#8 Mateo Kovacic
- Date of birth/Age: May 6, 1994 (30)
- Place of birth: Linz
- Citizenship: Croatia
- Height: 1,77 m
- Position: Central Midfield
- Agent: VPA SPORTS ...
National team career
# | Debut | Coach at debut | Age at debut | ||
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Croatia | |||||
8 | Mar 22, 2013 | 99 | 5 | Igor Stimac | 18 years 10 months 16 days |
Croatia U21 | |||||
10 | Jun 3, 2011 | 7 | - | Ivo Susak | 17 years 28 days |
Croatia U19 | |||||
10 | Nov 10, 2011 | 6 | - | Dinko Jelicic | 17 years 06 months 04 days |
Croatia U17 | |||||
8 | Aug 5, 2009 | 15 | - | Ivan Gudelj | 15 years 02 months 30 days |
Croatia U14 | |||||
- | May 23, 2008 | 2 | 1 | 14 years 17 days | |
Croatia U15 | |||||
10 | May 13, 2008 | 2 | - | 14 years 07 days |
Stats of Mateo Kovacic
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Competition | wettbewerb | |||||||||||||
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Total : | 99 | 5 | 8 | - | 29 | 49 | 15 | - | - | - | 1.255' | 6.276' | ||
International Friendlies | 25 | 1 | 3 | - | 10 | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | 1.362' | 1.362' | ||
World Cup qualification | 20 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1.327' | ||
European Qualifiers | 17 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | 506' | 1.011' | ||
UEFA Nations League | 16 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | 633' | 1.266' | ||
World Cup | 15 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 933' | ||
EURO | 6 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 377' |
Detailed stats
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Matchday | Club | Venue | Date | Home team | Away team | Result | Pos. | |||||||||||||
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World Cup qualification Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group A | Zagreb | Mar 22, 2013 | Croatia | Serbia | 2:0 | DM | 90' | |||||||||||||
Group A | Swansea | Mar 26, 2013 | Wales | Croatia | 1:2 | 70' | 61' | 29' | ||||||||||||
Group A | Zagreb | Jun 7, 2013 | Croatia | Scotland | 0:1 | DM | 90' | |||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carouge | Jun 10, 2013 | Croatia | Portugal | 0:1 | CM | 66' | 24' | |||||||||||||
Vaduz | Aug 14, 2013 | Liechtenstein | Croatia | 2:3 | Not in squad | |||||||||||||||
World Cup qualification Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group A | Belgrad | Sep 6, 2013 | Serbia | Croatia | 1:1 | 63' | 27' | |||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jeonju | Sep 10, 2013 | South Korea | Croatia | 1:2 | With U21 national team | |||||||||||||||
World Cup qualification Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group A | Zagreb | Oct 11, 2013 | Croatia | Belgium | 1:2 | DM | 65' | 65' | ||||||||||||
Group A | Glasgow | Oct 15, 2013 | Scotland | Croatia | 2:0 | With U21 national team | ||||||||||||||
World Cup qualification Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying Round 1st leg | Reykjavík | Nov 15, 2013 | Iceland | Croatia | 0:0 | on the bench | ||||||||||||||
Qualifying Round 2nd leg | Zagreb | Nov 19, 2013 | Croatia | Iceland | 2:0 | AM | 1 | 74' | 74' | |||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
St. Gallen | Mar 5, 2014 | Switzerland | Croatia | 2:2 | AM | 1 | 56' | 56' | ||||||||||||
May 31, 2014 | Croatia | Mali | 2:1 | 60' | 30' | |||||||||||||||
Salvador | Jun 7, 2014 | Australia | Croatia | 0:1 | AM | 60' | 60' | |||||||||||||
World Cup 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group A | Jun 12, 2014 | Brazil | Croatia | 3:1 | AM | 61' | 61' | |||||||||||||
Group A | Jun 19, 2014 | Cameroon | Croatia | 0:4 | AM | 72' | 18' | |||||||||||||
Group A | Recife | Jun 23, 2014 | Croatia | Mexico | 1:3 | AM | 58' | 32' | ||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sep 4, 2014 | Croatia | Cyprus | 2:0 | LW | 1 | 78' | 78' | |||||||||||||
European Qualifiers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group H | Zagreb | Sep 9, 2014 | Croatia | Malta | 2:0 | LW | 46' | 45' | ||||||||||||
Group H | Sofia | Oct 10, 2014 | Bulgaria | Croatia | 0:1 | 80' | 10' | |||||||||||||
Group H | Oct 13, 2014 | Croatia | Azerbaijan | 6:0 | CM | 24' | 24' | |||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
London | Nov 12, 2014 | Argentina | Croatia | 2:1 | AM | 1 | 46' | 45' | ||||||||||||
European Qualifiers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group H | Milano | Nov 16, 2014 | Italy | Croatia | 1:1 | CM | 37' | 28' | 62' | |||||||||||
Group H | Zagreb | Mar 28, 2015 | Croatia | Norway | 5:1 | Not in squad | ||||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Varazdin | Jun 7, 2015 | Croatia | Gibraltar | 4:0 | AM | 1 | 46' | 45' | ||||||||||||
European Qualifiers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group H | Split | Jun 12, 2015 | Croatia | Italy | 1:1 | AM | 87' | 90' | 90' | |||||||||||
Group H | Baku | Sep 3, 2015 | Azerbaijan | Croatia | 0:0 | CM | 90' | 59' | 31' | |||||||||||
Group H | Oslo | Sep 6, 2015 | Norway | Croatia | 2:0 | Not in squad | ||||||||||||||
Group H | Zagreb | Oct 10, 2015 | Croatia | Bulgaria | 3:0 | CM | 90' | |||||||||||||
Group H | Attard | Oct 13, 2015 | Malta | Croatia | 0:1 | CM | 90' | |||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rostov | Nov 17, 2015 | Russia | Croatia | 1:3 | With U21 national team | |||||||||||||||
Mar 23, 2016 | Croatia | Israel | 2:0 | 57' | 33' | |||||||||||||||
Mar 26, 2016 | Hungary | Croatia | 1:1 | DM | 76' | 76' | ||||||||||||||
May 27, 2016 | Croatia | Moldova | 1:0 | Not in squad | ||||||||||||||||
Jun 4, 2016 | Croatia | San Marino | 10:0 | 46' | 45' | |||||||||||||||
EURO 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group D | Paris | Jun 12, 2016 | Türkiye | Croatia | 0:1 | on the bench | ||||||||||||||
Group D | Saint-Etienne | Jun 17, 2016 | Czechia | Croatia | 2:2 | CM | 62' | 28' | ||||||||||||
Group D | Bordeaux | Jun 21, 2016 | Croatia | Spain | 2:1 | CM | 82' | 8' | ||||||||||||
Round of 16 | Lens | Jun 25, 2016 | Croatia | Portugal | 0:1 AET | on the bench | ||||||||||||||
World Cup qualification Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||
group I | Zagreb | Sep 5, 2016 | Croatia | Türkiye | 1:1 | on the bench | ||||||||||||||
group I | Shkodër | Oct 6, 2016 | Kosovo | Croatia | 0:6 | CM | 1 | 90' | ||||||||||||
group I | Oct 9, 2016 | Finland | Croatia | 0:1 | CM | 90' | ||||||||||||||
group I | Zagreb | Nov 12, 2016 | Croatia | Iceland | 2:0 | CM | 46' | 45' | ||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Belfast | Nov 15, 2016 | N. Ireland | Croatia | 0:3 | Not in squad | |||||||||||||||
Jan 11, 2017 | Chile | Croatia | 5:2 on pens | Ankle injury | ||||||||||||||||
Jan 14, 2017 | China | Croatia | 5:4 on pens | Not in squad | ||||||||||||||||
World Cup qualification Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||
group I | Zagreb | Mar 24, 2017 | Croatia | Ukraine | 1:0 | AM | 79' | 11' | ||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tallinn | Mar 28, 2017 | Estonia | Croatia | 3:0 | CM | 90' | ||||||||||||||
Los Angeles, California | May 28, 2017 | Mexico | Croatia | 1:2 | Not in squad | |||||||||||||||
World Cup qualification Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||
group I | Reykjavík | Jun 11, 2017 | Iceland | Croatia | 1:0 | AM | 90' | |||||||||||||
group I | Zagreb | Sep 2, 2017 | Croatia | Kosovo | 1:0 | CM | 55' | 55' | ||||||||||||
group I | Sep 5, 2017 | Türkiye | Croatia | 1:0 | AM | 71' | 71' | |||||||||||||
group I | Oct 6, 2017 | Croatia | Finland | 1:1 | Patellar tendon tear | |||||||||||||||
group I | Kiew | Oct 9, 2017 | Ukraine | Croatia | 0:2 | Patellar tendon tear | ||||||||||||||
World Cup qualification Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying Round 1st leg | Zagreb | Nov 9, 2017 | Croatia | Greece | 4:1 | Patellar tendon tear | ||||||||||||||
Qualifying Round 2nd leg | Piräus | Nov 12, 2017 | Greece | Croatia | 0:0 | Patellar tendon tear | ||||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Miami Gardens, Florida | Mar 24, 2018 | Peru | Croatia | 2:0 | DM | 56' | 34' | |||||||||||||
Mar 28, 2018 | Mexico | Croatia | 0:1 | AM | 90' | |||||||||||||||
Liverpool | Jun 3, 2018 | Brazil | Croatia | 2:0 | CM | 58' | 32' | |||||||||||||
Jun 8, 2018 | Croatia | Senegal | 2:1 | 86' | 65' | 25' | ||||||||||||||
World Cup 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group D | Jun 16, 2018 | Croatia | Nigeria | 2:0 | RM | 78' | 12' | |||||||||||||
Group D | Jun 21, 2018 | Argentina | Croatia | 0:3 | CM | 1 | 82' | 8' | ||||||||||||
Group D | Jun 26, 2018 | Iceland | Croatia | 1:2 | CM | 82' | 82' | |||||||||||||
Round of 16 | Jul 1, 2018 | Croatia | Denmark | 4:3 on pens | CM | 71' | 49' | |||||||||||||
Quarter-Finals | Jul 7, 2018 | Russia | Croatia | 5:6 on pens | AM | 88' | 32' | |||||||||||||
Semi-Finals | Moskau | Jul 11, 2018 | Croatia | England | 2:1 AET | on the bench | ||||||||||||||
Final | Moskau | Jul 15, 2018 | France | Croatia | 4:2 | on the bench | ||||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Faro | Sep 6, 2018 | Portugal | Croatia | 1:1 | DM | 42' | 90' | |||||||||||||
UEFA Nations League A | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group 4 | Elche | Sep 11, 2018 | Spain | Croatia | 6:0 | RM | 90' | |||||||||||||
Group 4 | Oct 12, 2018 | Croatia | England | 0:0 | DM | 25' | 73' | 73' | ||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Oct 15, 2018 | Croatia | Jordan | 2:1 | Knock | ||||||||||||||||
UEFA Nations League A | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group 4 | Zagreb | Nov 15, 2018 | Croatia | Spain | 3:2 | on the bench | ||||||||||||||
Group 4 | London | Nov 18, 2018 | England | Croatia | 2:1 | Ankle injury | ||||||||||||||
European Qualifiers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group E | Zagreb | Mar 21, 2019 | Croatia | Azerbaijan | 2:1 | CM | 73' | 73' | ||||||||||||
Group E | Mar 24, 2019 | Hungary | Croatia | 2:1 | on the bench | |||||||||||||||
Group E | Jun 8, 2019 | Croatia | Wales | 2:1 | AM | 76' | 76' | |||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Varazdin | Jun 11, 2019 | Croatia | Tunisia | 1:2 | AM | 55' | 55' | |||||||||||||
European Qualifiers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group E | Trnava | Sep 6, 2019 | Slovakia | Croatia | 0:4 | Calf injury | ||||||||||||||
Group E | Baku | Sep 9, 2019 | Azerbaijan | Croatia | 1:1 | Calf injury | ||||||||||||||
Group E | Split | Oct 10, 2019 | Croatia | Hungary | 3:0 | CM | 67' | 23' | ||||||||||||
Group E | Cardiff | Oct 13, 2019 | Wales | Croatia | 1:1 | CM | 46' | 45' | ||||||||||||
Group E | Nov 16, 2019 | Croatia | Slovakia | 3:1 | 75' | 15' | ||||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nov 19, 2019 | Croatia | Georgia | 2:1 | AM | 65' | 65' | ||||||||||||||
UEFA Nations League A | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group 3 | Porto | Sep 5, 2020 | Portugal | Croatia | 4:1 | CM | 90' | |||||||||||||
Group 3 | Saint Denis | Sep 8, 2020 | France | Croatia | 4:2 | CM | 1 | 90' | ||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
St. Gallen | Oct 7, 2020 | Switzerland | Croatia | 1:2 | CM | 18' | 57' | 57' | ||||||||||||
UEFA Nations League A | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group 3 | Zagreb | Oct 11, 2020 | Croatia | Sweden | 2:1 | RM | 2' | 61' | 61' | |||||||||||
Group 3 | Zagreb | Oct 14, 2020 | Croatia | France | 1:2 | CM | 46' | 45' | ||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nov 11, 2020 | Türkiye | Croatia | 3:3 | on the bench | ||||||||||||||||
UEFA Nations League A | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group 3 | Stockholm | Nov 14, 2020 | Sweden | Croatia | 2:1 | DM | 77' | 77' | ||||||||||||
Group 3 | Split | Nov 17, 2020 | Croatia | Portugal | 2:3 | CM | 2 | 90' | 90' | |||||||||||
World Cup qualification Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group H | Ljubljana | Mar 24, 2021 | Slovenia | Croatia | 1:0 | CM | 83' | 83' | ||||||||||||
Group H | Mar 27, 2021 | Croatia | Cyprus | 1:0 | 90' | 77' | 13' | |||||||||||||
Group H | Mar 30, 2021 | Croatia | Malta | 3:0 | DM | 90' | ||||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Velika Gorica | Jun 1, 2021 | Croatia | Armenia | 1:1 | Not in squad | |||||||||||||||
Brüssel | Jun 6, 2021 | Belgium | Croatia | 1:0 | CM | 61' | 61' | |||||||||||||
EURO 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group D | London | Jun 13, 2021 | England | Croatia | 1:0 | CM | 48' | 85' | 85' | |||||||||||
Group D | Glasgow | Jun 18, 2021 | Croatia | Czechia | 1:1 | DM | 87' | 87' | ||||||||||||
Group D | Glasgow | Jun 22, 2021 | Croatia | Scotland | 3:1 | CM | 1 | 90' | ||||||||||||
Round of 16 | København Ø. | Jun 28, 2021 | Croatia | Spain | 3:5 AET | CM | 79' | 79' | ||||||||||||
World Cup qualification Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group H | Moskau | Sep 1, 2021 | Russia | Croatia | 0:0 | CM | 90' | |||||||||||||
Group H | Bratislava | Sep 4, 2021 | Slovakia | Croatia | 0:1 | DM | 84' | 84' | ||||||||||||
Group H | Split | Sep 7, 2021 | Croatia | Slovenia | 3:0 | CM | 76' | 76' | ||||||||||||
Group H | Oct 8, 2021 | Cyprus | Croatia | 0:3 | CM | 33' | 63' | 63' | ||||||||||||
Group H | Oct 11, 2021 | Croatia | Slovakia | 2:2 | Gelbsperre | |||||||||||||||
Group H | Attard | Nov 11, 2021 | Malta | Croatia | 1:7 | Adductor pain | ||||||||||||||
Group H | Split | Nov 14, 2021 | Croatia | Russia | 1:0 | Adductor pain | ||||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mar 26, 2022 | Croatia | Slovenia | 1:1 | CM | 69' | 69' | ||||||||||||||
Mar 29, 2022 | Croatia | Bulgaria | 2:1 | 46' | 45' | |||||||||||||||
UEFA Nations League A | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group 1 | Jun 3, 2022 | Croatia | Austria | 0:3 | CM | 71' | 71' | |||||||||||||
Group 1 | Split | Jun 6, 2022 | Croatia | France | 1:1 | CM | 79' | 79' | ||||||||||||
Group 1 | København Ø. | Jun 10, 2022 | Denmark | Croatia | 0:1 | 46' | 45' | |||||||||||||
Group 1 | Saint Denis | Jun 13, 2022 | France | Croatia | 0:1 | CM | 90' | 90' | ||||||||||||
Group 1 | Zagreb | Sep 22, 2022 | Croatia | Denmark | 2:1 | AM | 78' | 78' | ||||||||||||
Group 1 | Wien | Sep 25, 2022 | Austria | Croatia | 1:3 | AM | 84' | 84' | ||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Riad | Nov 16, 2022 | Saudi Arabia | Croatia | 0:1 | 46' | 45' | ||||||||||||||
2022 World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group F | Nov 23, 2022 | Morocco | Croatia | 0:0 | CM | 79' | 79' | |||||||||||||
Group F | Doha | Nov 27, 2022 | Croatia | Canada | 4:1 | CM | 86' | 86' | ||||||||||||
Group F | Al Rayyan | Dec 1, 2022 | Croatia | Belgium | 0:0 | CM | 90' | 90' | ||||||||||||
Round of 16 | Dec 5, 2022 | Japan | Croatia | 2:4 on pens | CM | 90' | 99' | 99' | ||||||||||||
Quarter-Finals | Dec 9, 2022 | Croatia | Brazil | 5:3 on pens | CM | 105' | 105' | |||||||||||||
Semi-Finals | Dec 13, 2022 | Argentina | Croatia | 3:0 | CM | 32' | 90' | |||||||||||||
Third Place Play-Off | Doha | Dec 17, 2022 | Croatia | Morocco | 2:1 | CM | 90' | |||||||||||||
European Qualifiers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group D | Split | Mar 25, 2023 | Croatia | Wales | 1:1 | CM | 76' | 76' | ||||||||||||
Group D | Mar 28, 2023 | Türkiye | Croatia | 0:2 | AM | 2 | 90' | |||||||||||||
UEFA Nations League Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Semi-Finals | Rotterdam | Jun 14, 2023 | Netherlands | Croatia | 2:4 AET | DM | 17' | 85' | 85' | |||||||||||
Final | Rotterdam | Jun 18, 2023 | Croatia | Spain | 4:5 on pens | CM | 120' | |||||||||||||
European Qualifiers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group D | Sep 8, 2023 | Croatia | Latvia | 5:0 | on the bench | |||||||||||||||
Group D | Yerevan | Sep 11, 2023 | Armenia | Croatia | 0:1 | on the bench | ||||||||||||||
Group D | Oct 12, 2023 | Croatia | Türkiye | 0:1 | CM | 80' | 80' | |||||||||||||
Group D | Cardiff | Oct 15, 2023 | Wales | Croatia | 2:1 | CM | 90' | |||||||||||||
Group D | Riga | Nov 18, 2023 | Latvia | Croatia | 0:2 | Not in squad | ||||||||||||||
Group D | Zagreb | Nov 21, 2023 | Croatia | Armenia | 1:0 | Not in squad | ||||||||||||||
International Friendlies | ||||||||||||||||||||
al-Qāhirah, Kairo | Mar 23, 2024 | Tunisia | Croatia | 4:5 on pens | RW | 69' | 69' | |||||||||||||
Mar 26, 2024 | Egypt | Croatia | 2:4 | 46' | 45' | |||||||||||||||
Squad: 110, Starting eleven: 70, Substituted in: 29, On the bench: 11, Suspended: 1, Injured: 11, |