Luka Modrić

Croatian footballer (born 1985)
Person human Q483837
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Luka Modrić

Summary

Luka Modrić is a human[1]. He was born in Zadar[2]. He was born on September 9, 1985[3]. He worked as an association football player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.27% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,840 views/month, #2,684 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Luka Modrić was born in Zadar[2].
  • Luka Modrić was born on September 9, 1985[3].
  • Luka Modrić held citizenship in Croatia[6].
  • Luka Modrić's professions included association football player[4].
  • Luka Modrić's field of work was association football[7].
  • Luka Modrić received the Ballon d'Or[8].
  • Luka Modrić received the FIFA World Player of the Year[9].
  • Luka Modrić received the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award[10].
  • Luka Modrić received the World Cup Golden Ball[11].
  • Luka Modrić is recorded as male[12].
  • Luka Modrić's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Luka Modrić's member of sports team is recorded as Croatia men's national football team[14].
  • Luka Modrić's member of sports team is recorded as AC Milan[15].
  • Luka Modrić's league or competition is recorded as Premier League[16].
  • Luka Modrić's league or competition is recorded as La Liga[17].
  • Luka Modrić's league or competition is recorded as Croatian Football League[18].
  • Luka Modrić's league or competition is recorded as Q15804[19].
  • Luka Modrić's Commons category is recorded as Luka Modrić[20].
  • Luka Modrić's position played on team / speciality is recorded as central midfielder[21].
  • Luka Modrić's position played on team / speciality is recorded as attacking midfielder[22].
  • Luka Modrić's religious order is recorded as Order of Friars Minor[23].
  • Luka Modrić's sport is recorded as association football[24].
  • Luka Modrić's family name is recorded as Modrić[25].
  • Luka Modrić's given name is recorded as Luka[26].
  • Luka Modrić's participant in is recorded as 2014 FIFA World Cup[27].

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Origins and Family

Luka Modrić was born in Zadar[2]. He was born on September 9, 1985[3].

Career and Affiliations

Luka Modrić worked as an association football player[4]. His field of work was association football[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Ballon d'Or[8], a sports award[28], in France[29], founded in 1956[30]; FIFA World Player of the Year[9], a sports award[31], founded in 1991[32]; UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award[10], a class of award[33], founded in 2011[34]; and World Cup Golden Ball[11], a sports award[35].

Why It Matters

Luka Modrić ranks in the top 0.27% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,840 views/month, #2,684 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Luka Modrić born?

Born in Zadar[2], Luka Modrić…

What did Luka Modrić do for work?

Luka Modrić worked as association football player[4].

What awards did Luka Modrić receive?

Honors received include Ballon d'Or[8], FIFA World Player of the Year[9], UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award[10], and World Cup Golden Ball[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religious order → Order of Friars Minor
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/52572|batch #52572]]: religious order from VcBA"
  2. 29d ago · Horcrux · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → EF18-D614-8026-F5D4-4173
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Luka Modrić: Conductor of the Midfield, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788775427609"
  3. 12w ago · Mickey Đại Phát · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Luka Modric Croatia v Portugal 2 July 2026-055.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Luka Modric Croatia v Portugal 2 July 2026-055.jpg"
  4. 12w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → biography/Luka-Modric
    Instance of → human
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1417]]: biography/Luka-Modric"
  5. 13w ago · ~2026-38067-00 · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    League or competition → Premier League, La Liga, Croatian Football League +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q44342]]"
  6. 14w ago · ~2026-19930-08 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Croatian footballer (born 1985)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en, ru, bg */"
  7. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0412959-Modric-Luka-1985
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0412959-Modric-Luka-1985, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  8. 17w ago · Tuxfux · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008 +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1344]]: [[Q5020214]], Fifa Worldcup 2026 participations to players ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a0ece00233c|details]])"
  9. 19w ago · TheNotoriousMMA · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Zadar
    Work period start → —
    Image needs reharvest → —
    Fotbolltransfers.com id → spelare/luka-modric/2561
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|6 */ [[Property:P54]]: [[Q1543]]"
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