The Daily Drool – World Cup 2018 Group D – Croatia: Mario Pašalić

MIdfielder Mario currently plays for Chelsea. He has represented Croatia at the U14, U16, U17, U19, U21 and senior levels.

The Daily Drool: Josip Brekalo

Forward Josip currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg. He has represented Croatia at the U14, U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 levels.

The Daily Drool: Andrej Kramarić

Striker Andrej currently plays for 1899 Hoffenheim. He has represented Croatia at the U14, U16, U17, U18, U19, U20, U21 and senior levels.

The Daily Drool: Andrija Balić

18 year old midfielder Andrija joined Udinese in February of 2016. He has represented Croatia at the U14, U15, U16, U17, U18 and U19 levels.

The Daily Drool: Jozo Šimunović

Center back Jozo currently plays for Celtic. He has represented Croatia at the U14, U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 levels.

The Daily Drool: Mateo Kovačić

Thought we might as well feature our newest player as a Drool. Midfielder Mateo is joining us from Inter Milan. He has represented Croatia at the U14, U15, U17, U19, U21 and senior levels.

The Daily Drool: Alen Halilović

Photo by Tomislav Moze

I usually don’t Drool 17 year olds (In fact, I’ve only done it once before with Adrien Rabiot) but Alen will be 18 next month and he’s going to be a Barca player as of this summer, so I thought I’d get him in before that. 😉 He’s an attacking midfielder for Dinamo Zagreb and considered one of the best young talents in Europe.  He’s the youngest ever goalscorer in the Prva HNL and the youngest to ever debut on the Croatian National team. His father is a former footballer & international (also with Dinamo Zagreb) and his brother plays for Dinamo’s youth team. He has represented Croatia at the U14, U15, U16, U17 and senior levels. My favorite picture is of the tiny Alen gazing up in awe at Zlatan after they played each other.