List of international goals scored by Davor Šuker

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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.

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

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.
Table key
Indicates that his team won the match
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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
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

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
 
Šuker scored two international hat-tricks for Croatia; they were scored against Estonia and Australia in 1995 and 1998 respectively.

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