CORNERFLICK
international
International
UEFA Europa League
Nation
MC
Club
UL
League
32
Age
MF
Position
14
Caps
0
Int'l goals
Manchester City
Club
UEFA Champions League
League
CRO
National team
// the read
The shape of him
Midfield is where the game is won or lost — set the tempo, win it back, pick the pass. The profile below is the positional read; the rest is written in the matches.
// the equation
vision × engine × control of the tempo
the half-spacesbetween the linesthe middle third
// the x-factor
The job
The engine of the side.
Dictate the rhythm, screen the back four, and turn defence into attack in one touch. World Cups are decided in the middle third.
32Years old
MidfielderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×2
club
Club
UEFA Super Cup
UEFA Champions League
FIFA Intercontinental Cup
Cup
HNL
La Liga
Super Cup
Premier League
Community Shield
J.League World Challenge
// the closing word
Mateo Kovacic .Croatia · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
CROMidfielderManchester City