Modric Leaves Real Madrid as Club’s Most Decorated Player

No player has won more trophies with Real Madrid than Modric.

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Luka Modric.

Luka Modric played his last game for Real Madrid against Paris St-Germain in the Club World Cup semi-final yesterday.

The 39-year-old Croat was the captain and made 597 appearances, 28 trophies and 13 years.

Modric, who will play for AC Milan next season, bagged two goals and six assists in 34 appearances in the Spanish top flight this season as Real were pipped to the title by Barcelona.

The 2018 Ballon d’Or winner’s Real Madrid trophies include six Champions Leagues and four domestic titles, since joining Real from Spurs in 2012.

Modric signed a one-year contract extension last year, which expired at the end of the Club World Cup.

No player has won more trophies with Real Madrid than Modric.

He captained Real to two trophies in his final season to take his haul to 28 titles, overtaking Nacho Fernandez as the club’s most successful player.

In addition to the half-dozen Champions League titles, there are six Fifa Club World Cups, five European Super Cups, four La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey triumphs and five Spanish Super Cups during his 13 seasons at Real.

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After leading Real to a 2018 Champions League success over Liverpool and then Croatia to the World Cup final in the same year, Modric became the first player other than Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to win the Ballon d’Or since 2007.

He is also the oldest player to represent Los Blancos in La Liga and their oldest goal scorer, having scored in a 2-1 win over Valencia at the age of 39 years and 116 days, overtaking Ferenc Puskas’ mark.

Modric was also the third longest-serving member of a Spanish top-flight side, behind Oscar de Marcos of Athletic Club and Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke.

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