Luka Modric : Refugee to world’s best midfielder

Everybody knows about the star midfielder of Croatia and Real Madrid. The Ballon d’or winner had to struggle in order to achieve today’s success. He is the key playmaker of Real Madrid and contributed Real to win three successive Champions Leagues. He also captioned the Croatian side in the 2018 FIFA world cup.
The journey of Luka is full of struggle and had to face many challenges throughout his life. He was born into a refugee family who fled from Serbian aggression during the Bosnian war. Being a war child he experienced horrific events during his childhood. His grandfather was executed by the Serbs and they had to flee. His childhood was with the Croatian Independence war.
He lived with his family in the Hotel Kolovare for seven years; he later moved to the Hotel Iž, both in Zadar. During the years at hotels he was known as a child who wore wooden shin pads and always had a ball at his feet . His father finally got to work in the military and at that time cities were bombed. In this hostile situation football was the only way to cherish and was a distraction from the constant violence of war.
In 2002, he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb at age 16, after showing promise with his hometown club NK Zadar’s youth team. He made his debut in Dinamo in 2005 and won three consecutive league titles. In 2008 he joined the EPL giant Tottenham Hotspur and played for almost four seasons. He led Spurs to their first UEFA Champions League appearance in almost 50 years, reaching the quarter-finals of the 2010–11 tournament.
He is constantly judged for his little physique in football and many told him that he had no future in football due to this physique. But he was determined to play in the great team and ultimately in 2012 he signed with the mighty Real Madrid. He was marked as the worst signing of the season. But things are going to change .
After Zinedine Zidane took over Madrid, Modrić was critical to three consecutive Champions League titles from 2015–16 to 2017–18, each time being voted into the squad of the season. His workload was incomparable and with his accurate passing he was the midfield magician for Real Madrid. He was the crucial member for Zidane’s side and won the La Liga Award for "Best Midfielder" in 2016 for the second time, and the UEFA Club Football Award for "Best Midfielder" in 2017 and 2018.
For his great performance in the Champions League and World cup , he was awarded with the Ballon d or in 2018. He said that he dreamt to play in big clubs but winning the Ballon d’or is one step ahead of the dream. He is still at the Real now and doing his best to serve Real. The rags to riches story will definitely give goosebump to all . He is an inspiration to all and his life story will motivate many .