| Nickname(s) | Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Croatian Football Federation (HNS) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Robert Jarni | ||
| Most caps | Domagoj Pavičić (15)Josip Šutalo (15) | ||
| Top scorer | Teo Kardum (9) | ||
| FIFA code | CRO | ||
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| First international | |||
 Slovenia 0–0 Croatia  (Brežice, Slovenia; 6 April 1993) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Croatia 7–1 Slovenia (Rovinj, Croatia; 5 March 2002) Croatia 6–0 Hungary  (Belišće, Croatia; 16 April 2002) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Austria 4–0 Croatia (Villach, Austria; 24 May 2000) Croatia 1–5 Russia  (Stara Pazova, Serbia; 2 June 2015) | |||
| Website | hns-cff.hr | ||
The Croatia national under-16 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players 16 or under. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mali vatreni ('Little Blazers'). The Mali vatreni participate in the UEFA Under-16 Development Tournaments which are organised annually in several UEFA member countries. Croatia won four of the Development Tournaments: 2014 in Switzerland, 2018 in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 2019 and 2022 in Croatia.
