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- Mateo Kovačić (Croatian pronunciation: [matěo kǒʋatʃitɕ]; born 6 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Croatia national team.
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Mateo Kovačić (Croatian pronunciation: [matěo kǒʋatʃitɕ]; born 6 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Croatia national team.
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Kovacic was born in Linz, Austria to Bosnian Croat parents on 6 May, 1994. Having started his football career with Linzer ASK in Linz, the likes of Bayern Munich, Juventus, Inter, Ajax and Stuttgart were all keen to sign him at the age of just 12. However, Kovacic’s family decided a move to live back home in the Croatian capital Zagreb in 2007 was ...
Kovacic sustained a broken leg in 2009 but returned after a lengthy recovery and continued to impress within the Zagreb Academy, helping both the Under-17s and Under-19s to their respective titles. He then went on to make his first team debut in November 2010 in a Croatian First Football League clash away at Hrvatski Dragovoljac. BUY YOUR KOVACIC #...
Having played seven senior games in the 2010/11 season, Kovacic truly established himself the following season, playing 32 times as Dinamo retained the Croatian title for the seventh season in a row with Kovacic also becoming the youngest player to ever captain the club during a game against NK Lucko. He also became the second youngest scorer in th...
Kovacic acquired the affectionate nickname of the Professor of Football from his Croatian national team-mate Niko Kranjcar back in 2013 after his assured international debut as an 18-year-old helped Croatia beat arch-rivals Serbia 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier. In the ensuing decade since, Kovacic has more than lived up to that nickname, his intelli...
Kovacic’s progress continued across the following two seasons, before Financial Fair Play regulations saw Inter reluctantly agree to sell Kovacic to Real Madrid who swooped to secure his services in 2015. Over the course of three seasons at the Bernabeu, Kovacic played more than 100 times for Real and amassed a huge horde of silverware. All told, h...
Mateo made another switch in the summer of 2018, making to move to Chelsea – initially on loan - before sealing a permanent transfer to England’s capital a year later. A successful first season at Stamford Bridge culminated in Kovacic helping the Club claim the Europa League via a 4-1 win over Arsenal in the 2019 final in Baku, Azerbaijan. Kovacic’...
Kovacic’s career has seen him operate with huge distinction in Croatia, Italy, Spain and more latterly England. And his smooth transition to operating across a variety of Europe’s top leagues, has been mirrored off the field. As well as his native Croatian, Kovacic is also proficient in four other languages – English, German, Italian and Spanish, a...
Kovacic married his childhood sweetheart Izabel Andrijanic in 2017, the pair having met at church a decade earlier. A devout Catholic, Kovacic attends church every Sunday. Mateo and Izabel have subsequently become parents to a little boy, Ivan, and Luka Modric – Kovacic’s former Real Madrid teammate and Croatian national colleague – is godfather.
In 2018, Kovacic along with the rest of the Croatian World Cup squad from that year, was awarded the Order of Duke Branimir. Recognised as one of the most prestigious honours awarded to Croatian nationals, it recognises excellence in promoting Croatia in international relations. It followed Kovacic and Co reaching the 2018 World Cup final in Russia...
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Jun 15, 2015 · Name: Mateo Kovacic. Age: 21. Position: Centre-midfield. Club: Inter. Nation: Croatia (20 appearances, one goal) What is his background? Currently playing in Serie A with Inter, Mateo...
Jun 18, 2024 · Mateo Kovacic arrived at the Etihad Stadium in June 2023 with a glittering CV in tow. A UEFA Champions League winner with two different teams, a league title winner in two different countries and a World Cup finalist with Croatia in 2018, his experience at the top of the game was undeniable.
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Mateo Kovacic, 30, from Croatia Manchester City, since 2023 Central Midfield Market value: €30.00m * May 6, 1994 in Linz, Austria.
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Jun 27, 2023 · Manchester City have completed the signing of Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea on a four-year deal. The 29-year-old made 221 appearances in five seasons at Chelsea, winning the Champions League, Europa League, FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup, as well as collecting the club’s Player of the Year award in 2019/20.
Jun 21, 2023 · Manchester City have agreed a £30m deal to sign Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic. The fee is understood to be worth an initial £25m guaranteed plus £5m in performance-related add-ons.
