Mateo Kovačić

Manchester City Defensive Midfielder Also CM, AM

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Height: 178 cm
Shirt: 8
Age: 32
Preferred foot: Right
Country: Croatia
Market value: €7m
Contract end: 30 June 2027

Premier League

EFL Cup

Champions League

World Cup

UEFA Nations League A

UEFA Nations League A · 2026–2027

4Apps

4Starts

328Minutes

0Goals

0Assists

0.86xG

1.05xA

6.7Rating

2026–2027 by competition

Competition	Team	Apps	A	Rating
Premier League	Manchester City	3	1	6.9
Community Shield	Manchester City	1	0	—
EFL Cup	Manchester City	1	0	7.8
Champions League	Manchester City	1	0	6.7
UEFA Nations League A	Croatia	4	0	6.7
World Cup	Croatia	4	1	7.0
Friendlies	Croatia	2	0	6.5

Recent matchesFull log →

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
17 Oct	vs Ipswich Town	W 3–2	50	·	1	8.2
06 Oct	vs Spain	L 1–2	88	·	·	6.5
03 Oct	vs England	L 0–7	90	·	·	6.5
29 Sep	@ Spain	L 1–4	60	·	·	6.0
26 Sep	@ Czechia	W 2–1	90	·	·	7.7
17 Sep	vs Norwich City	W 5–0	90	·	·	7.8

Player profile CM

Per-90 percentiles against midfielders in UEFA Nations League A. 50 = average.

Market value€7m

Shooting

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Goals	0	0.00	0
xG	0.86	0.24	81
xG excl. penalty	0.86	0.24	81
Shots	4	1.10	53

Passing

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Assists	0	0.00	0
xA	1.05	0.29	88
Accurate passes	158	43.4	53
Pass accuracy	90.8%	—	62
Accurate long balls	3	0.82	31
Long ball accuracy	60.0%	—	46
Line-breaking passes	19	5.21	76
Chances created	6	1.65	69
Big chances created	1	0.27	73

Possession

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Dribbles	3	0.82	65
Dribbles success rate	75.0%	—	80
Duels won	13	3.57	35
Duels won %	54.2%	—	58
Aerials won	1	0.27	42
Aerials won %	50.0%	—	54
Touches	213	58.4	45
Touches in opposition box	5	1.37	54
Dispossessed	2	0.55	51
Fouls won	5	1.37	62

Defending

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Defensive actions	7	1.92	8
Tackles	4	1.10	31
Interceptions	1	0.27	23
Blocked scoring attempt	1	0.27	65
Fouls committed	4	1.10	55
Recoveries	15	4.12	49
Possession won final 3rd	2	0.55	60
Dribbled past	4	1.10	38
Clearances	1	0.27	14
Clean sheets	0	0.00	0
Goals conceded while on pitch	11	3.02	7
xG against while on pitch	9.70	2.66	12

Discipline

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow cards	1	0.27	28
Red cards	0	0.00	100

Percentiles are per 90 minutes, against players in the same position in UEFA Nations League A.

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
17 Oct	vs Ipswich Town	W 3–2	50	·	1	8.2
14 Oct	vs Paris Saint-Germain	L 2–4	Bench	·	·	—
11 Oct	@ Liverpool	W 3–0	Bench	·	·	—
06 Oct	vs Spain	L 1–2	88	·	·	6.5
03 Oct	vs England	L 0–7	90	·	·	6.5
29 Sep	@ Spain	L 1–4	60	·	·	6.0
26 Sep	@ Czechia	W 2–1	90	·	·	7.7
20 Sep	vs Sunderland	W 5–3	Bench	·	·	—
17 Sep	vs Norwich City	W 5–0	90	·	·	7.8
13 Sep	@ Manchester United	W 1–0	Bench	·	·	—
08 Sep	@ FC Porto	W 2–0	15	·	·	6.7
05 Sep	vs Coventry City	W 1–0	Bench	·	·	—
28 Aug	@ Crystal Palace	W 4–1	15	·	·	6.1
23 Aug	vs AFC Bournemouth	W 2–1	27	·	·	6.4
16 Aug	@ Arsenal	L 0–3	79	·	·	6.3
09 Aug	vs Atlético Madrid	W 3–1	61	·	·	7.0
05 Aug	@ K-League All Stars	W 3–1	46	·	·	—
01 Aug	vs Inter	D 1–1	45	·	·	6.7
02 Jul	@ Portugal	L 1–2	89	·	·	6.9
27 Jun	vs Ghana	W 2–1	78	·	1	7.5
23 Jun	@ Panama	W 1–0	72	·	·	6.6
17 Jun	@ England	L 2–4	32	·	·	6.8
07 Jun	vs Slovenia	W 2–1	45	·	·	6.6
02 Jun	vs Belgium	L 0–2	58	·	·	6.5
24 May	vs Aston Villa	L 1–2	31	·	·	6.7
19 May	@ AFC Bournemouth	D 1–1	56	·	·	6.5
16 May	@ Chelsea	W 1–0	25	·	·	6.3
13 May	vs Crystal Palace	W 3–0	11	·	·	6.5
09 May	vs Brentford	W 3–0	Bench	·	·	—
04 May	@ Everton	D 3–3	15	·	1	7.4
25 Apr	vs Southampton	W 2–1	58	·	·	7.6
22 Apr	@ Burnley	W 1–0	Bench	·	·	—
12 Apr	@ Chelsea	W 3–0	9	·	·	—
04 Apr	vs Liverpool	W 4–0	Bench	·	·	—
22 Mar	@ Arsenal	W 2–0	Bench	·	·	—
17 Mar	vs Real Madrid	L 1–2	Bench	·	·	—
14 Mar	@ West Ham United	D 1–1	Bench	·	·	—
26 Oct	@ Aston Villa	L 0–1	Bench	·	·	—
21 Oct	@ Villarreal	W 2–0	33	·	·	6.8
18 Oct	vs Everton	W 2–0	4	·	·	—

Season	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
▸ 2026–2027	Manchester City	6	0	1	7.0
	Premier League	3	0	1	6.9
	Community Shield	1	0	0	—
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	7.8
	Champions League	1	0	0	6.7
▸ 2025–2026	Manchester City	9	0	1	6.8
	Premier League	6	0	1	6.8
	FA Cup	2	0	0	7.0
	Champions League	1	0	0	6.8
▸ 2024–2025	Manchester City	42	7	3	7.3
	Premier League	31	6	2	7.5
	Community Shield	1	0	0	—
	FA Cup	3	0	1	7.5
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	6.8
	Champions League	6	1	0	6.4
▸ 2023–2024	Manchester City	46	3	1	7.2
	Premier League	30	1	0	7.1
	Community Shield	1	0	0	7.9
	FA Cup	5	1	1	7.5
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	6.6
	Champions League	6	0	0	7.1
	UEFA Super Cup	1	0	0	—
	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	2	1	0	—
▸ 2022–2023	Chelsea	37	2	2	6.9
	Premier League	27	1	2	6.9
	FA Cup	1	0	0	5.9
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	6.7
	Champions League	8	1	0	7.1
▸ 2021–2022	Chelsea	44	2	6	7.2
	Premier League	25	2	5	7.2
	FA Cup	5	0	0	7.0
	EFL Cup	5	0	0	7.2
	Champions League	6	0	1	7.4
	UEFA Super Cup	1	0	0	—
	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	2	0	0	—
▸ 2020–2021	Chelsea	42	0	2	7.1
	Premier League	27	0	1	7.1
	FA Cup	3	0	0	7.1
	EFL Cup	2	0	0	—
	Champions League	10	0	1	7.0
▸ 2019–2020	Chelsea	47	2	3	7.2
	Premier League	31	1	3	7.4
	FA Cup	6	0	0	6.7
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	—
	Champions League	8	1	0	7.2
	UEFA Super Cup	1	0	0	—
▸ 2018–2019	Chelsea	51	0	2	7.0
	Premier League	32	0	2	6.9
	FA Cup	2	0	0	7.6
	EFL Cup	5	0	0	—
	Europa League	12	0	0	7.3
▸ 2017–2018	Real Madrid	36	0	2	6.9
	LaLiga	21	0	1	7.0
	Copa del Rey	5	0	0	—
	Super Cup	2	0	0	—
	Champions League	7	0	1	6.7
	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	1	0	0	—
▸ 2016–2017	Real Madrid	39	2	3	7.3
	LaLiga	27	1	3	7.3
	Copa del Rey	4	0	0	—
	Champions League	6	1	0	7.3
	UEFA Super Cup	1	0	0	—
	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	1	0	0	—
▸ 2015–2016	Real Madrid	34	1	2	7.3
	LaLiga	25	0	2	—
	Copa del Rey	1	0	0	—
	Champions League	8	1	0	7.3
▸ 2014–2015	Inter	44	8	3	—
	Serie A	35	5	3	—
	Coppa Italia	1	0	0	—
	Europa League	8	3	0	—
▸ 2013–2014	Inter	35	0	4	—
	Serie A	32	0	4	—
	Coppa Italia	3	0	0	—
▸ 2012–2013	Inter	18	0	2	—
	Serie A	13	0	1	—
	Coppa Italia	1	0	0	—
	Europa League	4	0	1	—
▸ 2012–2013	Dinamo Zagreb	20	1	0	—
	HNL	11	1	0	—
	Croatian Cup	1	0	0	—
	Champions League	8	0	0	—
▸ 2011–2012	Dinamo Zagreb	44	6	0	—
	HNL	25	4	0	—
	Croatian Cup	7	1	0	—
	Champions League	12	1	0	—
▸ 2010–2011	Dinamo Zagreb	9	1	0	—
	HNL	7	1	0	—
	Croatian Cup	2	0	0	—

Manchester City

Competition	Won	Runner-up
FA Cup ×1	2025/2026	2
Premier League ×1	2023/2024	1
J.League World Challenge ×1	2023	—
EFL Cup ×1	2025/2026	—
UEFA Super Cup ×1	2023/2024	—
FIFA Club World Cup ×1	2023 Saudi Arabia	—
Community Shield ×1	2024/2025	2

Chelsea

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Europa League ×1	2018/2019	—
Champions League ×1	2020/2021	—
UEFA Super Cup ×1	2021/2022	1
FIFA Club World Cup ×1	2021 UAE	—

Real Madrid

Competition	Won	Runner-up
LaLiga ×1	2016/2017	1
Champions League ×3	2017/2018, 2016/2017, 2015/2016	—
UEFA Super Cup ×2	2017/2018, 2016/2017	—
FIFA Club World Cup ×2	2017 UAE, 2016 Japan	—
Supercopa de España ×1	2017/2018	—

Dinamo Zagreb

Competition	Won	Runner-up
HNL ×2	2011/2012, 2010/2011	—
Croatian Cup ×2	2011/2012, 2010/2011	—