Factbox on FIFA player of year Modric

THE KEY MOMENTS AND CAREER HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE BEST FIFA MEN'S PLAYER LUKA MODRIC

1985: Born in Zadar, Croatia on September 9.

1996: Began to play in NK Zadar's youth teams.

2002: Joined Dinamo Zagreb.

2006: Made his full international debut for Croatia in a friendly match against Argentina.

2008: Joined Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of 16.5 million pounds ($21.64 million)

2012: Joined Real Madrid for a reported 30 million pound fee.

2018: Scored twice as captain to lead Croatia to their first World Cup final.

Honours:

Club:

With Dinamo Zagreb: Croatian champion: 2006, 2007, 2008

With Real Madrid: La Liga title 2017, Champions League: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018; Copa del Rey: 2014

Major individual awards:

Croatian Footballer of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017

FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2018

UEFA Men's Player of the Year: 2017-18

Best FIFA Men's Player: 2018 ($1 = 0.7625 pounds) (Reporting by Simon Evans, editing by Pritha Sarkar)