Mateo Kovačić, Central Midfield at Manchester City

Central Midfield · Midfielder

#8 Mateo Kovačić

Manchester City Premier League · England

Date of birth / Age: 6 May 1994 (32)
Height · Weight: 1.77 m · 80 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Central Midfield
Citizenship: Croatia
Joined club: 1 Jul 2023
Contract until: 2027
International: Croatia · 113 caps, 4 goals

Date of birth / Age: 6 May 1994 (32)
Height · Weight: 1.77 m · 80 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Central Midfield
Citizenship: Croatia
Joined club: 1 Jul 2023
Contract until: 2027
International: Croatia · 113 caps, 4 goals

Season 2025/26

Appearances: 8
Starting eleven: 2
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Yellow cards: 0
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 214

Starting eleven25%

2 of 8 appearances

Minutes played214

27 per appearance

Goal involvement1

0 goals · 1 assists

Positions played

371 matches · since 2014/15

CBCFRWLWAMDMCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	243	8	16
Defensive Midfield	104	6	1
Attacking Midfield	15	1	0
Left Winger	3	0	0
Other · RW, CF, CB	6	0	0

Key numbers

vs all midfielders in Premier League 2024/25 · 133 players in the comparison

Progressive passes6.23 /90P77
Key passes0.15 /90P28
Expected assists (xA)0.05 /90P38
Ball recoveries6.50 /90P48

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Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	Premier League	Manchester City	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	51
2025/26	Premier League	Manchester City	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	96
2025/26	FA Cup	Manchester City	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	83
2025/26	UEFA Champions League	Manchester City	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	35
2026	FIFA World Cup	Croatia	4	3	0	–	0	–	0	278
2024/25	Premier League	Manchester City	31	25	6	1	5	0	1	2,207
2024/25	UEFA Champions League	Manchester City	6	3	1	–	1	–	0	305
2024/25	FA Cup	Manchester City	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	172
2024/25	Community Shield	Manchester City	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2024/25	Carabao Cup	Manchester City	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	44
2024/25	UEFA Nations League - League A	Croatia	6	6	0	–	2	–	0	477
2026	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Croatia	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	66
2023/24	Premier League	Manchester City	30	16	1	0	4	0	0	1,547
2023/24	UEFA Champions League	Manchester City	6	5	0	–	0	–	0	434
2023/24	FA Cup	Manchester City	5	5	1	–	1	–	0	392
2023	J.League World Challenge	Manchester City	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2023/24	Community Shield	Manchester City	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	64
2023/24	Carabao Cup	Manchester City	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	68
2023/24	UEFA Super Cup	Manchester City	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2023	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	Manchester City	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	90
2024	UEFA European Championship	Croatia	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	224
2022/23	Premier League	Chelsea	27	17	1	1	8	0	0	1,706
2022/23	UEFA Champions League	Chelsea	8	8	1	–	2	–	0	624
2022/23	Carabao Cup	Chelsea	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2022/23	FA Cup	Chelsea	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2022/23	UEFA Nations League - League A	Croatia	8	7	0	–	1	–	0	651
2022	FIFA World Cup	Croatia	7	7	0	–	2	–	0	638
2024	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Croatia	4	4	2	–	0	–	0	336
2021/22	Premier League	Chelsea	25	16	2	3	4	0	0	1,555
2021/22	UEFA Champions League	Chelsea	6	5	0	–	0	–	0	411
2021/22	Carabao Cup	Chelsea	5	4	0	–	1	–	0	367
2021/22	FA Cup	Chelsea	5	5	0	–	0	–	0	289
2021	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	Chelsea	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	182
2021/22	UEFA Super Cup	Chelsea	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2020/21	Premier League	Chelsea	27	21	0	1	4	0	0	1,816
2020/21	UEFA Champions League	Chelsea	10	7	0	–	2	–	0	606
2020/21	FA Cup	Chelsea	3	1	0	–	0	–	0	107
2020/21	Carabao Cup	Chelsea	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	160
2022	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Croatia	7	6	0	–	2	–	0	499
2020/21	UEFA Nations League - League A	Croatia	6	5	2	–	1	–	0	453
2020	UEFA European Championship	Croatia	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	341
2019/20	Premier League	Chelsea	31	23	1	1	8	0	0	2,079
2019/20	UEFA Champions League	Chelsea	8	7	1	–	0	–	0	608
2019/20	FA Cup	Chelsea	6	5	0	–	2	–	1	403
2019/20	Carabao Cup	Chelsea	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2019/20	UEFA Super Cup	Chelsea	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	101
2018/19	Premier League	Chelsea	32	21	0	2	3	0	0	1,743
2018/19	UEFA Europa League	Chelsea	12	10	0	–	1	–	0	917
2018/19	Carabao Cup	Chelsea	5	3	0	–	1	–	0	297
2018/19	FA Cup	Chelsea	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	161
2020	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Croatia	5	3	0	–	0	–	0	233
2018/19	UEFA Nations League - League A	Croatia	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	163
2017/18	La Liga	Real Madrid	21	10	0	1	2	0	0	996
2017/18	Copa del Rey	Real Madrid	5	4	0	–	1	–	0	380
2017	International Champions Cup	Real Madrid	3	2	1	–	0	–	0	180
2017/18	Super Cup	Real Madrid	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	130
2017/18	UEFA Champions League	Real Madrid	1	0	0	–	2	–	0	25
2017	MLS All-Star	Real Madrid	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	59
2017	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	Real Madrid	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	68
2018	FIFA World Cup	Croatia	5	1	0	–	0	–	0	184
2016/17	La Liga	Real Madrid	27	19	1	3	2	0	0	1,688
2016/17	UEFA Champions League	Real Madrid	6	2	1	–	1	–	0	218
2016/17	Copa del Rey	Real Madrid	4	1	0	–	1	–	0	162
2016	International Champions Cup	Real Madrid	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	154
2016/17	UEFA Super Cup	Real Madrid	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	72
2016	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	Real Madrid	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	15
2018	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Croatia	7	6	0	–	0	–	0	453
2015/16	La Liga	Real Madrid	25	8	0	2	4	0	1	1,027
2015/16	UEFA Champions League	Real Madrid	8	3	1	–	1	–	0	340
2015	International Champions Cup	Internazionale	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	96
2015/16	Copa del Rey	Real Madrid	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	44
2016	UEFA European Championship	Croatia	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	36
2014/15	Serie A	Internazionale	35	26	5	1	3	0	1	2,461
2014/15	UEFA Europa League	Internazionale	8	5	3	–	0	–	0	395
2014/15	Coppa Italia	Internazionale	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2016	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Croatia	8	5	0	–	3	–	0	443
2013/14	Serie A	Internazionale	32	14	0	–	2	–	0	1,605
2013/14	First NL	Zelina	7	1	0	–	1	–	0	146
2013/14	Coppa Italia	Internazionale	3	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2014	FIFA World Cup	Croatia	3	1	0	–	0	–	0	111
2012/13	Serie A	Internazionale	13	11	0	–	2	–	0	1,025
2012/13	Superleague	Dinamo Zagreb	11	9	1	–	1	–	0	790
2012/13	UEFA Champions League	Dinamo Zagreb	8	7	0	–	0	–	0	636
2012/13	UEFA Europa League	Internazionale	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	313
2012/13	Coppa Italia	Internazionale	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2012/13	Cup	Dinamo Zagreb	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	63
2014	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Croatia	6	4	0	–	1	–	0	375
2015	UEFA U21 Championship	Croatia U21	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	246
2013	UEFA U19 Championship	Croatia U19	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	24
2011/12	Superleague	Dinamo Zagreb	25	20	4	–	1	–	0	1,757
2011/12	UEFA Champions League	Dinamo Zagreb	12	5	1	–	0	–	0	552
2011/12	Cup	Dinamo Zagreb	7	7	1	–	2	–	0	549
2012	UEFA U19 Championship	Croatia U19	5	5	0	–	2	–	0	428
2010/11	Superleague	Dinamo Zagreb	7	1	1	–	0	–	0	260
2010/11	Cup	Dinamo Zagreb	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2011	UEFA U17 Championship	Croatia U17	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	360
2013	UEFA U21 Championship	Croatia U21	4	3	0	–	0	–	0	270

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Career total · all competitions			712	483	40	17^*	94	0^*	4	44,297

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Premier League	210	11	10
Croatia	88	4	–
Serie A	80	5	1
UEFA Champions League	80	6	–
La Liga	73	1	6
Superleague	43	6	–
FA Cup	26	1	–
UEFA Europa League	24	3	–
Carabao Cup	16	0	–
Copa del Rey	10	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Transfer Chelsea Manchester City Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2019 Jul 2019 · Transfer Real Madrid Chelsea Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jun 2019 Jun 2019 · Back from Loan Chelsea Real Madrid Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2018 Aug 2018 · Loan Real Madrid Chelsea Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2015 Aug 2015 · Transfer Internazionale Real Madrid Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2013 Jan 2013 · Transfer Dinamo Zagreb Internazionale Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Mar 2008 Mar 2008 · Free Transfer – Dinamo Zagreb Free Transfer

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