OrcaScore
8

Midfielder

Mateo Kovačić

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Appearances
8
499 min
Goals
0
G+A per 90: 0.18
Assists
1
Average rating
6.89
Age32
Date of birth6 May 1994
Height178 cm
Weight–
Preferred footRight
Market value€9.7M
Contract until30 Jun 2027

Injury / suspension history

  • Injury Knock Injury · Day-to-day Since 17 Oct 2026 · Ended: 25 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts3 / 1
Minutes92
Rating6.87
Goals / Assists0 / 1
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy106 · 95%
Key passes3
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 0
Duels won6 / 10
Successful dribbles3
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists– / 0.20
Detailed statistics
Big chances created1
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls0
Accurate crosses1
Touches124
Possession lost11
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won5
Clearances0
Ball recoveries6
Fouls won2
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)12.55
Top speed (km/h)27.49
Appearances / Starts4 / 4
Minutes328
Rating6.88
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)4 (0)
Passes · accuracy174 · 91%
Key passes6
Tackles / Interceptions4 / 1
Duels won13 / 24
Successful dribbles3
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.86 / 1.05
Detailed statistics
Big chances created1
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls3
Accurate crosses0
Touches213
Possession lost25
Dispossessed2
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won12
Clearances1
Ball recoveries15
Fouls won5
Fouls committed4
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)28.45
Top speed (km/h)31.87
Appearances / Starts1 / 1
Minutes79
Rating7.00
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (0)
Passes · accuracy62 · 89%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions1 / 0
Duels won1 / 3
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls4
Accurate crosses0
Touches68
Possession lost8
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won0
Ground duels won1
Clearances1
Ball recoveries3
Fouls won0
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: M

line: M average
Attacking57
Technical60
Tactical51
Defending41
Creativity64

Characteristics

Strengths

715

National team

  • Croatia121 caps · 5 goals · debut Mar 2013

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
31 Oct 2026 Manchester City – Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 – –
28 Oct 2026 Manchester City – Brighton & Hove Albion 6–5 90' 8.0
24 Oct 2026 Aston Villa – Manchester City 2–1 – –
17 Oct 2026 Manchester City – Ipswich Town 3–2 50' 7.3
14 Oct 2026 Manchester City – Paris Saint-Germain 2–4 – –
11 Oct 2026 Liverpool FC – Manchester City 0–3 – –
6 Oct 2026 Croatia – Spain 1–2 88' 6.6
3 Oct 2026 Croatia – England 0–7 90' 6.7
29 Sep 2026 Spain – Croatia 4–1 60' 6.9
26 Sep 2026 Czechia – Croatia 1–2 90' 7.3
20 Sep 2026 Manchester City – Sunderland 5–3 – –
17 Sep 2026 Manchester City – Norwich City 5–0 90' 7.8
13 Sep 2026 Manchester United – Manchester City 0–1 – –
8 Sep 2026 FC Porto – Manchester City 0–2 15' 7.0
5 Sep 2026 Manchester City – Coventry City 1–0 – –

Career and transfers

6 clubs · 7 moves · total fees 123M €
  1. Transfer 29.1M €
  2. Transfer 45M €
  3. Loan return
  4. Loan
  5. Transfer 38M €
  6. Transfer 11M €
  7. Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 29 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)26
Average rating6.96
Last match rating8.028 Oct 2026
Matches missed341 injury record
6 7 8 9 6.96 Apr 2026 Aug 2026 Oct 2026 8.0

Last 10 matches

8.0 7.3 6.6 6.7 6.9 7.3 7.8 7.0 6.6 6.7

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 UEFA Nations League Croatia 4 (4) 328 0 0 6.88
2026 EFL Cup Manchester City 2 (2) 180 1 0 7.90
2026 Premier League Manchester City 3 (1) 92 0 1 6.87
2026 Community Shield Manchester City 1 (1) 79 0 0 7.00

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Premier League 2024 · percentile among midfielders (176 players)

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50 xA 63 Key passes 59 Completed passes 99 Pass accuracy 98 Progressive carries 42 Successful dribbles 51 Tackles + interceptions 78 Rating 93

31 matches · 2,207 min

Mateo Kovačić: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
xA / 90 min 0.13
63
Key passes / 90 min 1.35
59
Completed passes / 90 min 71.0
99
Pass accuracy 92.8%
98
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.00
42
Successful dribbles / 90 min 0.90
51
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min 3.79
78
Rating 7.30
93

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