Croatia
Country Index
74.0
World Rank
#17
Executive summary
Croatia ranks 17th in the Atlas, with 130 of its 341 tracked players competing abroad.
Goalkeepers are the strongest part of the pool, averaging 55.3 on the Atlas Rating. Its players are spread across 26 leagues in 26 countries. Ekstraklasa hosts the largest group abroad, with 14 players.
Strongest positionGoalkeepers
Main export leagueEkstraklasa
Elite players2
Global rank17th
Country Index74.0
Development Score75.9
Atlas indices
Country Index
74.0World Rank17—
Measures the overall strength and global standing of the football ecosystem.
Development Score
75.9World Rank24—
Measures how many young players the nation produces, trusts with minutes and keeps in the game.
Football ecosystem snapshot
The scale of the ecosystem
Footprint
- Players abroad
- 130
- Domestic players
- 211
- Countries represented
- 26
- Leagues represented
- 26
- Professional clubs
- 103
Pool
- Tracked players
- 341
- Active players
- 276
- Elite players
- 2
Quality
- Avg. Atlas Rating
- 50.8
- Avg. age
- 25.2
- Avg. minutes
- 958
- Top-league participation
- 11.4%
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