 — 1 1 1 1 1994 3 4 2 1 5 5 1995 7 8 — 7 8 1996 6 4 4 2 10 6 1997 7 4 0 0 7 4 1998 9 8 4 4 13 12 1999 5 2 4 2 9 4 2000 1 0 3 0 4 0 2001 5 1 3 1 8 2 2002 1 0 2 1 3 1 Total 44 31 24 14 68 45 Career total 45 32 25 14 70 46 Caps and goals by competition Competition Caps Goals Friendlies 25 14 FIFA World Cup 8 6 UEFA European Championship 4 3 FIFA World Cup qualification 15 6 UEFA Euro qualification 18 17 Total 70 46

Goals by opponent Opponent Goals  Estonia 5  Denmark 4  Australia 3  Greece 3  Italy 3  Republic of Ireland 3  Slovenia 3  Ukraine 3  Germany 2  Macedonia 2  Mexico 2  Spain 2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1  Faroe Islands 1  France 1  Hungary 1  Iran 1  Jamaica 1  Japan 1  Malta 1  Netherlands 1  Romania 1  San Marino 1 Total 46

See also

• List of top international men's football goal scorers by country

Notes

1. ^ Does not include match for Croatia against Romania on 22 December 1990, which was not recognised by FIFA. He did not score in the match.
2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA European Championship qualification
3. Four appearances and 3 goals in UEFA European Championship, two appearances and one goal in FIFA World Cup qualification
4. ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA World Cup qualification
5. Seven appearances and six goals in FIFA World Cup, two appearances and two goals in UEFA European Championship qualification
6. Appearance in FIFA World Cup

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