Mateo Kovacic
Mateo Kovacic
Mateo Kovačić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Croatia national team. Considered to be a versatile midfielder, Kovačić is usually deployed in a central or box-to-box role, but can play in deeper positions.
Personal Details
- Born: 6 May 1994 (age 27 years), Linz, Austria
- Height: 1.76 m
- Spouse: Izabel Kovačić (m. 2017)
- Salary: 5.2 million GBP (2021)
- Current teams: Chelsea F.C. (#8 / Midfielder), Croatia national football team (#8 / Midfielder)
- Nationality: Austrian, Croatian
- Siblings: Katarina Kovačić, Jelena Kovačić
Premier League Record
- Appearances: 94
- Goals: 2
- Assists: 8
Attack
- Goals: 2
- Goals per match: 0.02
- Headed goals: 0
- Goals with right foot: 2
- Goals with left foot: 0
- Penalties scored: 0
- Freekicks scored: 0
- Shots: 79
- Shots on target: 15
- Shooting accuracy %: 19%
- Hit woodwork: 1
- Big chances missed: 2
Team Play
- Assists: 8
- Passes: 5,342
- Passes per match: 56.83
- Big Chances Created: 8
- Crosses: 22
- Cross accuracy %: 14%
- Through balls: 27
- Accurate long balls: 228
Discipline
- Yellow cards: 15
- Red cards: 0
- Fouls: 58
- Offsides: 0
Defence
- Tackles: 160
- Tackle success %: 60%
- Blocked shots: 33
- Interceptions: 47
- Clearances: 45
- Headed Clearance: 20
- Recoveries: 441
- Duels won: 471
- Duels lost: 311
- Successful 50/50s: 178
- Aerial battles won: 30
- Aerial battles lost: 40
- Errors leading to goal: 0
