List of international goals scored by Davor Šuker

Davor Šuker is a Croatian former professional footballer who primarily represented the Croatia national football team. A prolific striker, he has been Croatia's top goalscorer since 1998. He briefly represented Yugoslavia in two matches in 1991, scoring one goal against the Faroe Islands. Šuker made his unofficial debut for Croatia on 22 December 1990, 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. Šuker made his official debut for Croatia on 22 October 1992 during a friendly match against Mexico at the Stadion Maksimir, in which he scored two goals.

During his career with Croatia, Šuker made 68 FIFA-recognised appearances, scoring a record 45 international goals. On 3 September 1995, he surpassed Franjo Wölfl's record of 12 goals when he scored a hat-trick against Estonia at the Stadion Maksimir. This was one of two hat-tricks he scored at the international level, the other occurring in a friendly against Australia 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. The 12 goals he scored during Croatia's UEFA Euro 1996 qualification campaign was a tournament record until it was surpassed by David Healy, who 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 and their first World Cup medal. He scored his final international goal against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 17 April 2002, and made his final appearance for Croatia against Mexico at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Based on his international performances and 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.

+Table keyIndicates that his team won the matchIndicates the match ended in a drawIndicates that his team lost the match +TeamDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition116 May 1991Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Yugoslavia7–0 align="center" UEFA Euro 1992 qualification222 October 1992Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia1–0 rowspan="2" align="center" Friendly33–0425 June 1993Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia1–0 align="center" Friendly523 March 1994Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia, Spain2–0 align="center" Friendly64 September 1994Kadrioru Staadion, Tallinn, Estonia1–0 rowspan="2" align="center" UEFA Euro 1996 qualification72–0816 November 1994Stadio La Favorita, Palermo, Italy1–0 rowspan="2" align="center" UEFA Euro 1996 qualification92–01025 March 1995Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia2–0 rowspan="2" align="center" UEFA Euro 1996 qualification114–01226 April 1995Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia2–0 align="center" UEFA Euro 1996 qualification133 September 1995Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia2–1 rowspan="3" align="center" UEFA Euro 1996 qualification145–1157–1168 October 1995Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia1–1 align="center" UEFA Euro 1996 qualification1715 November 1995Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia1–1 align="center" UEFA Euro 1996 qualification1810 April 1996Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek, Croatia2–0 align="center" Friendly192 June 1996Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland1–0 align="center" Friendly2016 June 1996Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England1–0 rowspan="2" align="center" UEFA Euro 1996213–02223 June 1996Old Trafford, Manchester, England1–1 align="center" UEFA Euro 19962310 November 1996Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia1–1 align="center" 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification2429 March 1997Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia1–0 align="center" 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification2530 April 1997Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece1–0 align="center" 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification2610 September 1997Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark1–3 align="center" 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification2711 October 1997Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia1–0 align="center" 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification283 June 1998Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka, Croatia2–0 align="center" Friendly296 June 1998Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia1–0 rowspan="3" align="center" Friendly302–0315–03214 June 1998Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens, France3–1 align="center" 1998 FIFA World Cup3320 June 1998Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France1–0 align="center" 1998 FIFA World Cup3430 June 1998Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux, France1–0 align="center" 1998 FIFA World Cup354 July 1998Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France3–0 align="center" 1998 FIFA World Cup368 July 1998Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France1–0 align="center" 1998 FIFA World Cup3711 July 1998Parc des Princes, Paris, France2–1 align="center" 1998 FIFA World Cup3810 October 1998Grawnd Nazzjonali, Ta' Qali, Malta4–1 align="center" UEFA Euro 2000 qualification3914 October 1998Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia1–1 align="center" UEFA Euro 2000 qualification4010 March 1999Olympiakó Stádio Athinon, Athens, Greece2–2 align="center" Friendly415 May 1999Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, Seville, Spain1–0 align="center" Friendly425 June 1999Stadion Gradski, Skopje, Macedonia1–0 align="center" UEFA Euro 2000 qualification434 September 1999Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia1–0 align="center" UEFA Euro 2000 qualification442 June 2001Stadion Varteks, Varaždin, Croatia3–0 align="center" 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification4515 August 2001Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland2–2 align="center" Friendly4617 April 2002Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia2–0 align="center" Friendly

Hat-tricks + TeamOpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDate13 – (2–1, 5–1, 7–1)7–1Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, CroatiaUEFA Euro 1996 qualification3 September 199523 – (1–0, 2–0, 5–0)7–0Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, CroatiaFriendly6 June 1998

Statistics

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsYugoslavia1991111021Croatia1992—12121993—11111994342155199578—781996644210619977400741998984413121999524294200010304020015131822002102131Total443124146845Career total453225147046

+Caps and goals by competitionCompetitionCapsGoalsFriendlies2514FIFA World Cup86UEFA European Championship43FIFA World Cup qualification156UEFA Euro qualification1817Total7046

+Goals by opponentOpponentGoals54333333222211111111111Total46

See also List of top international men's football goal scorers by country Croatia national football team records and statistics List of Croatia national football team hat-tricks

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