List of international goals scored by Davor Šuker

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Šuker scored 45 international goals in 68 FIFA-recognised caps for Croatia.

Davor Šuker is a Croatian former professional footballer, who represented both the Croatia national football team and Yugoslavia national football team;[1] a prolific striker, he is the top scorer for the Croatia national team.[2] With Yugoslavia, Šuker played two matches in 1991 and scored in his second game against the Faroe Islands;[3] following the breakup of Yugoslavia, he switched allegiances to Croatia, where he spent the remainder of his international career.[4] Šuker made his unofficial debut for Croatia on 22 December 1990 (before appearing for Yugoslavia) against Romania;[5] 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.[6] 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.[3]

During his career with Croatia, he made 68 FIFA-recognised appearances,

Golden Boot after scoring six goals, helping Croatia reach third place at the tournament;[1] it was the country's best performance at a FIFA World Cup until the nation was runner-up at the 2018 tournament.[8] 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.[3]

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.[1] In 2004, he was selected by Brazilian former footballer Pelé as one of the 125 "greatest living footballers".[10] Following his retirement, he was elected president of the Croatian Football Federation from 2012 to 2021,[11] and has served as a member of the UEFA Executive Committee.[12]

Goals

Scores and results list his team's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Šuker goal.[3]
Table key
Indicates that his team won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates that his team lost the match
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 [13]
2  Croatia 22 October 1992 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia  Mexico 1–0 3–0
Friendly
 [14]
3 3–0
4 25 June 1993 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia  Ukraine 1–0 3–1
Friendly
 [15]
5 23 March 1994 Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia, Spain  Spain 2–0 2–0
Friendly
 [16]
6 4 September 1994 Kadrioru Staadion, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [17]
7 2–0
8 16 November 1994 Stadio La Favorita, Palermo, Italy  Italy 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [18]
9 2–0
10 25 March 1995 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia  Ukraine 2–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [19]
11 4–0
12 26 April 1995 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia  Slovenia 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [20]
13 3 September 1995 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia  Estonia 2–1 7–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [7]
14 5–1
15 7–1
16 8 October 1995 Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia  Italy 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [21]
17 15 November 1995 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Slovenia 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [22]
18 10 April 1996 Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, Croatia  Hungary 2–0 4–1
Friendly
 [23]
19 2 June 1996 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–2
Friendly
 [24]
20 16 June 1996 Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England  Denmark 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 1996 [25]
21 3–0
22 23 June 1996 Old Trafford, Manchester, England  Germany 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 1996 [26]
23 10 November 1996 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia  Greece 1–1 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [27]
24 29 March 1997 Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia  Denmark 1–0 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [28]
25 30 April 1997 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece  Greece 1–0 1–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
26 10 September 1997 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 1–3 1–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [30]
27 11 October 1997 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Slovenia 1–0 3–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [31]
28 3 June 1998 Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka, Croatia  Iran 2–0 2–0
Friendly
 [32]
29 6 June 1998 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia  Australia 1–0 7–0
Friendly
 [33]
30 2–0
31 5–0
32 14 June 1998 Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens, France  Jamaica 3–1 3–1 1998 FIFA World Cup [34]
33 20 June 1998 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France  Japan 1–0 1–0 1998 FIFA World Cup [35]
34 30 June 1998 Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux, France  Romania 1–0 1–0 1998 FIFA World Cup [36]
35 4 July 1998 Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France  Germany 3–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup [37]
36 8 July 1998 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  France 1–0 1–2 1998 FIFA World Cup [38]
37 11 July 1998 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  Netherlands 2–1 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup [39]
38 10 October 1998 Grawnd Nazzjonali, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 4–1 4–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualificaiton [40]
39 14 October 1998 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia  Macedonia 1–1 3–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualificaiton [41]
40 10 March 1999 Olympiakó Stádio Athinon, Athens, Greece  Greece 2–2 2–3
Friendly
 [42]
41 5 May 1999 Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, Seville, Spain  Spain 1–0 1–3
Friendly
 [43]
42 5 June 1999 Stadion Gradski, Skopje, Macedonia  Macedonia 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualificaiton [44]
43 4 September 1999 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia  Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualificaiton [45]
44 2 June 2001 Stadion Varteks, Varaždin, Croatia  San Marino 3–0 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [46]
45 15 August 2001 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland  Republic of Ireland 2–2 2–2
Friendly
 [47]
46 17 April 2002 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0 2–0
Friendly
 [48]

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 [7]
2  Australia 3 – (1–0, 2–0, 5–0) 7–0 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia
Friendly
 6 June 1998 [33]

Statistics

  1. ^ a b c Does not include match for Croatia against Romania on 22 December 1990, which was not recognised by FIFA.[49] He did not score in the match.
  2. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c 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

See also

References

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