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M. Kovačić
Mateo Kovacic
29
years
Croatia
75
kgs
Mid
position
177
cms
8
shirt number
85.02
M.€
82
ELO
Nacido el 06 May 1994 en Linz
Personal data
Country of birth
Austria Nationality
Croatia Other nationality
Austria Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
Western Europe
Career details
Status
High
Current club
Chelsea
Current competition
Premier League
Previous club
Real Madrid
Previous competition
La Liga
Historic team
Chelsea
Historical competition
Premier League
Most common shirt number
8
Other shirt numbers
17, 23, 16, 10, 20, 12, 15, 4
Lower categories
ASKÖ Ebelsberg (1999-2000),LASK Linz (2000–2007),GNK Dinamo Zagreb (2007–2010)
Form in last matches
46'
5.6 Pts.
20'
4.9 Pts.
85'
7.1 Pts.
90'
6.6 Pts.
Competitions played in
Participation and performances
Position on the pitch
Main position
Midfielder
86%
Other positions
- Defensive midfielder 14%
CM
CDM
Attributes
73
pace
76
shot
82
pass
86
Dribbling
62
defender
77
Stamina
Main features
Flair
Rating progression
82
▲ 82
10
14
13
15
18
Highest value in career
85 (2023)
Rankings
General
260º
Age
21º
By country
9º
By position
70º
MF
By position
52º
CM
Evolution of market value
85 M€
▲ 85
10
14
13
15
18
Highest value in career
85M (2023)
Rankings
General
19º
Age
2º
By country
2º
By position
7º
MF
By position
5º
CM
Contract information
Provider
Nike
Agent
VPA Sports
Start of contract
01/07/2019
End of contract
30/06/2024
Contract length
28/06/2028
Last signing
01/07/2019
Total transfer window transactions
94M€
Past signings
|
Season.
Date
|
Origin | Destination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
19/20
01/07/2019
|
|
|
45M
Transfer
|
|
19/20
01/07/2019
|
|
|
End of loan
|
|
18/19
08/08/2018
|
|
|
Loan
|
|
15/16
18/08/2015
|
|
|
38M
Transfer
|
|
12/13
31/01/2013
|
|
|
11M
Transfer
|
| Total amount of money in transfer dealings | 94M | ||
Professional performance
 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar year | 24 |
3
▲
|
0.13
▲
|
84
▲
|
| Last 365 days | 51 |
4
▲
|
0.08
▲
|
83
▲
|
| Last 3 years | 169 |
8
|
0.05
|
80
▲
|
| Last 5 years | 272 |
10
▼
|
0.04
▼
|
78
▲
|
| Career | 616 |
30
▲
|
0.05
▲
|
73
▲
|
List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2022/23 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 2467' | 29 | 5.7 | 83 |
|
|
27 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 1704' | 29 | 5.4 | 83 | |
|
8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 627' | 28 | 6 | 83 | |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46' | 28 | 4.5 | 83 | |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90' | 28 | 5.1 | 82 | |
|
|
2021/22 | 44 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 2844' | 28 | 6.5 | 81 |
|
|
2020/21 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 2690' | 27 | 6.1 | 78 |
|
|
2019/20 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 3286' | 26 | 6 | 77 |
|
|
2018/19 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 3057' | 25 | 6 | 72 |
Teammates
Player rating and role
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 221 | 164 | 14344' | 6 | 40 |
|
|
3 | 109 | 55 | 5389' | 3 | 15 |
|
|
3 | 97 | 64 | 6167' | 8 | 10 |
|
|
3 | 73 | 51 | 4697' | 8 | 4 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 90' | 0 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 142 | 98 | 8893' | 4 | 27 |
|
3 | 80 | 51 | 5099' | 5 | 8 |
|
|
3 | 73 | 37 | 3724' | 1 | 9 |
|
|
9 | 65 | 46 | 3932' | 5 | 8 |
|
3 | 43 | 30 | 2807' | 6 | 2 |
For the national team
95 times at International
8 times at U21
9 times at U19
11 times at U17
5
0.05
7
15
0
Other information
Times called up
95
Matches as a starter
67
Off the bench
28
Debut
22/3/2013
Age on debut
18.9 years old
Last match
18/6/2023
Age in last game
29.1 years old
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2023 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 341' | 29 | 7 | 84 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 175' | 29 | 6.1 | 84 | |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 166' | 28 | 7.7 | 84 | |
|
|
2022 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1218' | 28 | 6.3 | 82 |
|
|
2021 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 900' | 27 | 5.9 | 79 |
|
|
2020 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 509' | 26 | 5.5 | 77 |
|
|
2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 353' | 25 | 5.1 | 75 |
Teammates in the national team
Player rating and role
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
11 | 95 | 67 | 5876' | 5 | 15 |
|
3 | 9 | 7 | 634' | 0 | 2 |
|
4 | 8 | 7 | 606' | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 3 | 3 | 270' | 0 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 | 23 | 14 | 1248' | 1 | 3 |
|
4 | 19 | 15 | 1251' | 0 | 3 |
|
|
4 | 16 | 14 | 1236' | 2 | 3 |
|
|
3 | 15 | 9 | 847' | 0 | 2 |
|
|
4 | 15 | 10 | 842' | 2 | 3 |
Titles
-
World Cup runner-up2018
-
4
Champions League winner20/21 -
Spanish champion16/17
-
Young player of the year2011
-
2
World Cup participant2018
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
200 matches
09 NOV. 22
28 years
100 matches
19 DEC. 21
27 years
50 matches
22 JUN. 21
27 years
50 matches
07 APR. 21
26 years
First international brace
17 NOV. 20
26 years
Best performances
90'
2
10 Pts.
90'
9.8 Pts.
90'
9.6 Pts.
90'
9.0 Pts.