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Luka Modrić

Experienced headAC Milan · 40 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameLuka Modrić
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityCroatia
Age40
Date of birth9 Sept 1985
BirthplaceZadar
Height172 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubAC Milan
Central midfielder
1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
34
Minutes

Domestic-league season · AC Milan.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

L. Modrić is a 40-year-old central midfielder at AC Milan, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 3 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 45. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22.6. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (82.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Modrić.

On the season, Modrić graded 45 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 3 assists and 3.254 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 45 → 45). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23. At 40 Modrić is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
22.6
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
44.9
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
82.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.25
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · AC Milan finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

34
Apps
3.25
Def. / 90
51
Tackles
39
Interceptions
12
Clean sheets

3.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 82.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 91/100).

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 40, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 22.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles51
Interceptions39
Blocks12

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