Croatia national under-18 football team

The Croatia national under-18 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 18 or younger. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mladi vatreni ('Young Blazers').

Croatia U18
Nickname(s)Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers)
AssociationCroatian Football Federation (HNS)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachRobert Jarni
CaptainLuka Vrbančić
Most capsFranko Andrijašević (12)
Top scorerMarko Dugandžić (6)
FIFA codeCRO
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Croatia 1–0 Slovenia 
(Samobor, Croatia; 22 April 1993)
Biggest win
 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0–4 Croatia 
(Tolisa, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 20 May 2003)
Biggest defeat
 Italy 4–0 Croatia 
(Salerno, Italy; 11 June 2004)
Websitehns-cff.hr
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