List of international goals scored by Davor Šuker
Croatian footballer
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,[ a] scoring 45 international goals;[ 3] 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.[ 7] 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.[ 3] Šuker's goals helped Croatia qualify for UEFA Euro 1996 , the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2002 FIFA World Cup .[ 8] 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.[ 9] 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;[ 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]
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
Statistics
Appearances and goals by national team and year[ 3]
National team
Year
Competitive
Friendly
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Yugoslavia
1991
1[ b]
1
1
0
2
1
Croatia
1992
—
1
2
1
2
1993
—
1
1
1
1
1994
3[ b]
4
2
1
5
5
1995
7[ b]
8
—
7
8
1996
6[ c]
4
4
2
10
6
1997
7[ d]
4
0
0
7
4
1998
9[ e]
8
4
4
13
12
1999
5[ b]
2
4
2
9
4
2000
1[ d]
0
3
0
4
0
2001
5[ d]
1
3
1
8
2
2002
1[ f]
0
2
1
3
1
Total
44
31
24
14
68[ a]
45
Career total
45
32
25
14
70
46
Šuker scored two international hat-tricks for Croatia; they were scored against Estonia and Australia in 1995 and 1998 respectively.
See also
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