Lina Modric, a star player for Real Madrid, keeps surprising everyone by breaking records.

Because Modric wanted to sign a one-year contract with Real Madrid, he was made club captain over the summer, and he is still very important to Madrid.

He is the leader for Croatia even though he isn’t always picked to start. He is smart and has a lot of knowledge.

The experienced midfielder recently said that keeping fit and playing at a high level for his club team is important to him reaching his goal of playing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

But, just hours before his 39th birthday tomorrow, he scored a beautiful free kick that gave Croatia their first UEFA Nations League win of 2024/25, a 1-0 win at home against Poland.

The game in Osijek was Modric’s 180th cap for Croatia. He is now the second most-played male player in European history, after Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 214 caps with Portugal and used to play for the same club.