Mateo Kovačić
Croatian association football player
Mateo Kovačić (born 6 May 1994) is a Croatian football player. He plays for Real Madrid CF and the Croatian national team as a midfielder.[1]
.jpg) Mateo Kovačić in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Linz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Internazionale | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | LASK Linz | ||
| 2007–2010 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Dinamo Zagreb | 43 | (7) |
| 2013– | Internazionale | 27 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Croatia U14 | 2 | (1) |
| 2008 | Croatia U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Croatia U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2011– | Croatia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011– | Croatia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013– | Croatia | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2013 | |||
Kovačić began his professional career with Dinamo Zagreb at the age of 16, with whom he won two consecutive league titles, before joining Inter in 2013. After the 2014–15 season, he moved to Real Madrid, where he won his first Champions League with the squad in 2016. A full Croatian international since 2013, Kovačić represented the nation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016. He is nicknamed Il Professore (The Professor).
References
change- ↑ "Mateo Kovačić". Inter.it. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
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