Croatia name squad for U-21 EURO

The Croatia U-21 team will this month compete in the European Championships which take place in Hungary and Slovenia.

Today, coach Igor Bišćan named his 23-man squad for the tournament.  

Croatia will face Portugal on March 25, Switzerland on March 28 and England on March 31 in the group stages in Slovenia.

The two best teams from each group will advance through to the quarterfinals.

Croatia U-21 squad for 2021 EURO

Goalkeepers: Adrian Šemper (Chievo), Dominik Kotarski (Ajax), Ivan Nevistić (Rijeka)

Defenders: Borna Sosa (Stuttgart), Domagoj Bradarić (Lille), Marin Šverko (Saarbrücken), Joško Gvardiol (Dinamo), Martin Erlić (Spezia), Krešimir Krizmanić (Gorica), Mario Vušković (Hajduk)

Midfielders: Nikola Moro (Dinamo Moskva), Lovro Majer (Dinamo), Kristijan Bistrović (Kasimpasa), Darko Nejašmić (Hajduk), Mihael Žaper (Osijek), Bartol Franjić (Dinamo), Luka Sučić (RB Salzburg)

Strikers: Luka Ivanušec (Dinamo), Sandro Kulenović (Rijeka), Petar Musa (Union Berlin), Dario Špikić (Gorica), Dario Vizinger (Wolfsberger), Marko Divković (Dunajska Streda)

Players to watch for Croatia include captain Nikola Moro, Dinamo Zagreb’s Joško Gvardiol, Lovro Majer and Luka Ivanušec, Borna Sosa, who plays in the Bundesliga for Stuttgart, Lille’s Domagoj Bradarić, who has played for the A Croatia team already, and young Luka Sučić who plays for RB Salzburg and has been called up from the U-19 team.