'World's most beautiful footballer' Ana Maria Markovic has fans swooning as she posts selfies before training

THE “WORLD's most beautiful footballer” Ana Maria Markovic sent fans wild with her latest social media snaps.

The Croatian, 23, has found the net on Instagram after amassing 2.3m followers after her exploits in the Swiss Women's Super League at Grasshopper.

And she will gain even more wiith her latest snapsCredit: Instagram / @anamarkovic

And she scored again this week when she posted two snaps of her in her Adidas kit.

She captioned them with: “Random selfies before training.”

And the comments soon started flooding in.

One follower said: “Best looking footballer EVER!”

Another said: “My favourite.”

A fellow fan wrote: “IncredibleMy hero.”

Markovic knows that Real Madrid legend Luka Modric is an idol of hers, but Cristiano Ronaldo is her ultimate inspiration.

She previously told 20min: "Modric is definitely a great role model for me. He is a world footballer and represents Croatia.

"There are many good players among the women, such as Bachmann.

"But my absolute favourite player is Cristiano Ronaldo because he's just so disciplined.

"I think it's super important that you give your all in sport and have a good mindset like him."