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Mateo Kovacic

Mateo Kovačić
CroatiaAge32Central Midfield
Market Value€10.00m
Manchester City· Premier League
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Goals
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Assists
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FIFA AttributesEA FC
Manchester City
Pace66Shooting74Passing80Dribbling81Defending73Physical71
82Overall
82Potential
-Value
-Wage
Pace66
Shooting74
Passing80
Dribbling81
Defending73
Physical71
Height177cmWeight77kgPreferred FootRightWeak Foot★★★☆☆Skill Moves★★★★☆
Pace
Acceleration68
Sprint Speed64
Shooting
Positioning-
Finishing68
Shot Power81
Long Shots85
Volleys76
Penalties59
Passing
Vision81
Crossing73
FK Accuracy70
Short Passing85
Long Passing82
Curve78
Dribbling
Agility69
Balance75
Reactions83
Ball Control84
Dribbling83
Composure82
Defending
Interceptions76
Heading Accuracy42
Def Awareness75
Stand Tackle76
Slide Tackle78
Physical
Jumping61
Stamina75
Strength68
Aggression77
Goalkeeper
Diving9
Handling5
Kicking6
GK Positioning7
Reflexes7
Position
Midfield - Central Midfield
Main Position
Central Midfield
Date of Birth
1994-05-06(32)
Height
1,78
Preferred Foot
right
Place of Birth
Linz
Citizenship
Croatia
Contract & Agent
Joined
2023-07-01
Contract Until
2027-06-30
Agent
VPA SPORTS ... ✓
Outfitter
Nike
Market Value
€10.00m
Last Updated
2026-06-03
International
Croatia
Honours
UEFA Champions League winner ×4English ChampionSpanish championUefa Supercup winner ×4Europa League winner
Career Achievements

Kovacic has won four UEFA Champions League titles (2016, 2017, 2018 with Real Madrid, 2021 with Chelsea), one English Premier League title (2023 with Manchester City), one Spanish La Liga title (2017), four UEFA Super Cups, and one UEFA Europa League (2019). He has also been named to the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season and won the Croatian Footballer of the Year award in 2020.

Biography

Mateo Kovacic, born in Linz, Austria, is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Croatia national team. He began his senior career at Dinamo Zagreb before moving to Inter Milan, then Real Madrid, and later Chelsea, where he won multiple trophies including the UEFA Champions League. Kovacic has also been a key player for Croatia, helping them reach the 2018 World Cup final.

Playing Style

Kovacic is a technically gifted midfielder known for his exceptional dribbling ability, close ball control, and vision, which allow him to progress the ball through midfield and break opposition lines. He is versatile, capable of playing as a central or attacking midfielder, but his main weakness is a lack of consistent goal-scoring and final-third productivity. His tactical role often involves dictating tempo, retaining possession, and providing defensive cover, making him a reliable link between defense and attack.

Market Value History
Season Stats (Premier League)
All seasons (115)
SeasonCompAppsGAYCRCMin
25/26Premier League60100126
25/26International Friendlies20000103
25/26FA Cup2000083
25/26UEFA Champions League1000033
25/26EFL Cup000000
24/25UEFA Nations League A40010304
24/25Community Shield1000090
24/25Premier League3162512203
24/25FA Cup30100188
24/25UEFA Champions League61010308
24/25EFL Cup1000045
23/24UEFA Super Cup1000090
23/24FIFA Club World Cup21000119
23/24Community Shield1000064
23/24Premier League3010401548
23/24International Friendlies40100234
23/24FA Cup51110390
23/24UEFA Champions League60000434
23/24EFL Cup1000068
22/23UEFA Nations League A60000447
22/23Premier League2712801705
22/23International Friendlies1000045
22/23FA Cup1000045
22/23European Qualifiers42000336
22/23UEFA Champions League81020627
22/23EFL Cup1000090
21/22UEFA Super Cup10000120
21/22FIFA Club World Cup20010181
21/22Premier League2525401556
21/22International Friendlies20000114
21/22FA Cup50000288
21/22UEFA Champions League60100427
21/22EFL Cup50010335
2025World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)1000069
2025UEFA Nations League Finals20010172
2025FIFA Club World Cup000000
2024UEFA Euro30000225
2023UEFA Nations League Finals20010205
2022World Cup70020639
2021World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)70020499
2021UEFA Euro40110341
2018World Cup50100183
2016UEFA Euro2000036
2014World Cup30000111
20/21UEFA Nations League A62110453
20/21Premier League2701401818
20/21International Friendlies20010118
20/21FA Cup30000106
20/21UEFA Champions League100120604
20/21EFL Cup20010160
19/20UEFA Super Cup10000101
19/20Premier League3113802074
19/20International Friendlies1000065
19/20FA Cup60010405
19/20UEFA Champions League81000612
19/20EFL Cup1001090
18/19UEFA Nations League A20010163
18/19Premier League3202301744
18/19International Friendlies20010145
18/19FA Cup20000161
18/19European Qualifiers50000232
18/19UEFA Europa League120010915
18/19EFL Cup50010268
17/18UEFA Super Cup000000
17/18Supercopa20000130
17/18World Cup Qualification Playoffs000000
17/18FIFA Club World Cup1000068
17/18International Friendlies40010181
17/18LaLiga210220989
17/18UEFA Champions League70120257
17/18Copa del Rey50010380
16/17World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)70100452
16/17UEFA Super Cup1000072
16/17FIFA Club World Cup1000015
16/17International Friendlies1000090
16/17LaLiga2713201688
16/17UEFA Champions League61010218
16/17Copa del Rey40010162
15/16UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying1000090
15/16International Friendlies30000154
15/16LaLiga2502411030
15/16UEFA Champions League81010339
15/16Copa del Rey1000045
14/15Serie A3555312461
14/15International Friendlies31200168
14/15European Qualifiers80030442
14/15UEFA Europa League Qualifying23000143
14/15UEFA Europa League60000251
14/15Italy Cup1000090
13/14UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying30100246
13/14World Cup Qualification Playoffs1010074
13/14Campionato Primavera Girone B1000090
13/14Serie A3204201606
13/14International Friendlies30100146
13/14Italy Cup30010182
12/13World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)50010301
12/13SuperSport HNL111410789
12/13Serie A1301201025
12/13International Friendlies1000024
12/13UEFA Europa League40110312
12/13UEFA Champions League Qualifying20000180
12/13UEFA Champions League60000456
12/13Italy Cup1000090
11/12UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying40000270
11/12UEFA EURO U19 Championship Qualifiers30010264
11/12SuperSport HNL2547101758
11/12International Friendlies20010164
11/12UEFA Champions League Qualifying60000140
11/12UEFA Champions League61000412
10/11UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification30000240
10/11SuperSport HNL71000260
10/11International Friendlies1000090
10/11UEFA Europa League000000
09/10UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification000000
09/10International Friendlies20000141
National Team Matches (160)
DateOpponentH/AResultCompetitionMinGAYC
2026-06-07Slovenia🏠2:1International Friendlies45000
2026-06-02Belgium🏠0:2International Friendlies58000
2026-04-01Croatia✈3:1International Friendlies-000
2026-03-26Croatia✈1:2International Friendlies-000
2025-11-17Croatia✈2:3World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2025-11-14Faroe Islands🏠3:1World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2025-10-12Gibraltar🏠3:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)69000
2025-10-09Croatia✈0:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2025-09-08Montenegro🏠4:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2025-09-05Croatia✈0:1World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2025-06-09Czechia🏠5:1World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2025-06-06Croatia✈0:7World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2025-03-23Croatia✈7:4UEFA Nations League Finals82001
2025-03-20France🏠2:0UEFA Nations League Finals90000
2024-11-18Portugal🏠1:1UEFA Nations League A45000
2024-11-15Croatia✈1:0UEFA Nations League A90000
2024-10-15Croatia✈3:3UEFA Nations League A-000
2024-10-12Scotland🏠2:1UEFA Nations League A-000
2024-09-08Poland🏠1:0UEFA Nations League A79001
2024-09-05Croatia✈2:1UEFA Nations League A90000
2024-06-24Croatia✈1:1UEFA Euro70000
2024-06-19Croatia✈2:2UEFA Euro90000
2024-06-15Croatia✈3:0UEFA Euro65000
2024-06-08Croatia✈1:2International Friendlies75010
2024-06-03North Macedonia🏠3:0International Friendlies45000
2024-03-26Croatia✈2:4International Friendlies45000
2024-03-23Croatia✈4:5International Friendlies69000
2023-11-21Armenia🏠1:0European Qualifiers-000
2023-11-18Croatia✈0:2European Qualifiers-000
2023-10-15Croatia✈2:1European Qualifiers90000
2023-10-12Turkiye🏠0:1European Qualifiers80000
2023-09-11Croatia✈0:1European Qualifiers-000
2023-09-08Latvia🏠5:0European Qualifiers-000
2023-06-18Croatia✈5:4UEFA Nations League Finals120000
2023-06-14Croatia✈2:4UEFA Nations League Finals85001
2023-03-28Croatia✈0:2European Qualifiers90200
2023-03-25Wales🏠1:1European Qualifiers76000
2022-12-17Croatia✈1:2World Cup90000
2022-12-13Croatia✈3:0World Cup90001
2022-12-09Croatia✈3:5World Cup105000
2022-12-05Croatia✈2:4World Cup99001
2022-12-01Croatia✈0:0World Cup90000
2022-11-27Croatia✈1:4World Cup86000
2022-11-23Croatia✈0:0World Cup79000
2022-11-16Croatia✈0:1International Friendlies45000
2022-09-25Croatia✈1:3UEFA Nations League A84000
2022-09-22Denmark🏠2:1UEFA Nations League A78000
2022-06-13Croatia✈0:1UEFA Nations League A90000
2022-06-10Croatia✈0:1UEFA Nations League A45000
2022-06-06France🏠1:1UEFA Nations League A79000
2022-06-03Austria🏠0:3UEFA Nations League A71000
2022-03-29Croatia✈1:2International Friendlies45000
2022-03-26Croatia✈1:1International Friendlies69000
2021-11-14Russia🏠1:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2021-11-11Croatia✈1:7World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2021-10-11Slovakia🏠2:2World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2021-10-08Croatia✈0:3World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)63001
2021-09-07Slovenia🏠3:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)76000
2021-09-04Croatia✈0:1World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)84000
2021-09-01Croatia✈0:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90000
2021-06-28Croatia✈5:3UEFA Euro79000
2021-06-22Croatia✈1:3UEFA Euro90010
2021-06-18Croatia✈1:1UEFA Euro87000
2021-06-13Croatia✈1:0UEFA Euro85001
2021-06-06Croatia✈1:0International Friendlies61000
2021-06-01Armenia🏠1:1International Friendlies-000
2021-03-30Malta🏠3:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90000
2021-03-27Cyprus🏠1:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)13001
2021-03-24Croatia✈1:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)83000
2020-11-17Portugal🏠2:3UEFA Nations League A90200
2020-11-14Croatia✈2:1UEFA Nations League A77000
2020-11-11Croatia✈3:3International Friendlies-000
2020-10-14France🏠1:2UEFA Nations League A45000
2020-10-11Sweden🏠2:1UEFA Nations League A61001
2020-10-07Croatia✈1:2International Friendlies57001
2020-09-08Croatia✈4:2UEFA Nations League A90010
2020-09-05Croatia✈4:1UEFA Nations League A90000
2019-11-19Georgia🏠2:1International Friendlies65000
2019-11-16Slovakia🏠3:1European Qualifiers15000
2019-10-13Croatia✈1:1European Qualifiers45000
2019-10-10Hungary🏠3:0European Qualifiers23000
2019-09-09Croatia✈1:1European Qualifiers-000
2019-09-06Croatia✈0:4European Qualifiers-000
2019-06-11Tunisia🏠1:2International Friendlies55000
2019-06-08Wales🏠2:1European Qualifiers76000
2019-03-24Croatia✈2:1European Qualifiers-000
2019-03-21Azerbaijan🏠2:1European Qualifiers73000
2018-11-18Croatia✈2:1UEFA Nations League A-000
2018-11-15Spain🏠3:2UEFA Nations League A-000
2018-10-15Jordan🏠2:1International Friendlies-000
2018-10-12England🏠0:0UEFA Nations League A73001
2018-09-11Croatia✈6:0UEFA Nations League A90000
2018-09-06Croatia✈1:1International Friendlies90001
2018-07-15Croatia✈4:2World Cup-000
2018-07-11Croatia✈1:2World Cup-000
2018-07-07Croatia✈5:6World Cup32000
2018-07-01Croatia✈3:4World Cup49000
2018-06-26Croatia✈1:2World Cup82000
2018-06-21Croatia✈0:3World Cup8010
2018-06-16Croatia✈0:2World Cup12000
2018-06-08Senegal🏠2:1International Friendlies25001
2018-06-03Croatia✈2:0International Friendlies32000
2018-03-28Croatia✈0:1International Friendlies90000
2018-03-24Croatia✈2:0International Friendlies34000
2017-11-12Croatia✈0:0World Cup Qualification Playoffs-000
2017-11-09Greece🏠4:1World Cup Qualification Playoffs-000
2017-10-09Croatia✈0:2World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2017-10-06Finland🏠1:1World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2017-09-05Croatia✈1:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)71000
2017-09-02Kosovo🏠1:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)55000
2017-06-11Croatia✈1:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90000
2017-05-27Croatia✈1:2International Friendlies-000
2017-03-28Croatia✈3:0International Friendlies90000
2017-03-24Ukraine🏠1:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)11000
2017-01-14Croatia✈5:4International Friendlies-000
2017-01-11Croatia✈5:2International Friendlies-000
2016-11-15Croatia✈0:3International Friendlies-000
2016-11-12Iceland🏠2:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)45000
2016-10-09Croatia✈0:1World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90000
2016-10-06Croatia✈0:6World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90010
2016-09-05Turkiye🏠1:1World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2016-06-25Croatia✈1:0UEFA Euro-000
2016-06-21Croatia✈1:2UEFA Euro8000
2016-06-17Croatia✈2:2UEFA Euro28000
2016-06-12Croatia✈0:1UEFA Euro-000
2016-06-04San Marino🏠10:0International Friendlies45000
2016-05-27Moldova🏠1:0International Friendlies-000
2016-03-26Croatia✈1:1International Friendlies76000
2016-03-23Israel🏠2:0International Friendlies33000
2015-11-17Croatia✈1:3International Friendlies-000
2015-10-13Croatia✈0:1European Qualifiers90000
2015-10-10Bulgaria🏠3:0European Qualifiers90000
2015-09-06Croatia✈2:0European Qualifiers-000
2015-09-03Croatia✈0:0European Qualifiers31001
2015-06-12Italy🏠1:1European Qualifiers90001
2015-06-07Gibraltar🏠4:0International Friendlies45100
2015-03-28Norway🏠5:1European Qualifiers-000
2014-11-16Croatia✈1:1European Qualifiers62001
2014-11-12Croatia✈2:1International Friendlies45010
2014-10-13Azerbaijan🏠6:0European Qualifiers24000
2014-10-10Croatia✈0:1European Qualifiers10000
2014-09-09Malta🏠2:0European Qualifiers45000
2014-09-04Cyprus🏠2:0International Friendlies78010
2014-06-23Croatia✈3:1World Cup32000
2014-06-18Croatia✈0:4World Cup18000
2014-06-12Croatia✈3:1World Cup61000
2014-06-06Croatia✈0:1International Friendlies60000
2014-05-31Mali🏠2:1International Friendlies30000
2014-03-05Croatia✈2:2International Friendlies56010
2013-11-19Iceland🏠2:0World Cup Qualification Playoffs74010
2013-11-15Croatia✈0:0World Cup Qualification Playoffs-000
2013-10-15Croatia✈2:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)-000
2013-10-11Belgium🏠1:2World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)65000
2013-09-10Croatia✈1:2International Friendlies-000
2013-09-06Croatia✈1:1World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)27000
2013-08-14Croatia✈2:3International Friendlies-000
2013-06-10Croatia✈1:0International Friendlies24000
2013-06-07Scotland🏠0:1World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90000
2013-03-26Croatia✈1:2World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)29001
2013-03-22Serbia🏠2:0World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)90000
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