National Team
Lovren was first called–up to Croatia national team in 2009 by manager Slaven Bilić who included the player in his match squad against Belarus on 12 August. He was an unused substitute, but still was delighted with the new experience. Lovren was also capped 48 times in the various Croatia youth national teams and scored 4 goals. On 2 September scored against Malta in a Euro 2012 qualifier. He was included by manager Slaven Bilić in preliminary 23-players squad for UEFA Euro 2012 but had to be withdraw because of the injury, just a week before the tournament.
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