| General |
| Mateo Kovačić | ||
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name: | Mateo Kovačić | |
| Date of birth: | 6 May 1994 | |
| Place of birth: | Linz,  Austria
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| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position: | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Manchester City
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| Number: | 8 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2000–2007 2007–2010 |
LASK Linz Dinamo Zagreb
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 2013–2015 2015–2019 2018–2019 2019–2023 2023– |
Dinamo Zagreb Internazionale Real Madrid → Chelsea (loan) Chelsea Manchester City
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43 (7) 80 (5) 73 (1) 32 (0) 110 (4) 31 (2) |
| National team | ||
| 2009–2011 2011–2012 2011–2014 2013– |
Croatia U17 Croatia U19 Croatia U21 Croatia
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15 (0) 6 (0) 7 (0) 104 (5) |
Mateo Kovačić (born 6 May 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester City and the Croatia national team. Kovačić is usually deployed as a central midfielder or deep-lying playmaker, but he is considered to be a versatile midfielder, having played in different positions and adapted to playing either wide on the left or as an attacking midfielder.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Dinamo Zagreb
- Croatian First League (2): 2010–11, 2011–12
- Croatian Cup (2): 2010–11, 2011–12
- Real Madrid
- La Liga: 2016–17
- Supercopa de España: 2017
- UEFA Champions League: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- UEFA Super Cup: 2016, 2017
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2016, 2017
Chelsea
- UEFA Champions League: 2020–21
- UEFA Europa League: 2018–19
- UEFA Super Cup: 2021
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2021
- FA Cup runner-up: 2019–20, 2021–22
- EFL Cup runner-up: 2018–19, 2021–22
International[]
Croatia
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2018
Individual[]
- Croatian Football Hope of the Year (2011)
- Gentleman Revelation of the Year (2013)
- Chelsea Player of the Year: 2019–20
- Chelsea Goal of the Season: 2021–22
- Premier League Goal of the Month: January 2022
External links[]
| Manchester City F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
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2 Walker · 3 Dias · 5 Stones · 6 Aké · 8 Kovačić · 9 Haaland · 10 Grealish · 11 Doku · 16 Rodri · 17 De Bruyne · 18 Ortega · 19 Gündoğan · 20 Silva · 24 Gvardiol · 25 Akanji · 26 Savinho · 27 Nunes · 31 Ederson · 33 Carson · 47 Foden · 52 Bobb · 75 O'Reilly · 82 Lewis · 87 McAtee · 97 Wilson-Esbrand · Manager: Pep Guardiola |
| Croatia
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| Croatia – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
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1. Pletikosa
2. Vrsaljko
3. Pranjić
4. Perišić
5. Ćorluka
6. Lovren
7. Rakitić
8. Vukojević
9. Jelavić
10. Modrić
11. Srna (c)
12. Zelenika
13. Schildenfeld
14. Brozović
15. Badelj
16. Rebić
17. Mandžukić
18. Olić
19. Sammir
20. Kovačić
21. Vida
22. Eduardo
23. Subašić
Manager: |
| Croatia – UEFA Euro 2016 – Round of 16 |
|
1. Vargić
2. Vrsaljko
3. Strinić
4. Perišić
5. Ćorluka
6. Jedvaj
7. Rakitić
8. Kovačić
9. Kramarić
10. Modrić
11. Srna
12. L. Kalinić
13. Schildenfeld
14. Brozović
15. Ćorić
16. N. Kalinić
17. Mandžukić
18. Rog
19. Badelj
20. Pjaca
21. Vida
22. Čop
23. Subašić
Manager: |
| Croatia – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Runners up |
|
1. Livaković
2. Vrsaljko
3. Strinić
4. Perišić
5. Ćorluka
6. Lovren
7. Rakitić
8. Kovačić
9. Kramarić
10. Modrić (c)
11. Brozović
12. L. Kalinić
13. Jedvaj
14. Bradarić
15. Ćaleta-Car
16. N. Kalinić
17. Mandžukić
18. Rebić
19. Badelj
20. Pjaca
21. Vida
22. Pivarić
23. Subašić
Manager: |
| Croatia – UEFA Euro 2024 – Group stage |
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1. Livaković
2. Stanišić
3. Pongračić
4. Gvardiol
5. Erlić
6. Šutalo
7. Majer
8. Kovačić
9. Kramarić
10. Modrić (c)
11. Brozović
12. Labrović
13. Vlašić
14. I.Perišić
15. M.Pašalić
16. Budimir
17. Petković
18. Ivanušec
19. Sosa
20. Pjaca
21. Vida
22. Juranović
23. Ivušić
24. Marco Pašalić
25. Sučić
26. Baturina |