 Eduardo withShakhtar Donetsk in May 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Alves da Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-02-25)25 February 1983 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1996 | CBF Nova Kennedy | ||
| 1996–1998 | Bangu | ||
| 1999–2001 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2007 | Dinamo Zagreb | 109 | (73) |
| 2001 | →Croatia Sesvete (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2003 | →Inter Zaprešić (loan) | 15 | (10) |
| 2007–2010 | Arsenal | 41 | (7) |
| 2010–2014 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 81 | (24) |
| 2014–2015 | Flamengo | 27 | (10) |
| 2015–2016 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 29 | (14) |
| 2017 | Atlético Paranaense | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Legia Warsaw | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 320 | (140) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Croatia U21 | 12 | (8) |
| 2004–2014 | Croatia | 64 | (29) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eduardo Alves da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese:[eduˈaʁdudɐˈsiwvɐ],Croatian:[eduâːrdodasǐlva]; born 25 February 1983), known as simplyEduardo orDudu,[3][4] is a former professionalfootballer who played as astriker for multiple clubs and theCroatia national team.
He began his career with his hometown club in Brazil,Bangu Atlético Clube. He later joinedDinamo Zagreb'syouth team. He spent a period on loan atInter Zaprešić, scoring ten goals in 15 matches. His prolific scoring at Dinamo Zagreb, where he scored 73 times in 109 league appearances, attracted the interest ofArsenal who signed him for a fee of £7.5 million in 2007. A serious leg injury hampered his time with Arsenal and, after three seasons with the club, he moved toShakhtar Donetsk in 2010.
Eduardo took upCroatian citizenship in 2002 and made his international debut for the Croatia national team as a second-half substitute in a friendly match againstIreland on 16 November 2004 at the age of 21. He was selected by the national team's coachSlaven Bilić for theUEFA Euro 2012 tournament and again byNiko Kovač for the2014 FIFA World Cup. With 29 goals scored for Croatia, Eduardo is the country'sfifth highest goalscorer on record.
Eduardo grew up in theRio de Janeiro neighbourhood ofBangu and made his first steps in club football with CBF Nova Kennedy andBangu Atlético Clube,[5] although he did not play regularly in the youth categories. He was later noticed byDinamo Zagreb's scouts and joined the club's youth squad in September 1999. Eduardo stayed at Dinamo on trial until December 1999 and returned to the club in February 2000, starting to play regularly for their under-17 squad. Eduardo found his way to the first team in the summer of 2001, despite suffering some injuries early in his career.[6]
After making his first-team debut with Dinamo in the 2001–02 season, Eduardo was loaned for one season toCroatian second division side Inker Zaprešić (nowInter Zaprešić) in 2002–03 to see more first-team action, scoring ten goals in 15 league appearances for the club.
Coming back from loan at Inter Zaprešić for the 2003–04 season, Eduardo quickly established himself as a regular in Dinamo Zagreb's first team. He was subsequently named the best player of theCroatian league in 2004 as well as in 2006 and 2007, when he was one of the key players in Dinamo Zagreb's team that won two consecutive titles in the Croatian league as well as one title in theCroatian Cup. In 2006, he also helped Dinamo winning theCroatian Supercup, scoring two goals in their 4–1 victory overRijeka.
In the 2006–07 season, he scored five goals in six matches for Dinamo Zagreb in two qualifying rounds for theChampions League and in the first round of theUEFA Cup. After netting a brace in Dinamo Zagreb's 4–1 away win atEkranas, he went on to score the first European goal atArsenal's newEmirates Stadium in London on 23 August 2006 as Dinamo Zagreb suffered a 5–1 aggregate defeat in the third qualifying round for theChampions League.[7] He also scored both goals in Dinamo's 5–2 aggregate defeat toAuxerre in the first round of theUEFA Cup on 14 September 2006.
Eduardo performed best for Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatian championship, netting 18 goals in 18 matches until the winter break of the 2006–07 season, including three braces and ahat-trick, and adding another seven assists to his tally. In addition to this, he was the only player who appeared in all of the club's 18 matches before the winter break, also being in the starting lineup in each of the 18 matches. In mid-November 2006, he scored two hat-tricks in two consecutive matches he played forCroatia and Dinamo Zagreb in a period of four days.
In Dinamo's 4–0 derby win overZagreb on 12 May 2007, Eduardo scored his 30th and 31st league goals of the 2006–07 season and became the most successful Croatian league goalscorer of all time, breaking a 13-year-old record set by former Dinamo Zagreb strikerGoran Vlaović with 29 goals scored for the club in the 1993–94 season. He finished the league season with 34 goals in 32 appearances. In the final league match of the season on 19 May 2007, he became the first player ever to score a hat-trick in theEternal derby between Dinamo Zagreb andHajduk Split, netting all three goals as Dinamo won the match 3–0.
On 3 July 2007,Arsenal confirmed that terms had been agreed with Dinamo Zagreb for the transfer of Eduardo for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £7.5 million, subject to receiving a work permit.[8][9] The initial work permit application was turned down by theHome Office, but the appeal hearing on 2 August reversed the decision.[10]
Eduardo made hisPremier League debut on 19 August 2007 in Arsenal's 1–1 draw atBlackburn Rovers. Ten days later, he netted his first competitive goal for the Gunners in their Champions League qualifier againstSparta Prague, which Arsenal won 3–0. Eduardo scored his first group-stage goal in the Champions League on 19 September 2007 againstSevilla. While still fighting to find his place as a regular in the Premier League for Arsenal, Eduardo continued to display his goalscoring abilities in theLeague Cup, scoring two braces in two consecutive matches for the club, againstSheffield United andBlackburn Rovers, and helping them to reach the semi-finals of the competition. Eduardo found more playing time in all competitions due toRobin van Persie's lengthy injury and found himself partneringEmmanuel Adebayor more often.
Eduardo finally managed to establish his place in Arsenal's starting line-up in the Premier League over Christmas and New Year period, scoring his first two Premier League goals in a 4–1 win atEverton on 29 December 2007, first leveling the score and then putting Arsenal 2–1 up in the opening 15 minutes of the second half. On New Year's Day 2008, he opened the scoring after only 72 seconds of the match againstWest Ham United; Arsenal went on to win 2–0. On the first weekend of the new year, he had a successfulFA Cup debut as Arsenal facedChampionship sideBurnley on the road, first scoring the opening goal early on, and then setting up a second forNicklas Bendtner midway through the second half. In the following three matches in January, he set up three more goals, providing two assists and winning a penalty. He went on to help Arsenal to return to the top of the Premier League in early February, scoring a skillful over-the-shoulder flick in a 3–1 away victory overManchester City and assistingPhilippe Senderos for an early goal in a 2–0 win over Blackburn Rovers at theEmirates.
On 23 February 2008, Eduardo suffered a broken leftfibula and an opendislocation of his left ankle in a match againstBirmingham City, following a tackle byMartin Taylor, for which Taylor wassent off.[11] Eduardo was immediately taken toSelly Oak Hospital, where he underwent surgery.[12]Gilberto Silva was the only person in the vicinity who spoke bothPortuguese and English and was able to translate communication between Eduardo and the medical team. Eduardo's injury was so graphic thatSky Sports, which was broadcasting the game live, decided not to show replays of the incident.[12]Arsène Wenger initially called for a lifetime ban for Taylor,[13] but retracted his comments later.[14] Taylor claimed to have visited Eduardo in hospital and that an apology was accepted;[15] Eduardo, however, could not remember Taylor's visit or even the tackle.[16] Some cite the incident as a cause of Arsenal failing to maintain their lead in the Premier League title racethat season.[17][18]
On 16 February 2009, Eduardo started againstCardiff City in theFA Cup, scoring in the 21st minute and converted a penalty in the second half.[19] However, in that game, he suffered a hamstring injury.[20] He returned againstBurnley in the 5th round of the FA Cup, captaining the side and scoring Arsenal's second goal.[21] He made his first appearance in the Premier League after the injury on the opening day of the2009–10 season against Everton. He scored Arsenal's sixth goal in a 6–1 victory.[22]
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A week later, Eduardo was accused ofsimulation by theScottish FA chief executiveGordon Smith to win a penalty in the 3–1 Champions League win overCeltic; Smith also demanded a ban for the striker.[23] On 28 August, Eduardo was charged byUEFA with "deceiving the referee"[24] over the penalty incident[25] and subsequently punished with a two-match European ban,[26] However, the ruling was overturned on appeal with Arsenal producing video evidence showing the claim of simulation was inconclusive and testimony supporting the appeal also coming fromManuel Enrique Mejuto González, who had awarded the penalty.[27] Eduardo later scored the winning goal in Arsenal's 3–2 win overStandard Liège on 16 September 2009.[28] In November 2009, Eduardo signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.[29] He then scored his second Premier League goal of the season againstHull City on 19 December[30] and scored again eleven days later in the 4–1 win overPortsmouth. Eduardo headed the winner in a 2–1 win over West Ham United to put Arsenal in the fourth round of theFA Cup on 3 January 2010. However, Arsenal were subsequently knocked out byStoke City 3–1 at theBritannia Stadium.[31]
On 21 July 2010, Eduardo signed forShakhtar Donetsk on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £6 million.[32] He made hisUkrainian Premier League debut on 7 August 2010, playing the first half and netting the second goal in a 5–0 win againstPFC Sevastopol. Shakhtar and Arsenal were both drawn intoGroup H in the Champions League, something Eduardo hoped would not happen prior to the draw.[33]
Eduardo scored his second goal in an away game againstVolyn Lutsk, coming on as a substitute, to give Shakhtar a 1–0 win.[34] His third goal came in theUkrainian Cup againstKryvbas Kryvyi Rih where, after coming on as a substitute, he scored the fifth goal in a 6–0 win.[35] He then scored in the next match againstMetalist Kharkiv, again coming on as a substitute, to level the game at 1–1, which Shakhtar went on to win 2–1 in a dramatic late fashion.[36]
Returning to theEmirates Stadium on 19 October 2010 for Shakhtar's UEFA Champions League group match with Arsenal, Eduardo came on as a substitute with his new side 3–0 down and received a standing ovation from the Arsenal supporters. He scored a late consolation goal for Shakhtar in a game that Arsenal went on to win 5–1, at which point the Arsenal fans rose again and cheered their former hero. In the rematch, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory and refused to celebrate, showing respect for his former club.
Eduardo scored a volley in 2–0 away win against Kryvbas on 6 November.[37][38] In a game againstFK Partizan in the Champions League, coming on as a substitute, he scored the third goal in a 3–0 Shakhtar win that put then on top of Group H. In the game against Partizan, he got a minor injury, but later came back onto the pitch.
On 5 April 2014, Eduardo scored two out of the three goals for Shakhtar Donetsk againstKarpaty Lviv in a League game. The first goal came when teammate and compatriot,Darijo Srna, crossed the ball in from a corner, Eduardo headed the ball into the centre of the goal. The second goal came when Srna chipped the ball over a player toLuiz Adriano who chested the ball and fired the ball into the box for Eduardo to slot the ball into the goal once again. Shakhtar Donetsk were 2–0 up at half time and later finished the game 3–0 when Luiz Adriano outmuscled two players to slot the ball into the bottom left corner.
It was announced on 17 July 2014 that he had signed for Brazilian sideFlamengo.[39] The forward scored his first goal for the club on 10 August 2014, in a match against Sport.[40]
On 10 July 2015, Eduardo signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with his old clubShakhtar Donetsk.[41]
In February 2017, Eduardo returned to Brazil to sign forAtlético Paranaense inSérie A.[42]
In January 2018, Eduardo da Silva signed a one-year contract withPolish Ekstraklasa clubLegia Warsaw.[43] The player played for Legia with the number 9.[43] In the2017/18 season, he won thePolish Cup with Legia. After two games of the following season, he was removed from the list of players registered for the Ekstraklasa, in order to free a spot for newly signedAndré Martins.[44] Eduardo struggled with injuries throughout his time at Legia. His contract was not renewed and he left the club at the end of 2018.[45] Eduardo played a total of 14 games for Legia (11 in the Premier League, two in the Polish Cup and one in the Europa League qualifiers), without scoring a goal.[46]
In 2002, Eduardo took Croatian citizenship and was first called up to play for the country'sUnder-21 team at the finals tournament of the2004 European Under-21 Championship in Germany. He appeared in all three of Croatia's matches before they were eliminated from the tournament in the group stage. Eduardo also scored one goal in his international debut againstSerbia and Montenegro national under-21 side. Eduardo was also called up to the Croatia team for the2006 European Under-21 Championship qualifiers, in which he made a total of nine appearances and scored seven goals. However, Croatia failed to qualify for the final tournament after losing 5–2 on aggregate to Serbia and Montenegro in the play-offs, where Eduardo scored both of Croatia's goals. He won a total of twelve international caps and scored eight goals.
In the meantime, he was also called up a couple of times to play for theCroatia national football team. He made his international debut at senior level as a second-half substitute in the team's friendly match against theRepublic of Ireland on 16 November 2004 at the age of 21. In 2005, he appeared in another two friendly matches for the Croatian team and also played in both of the team's two matches at the2006 Carlsberg Cup in Hong Kong. He scored his first international goal for Croatia at the tournament, netting the third goal in the team's 4–0 victory over hostsHong Kong in the third-place play-off on 1 February 2006. He was subsequently also a candidate for joining the national team at the2006 World Cup finals in Germany, but in the end did not get called up by the team's then-coach,Zlatko Kranjčar, who commented that Eduardo "is a young player", that he "does not diminish his value" by not selecting him, and that he "most seriously counts on him in future matches".
After the 2006 World Cup, Eduardo returned to the national team under new coachSlaven Bilić and started Croatia's friendly match againstItaly on 16 August 2006, scoring the first goal in Croatia's 2–0 victory. He would later establish himself as one of the key players in Croatia's qualifying campaign for theEuro 2008. He made his competitive debut at senior international level in Croatia's goalless away draw againstRussia on 6 September 2006 and went on to score his first competitive international goal for Croatia on 11 October 2006 in their 2–0 home win againstEngland, when he opened the scoring by sending a looping header over the strandedPaul Robinson. In the following qualifier, away toIsrael on 15 November 2006, Eduardo netted ahat-trick to help Croatia to drive home a narrow 4–3 victory over the strong Israeli side.
In Croatia's next qualifier, their first competitive game of the year 2007, at home against the sturdyMacedonian outfit on 24 March 2007, Eduardo scored the winner in the 88th minute to hand Croatia a 2–1 victory after trailing 1–0 at halftime. He went on to be Croatia's saviour in both of their qualifiers againstEstonia, scoring all three goals in Croatia's 1–0 away and 2–0 home victories, as well as in their final home qualifier against Israel on 13 October 2007, where he netted the only goal in Croatia's 1–0 victory. He also set upIvica Olić to score Croatia's 2nd goal in their famous 3–2 victory over England atWembley—a win which saw England fail to qualify for Euro 2008. He finished the qualifying campaign with 10 goals in 12 matches and was the second-best goalscorer of the competition, afterNorthern Ireland'sDavid Healy with 13 goals.
At Croatia's opening game of Euro 2008 againstAustria, banners were shown in the crowd in support of Eduardo due to his injury. His national team managerSlaven Bilić also dedicated Croatia's performance to him.[47]
After recovering from the leg injury, Eduardo made his first international appearance in just over a year, coming on as a substitute to replaceIvica Olić in the final 30 minutes of the friendly match againstRomania on 11 February 2009, which saw Croatia recording a 2–1 away win. In the course of the same year, he made four appearances and scored three goals in Croatia's unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the2010 FIFA World Cup.
Eduardo went on to make eleven appearances and score three goals as Croatia successfully qualified for theUEFA Euro 2012. At the finals, however, he only appeared as a late substitute in all of Croatia's three matches as they were eliminated in the group stage at the expense of eventual finalistsSpain and Italy.
After making seven appearances and scoring two goals in the qualifying campaign, Eduardo was selected to be part of Croatia's squad for the2014 FIFA World Cup finals in his native Brazil. He did not feature in the defeat to thehosts in the opening match of the tournament, but came on for the last 21 minutes of the 4–0 win overCameroon in the second group game, in place of Ivica Olić, to make his only appearance at the tournament, which saw Croatia eliminated in the group stage once again. On 15 July 2014, following the World Cup, Eduardo announced his retirement from the national team.[48]
On 10 December 2005, Eduardo married Andrea Šok inZagreb. They have two children–daughter Lorena (b. 2006) and son Mateus (b. 2011), who plays forFlamengo's youth academy.[49][50]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2001–02 | Croatian First Football League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Croatian First Football League | 24 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | 6[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 1 | 38 | 14 | ||
| 2004–05 | Croatian First Football League | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 31 | 11 | ||
| 2005–06 | Croatian First Football League | 28 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 21 | ||||
| 2006–07 | Croatian First Football League | 32 | 34 | 8 | 6 | — | 6[f] | 5 | 1[d] | 2 | 47 | 47 | ||
| Total | 109 | 73 | 18 | 10 | — | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 149 | 93 | |||
| Inter Zaprešić (loan) | 2002–03 | Croatian Second Football League | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | |||
| Arsenal | 2007–08 | Premier League | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6[g] | 3 | — | 31 | 12 | |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[g] | 2 | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| Total | 41 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 67 | 20 | |||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2010–11 | Ukrainian Premier League | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 8[g] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12 | |
| 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 5[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[g] | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 23 | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | 2[i] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13 | ||
| Total | 81 | 24 | 13 | 8 | — | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 36 | |||
| Flamengo | 2014 | Série A | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 9 | |||
| 2015 | Série A | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 10[j] | 1 | 22 | 4 | |||
| Total | 27 | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 46 | 13 | ||||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | — | 15[k] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 18 | |
| 2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[l] | 1 | 1[h] | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
| Total | 29 | 14 | 8 | 2 | — | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 21 | |||
| Atlético Paranaense | 2017 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[m] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[n] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 315 | 138 | 57 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 469 | 194 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia[52] | 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 11 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 29 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 February 2006 | Hong Kong Stadium,Hong Kong, China | 5 |  Hong Kong | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2006 Carlsberg Cup |
| 2 | 16 August 2006 | Stadio Armando Picchi,Livorno, Italy | 6 |  Italy | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 11 October 2006 | Stadion Maksimir,Zagreb, Croatia | 9 |  England | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 4 | 15 November 2006 | Ramat Gan Stadium,Ramat Gan, Israel | 10 |  Israel | 2–1 | 4–3 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 5 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 6 | 4–2 | ||||||
| 7 | 24 March 2007 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | 12 |  Macedonia | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 8 | 2 June 2007 | A. Le Coq Arena,Tallinn, Estonia | 13 |  Estonia | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 9 | 22 August 2007 | Koševo City Stadium,Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 5–3 | Friendly |
| 10 | 8 September 2007 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | 16 | Estonia | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 11 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 12 | 12 September 2007 | Estadi Comunal,Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 17 |  Andorra | 5–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 13 | 13 October 2007 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | 18 | Israel | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 14 | 1 April 2009 | Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 24 | Andorra | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15 | 12 August 2009 | Dinamo Stadium,Minsk, Belarus | 25 |  Belarus | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 16 | 9 September 2009 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | 27 | England | 1–4 | 1–5 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 17 | 14 November 2009 | Stadion HNK Cibalia,Vinkovci, Croatia | 28 |  Liechtenstein | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 18 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 19 | 9 February 2011 | Stadion Aldo Drosina,Pula, Croatia | 36 |  Czech Republic | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 20 | 6 September 2011 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | 40 | Israel | 2–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 21 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 22 | 11 October 2011 | Stadion Kantrida,Rijeka, Croatia | 42 |  Latvia | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 23 | 2 June 2012 | Ullevaal,Oslo, Norway | 47 |  Norway | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 24 | 15 August 2012 | Stadion Poljud,Split, Croatia | 51 |  Switzerland | 1–1 | 2–4 | Friendly |
| 25 | 2–3 | ||||||
| 26 | 16 October 2012 | Stadion Gradski vrt,Osijek, Croatia | 53 |  Wales | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 27 | 26 March 2013 | Liberty Stadium,Swansea, Wales | 54 | Wales | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 28 | 14 August 2013 | Rheinpark Stadion,Vaduz, Lichtenstein | 56 | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 29 | 3–2 |
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