Croatia Under-21  |
| Nickname(s) | Mladi Vatreni ("The Young Blazers") |
| Association | Croatian Football Federation |
| Head coach | Dražen Ladić |
| Captain | Mato Jajalo |
| Most caps | Tomislav Vranjić (26) |
| Top scorer | Tomislav Bušić (13) |
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| First international |
 Croatia 0-0 Italy 
February 13, 1993, friendly |
| Biggest win |
Croatia 6-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Osijek, September 5, 1997, qual.EC |
| Biggest defeat |
Croatia 0-4 Bosnia And Herzegovina
Vinkovci, November 17, 2004, friendly
 Brazil 4-0 Croatia
Calabar, Nigeria, April 14, 1999, WC |
| UEFA U-21 Championship |
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2000) |
| Best result | Group stage 2000 & 2004 |
The Croatia national under-21 football team has played since Croatia's independence in 1990 and is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation. (For the team under the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia see Yugoslavia national under-21 football team.)
[edit] UEFA U-21 Championship Record
1996: Did not qualify Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
1998: Did not qualify Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2000: Group stage
2002: Did not qualify Lost in playoff.
2004: Group stage
2006: Did not qualify Lost in playoff.
2007: Did not qualify Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
2009: Did not qualify Finished 2nd of 6 in qualification group.
[edit] Current squad
Last update on November 2, 2009.
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