J. Šutalo · career
Josip Šutalo
Center Back · Ajax · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25StreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 3 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 1 club — 76 appearances with 3 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Ajax — Season rating 67, 2 goals and 0 assists in 29 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 45 points at Ajax. Form is on a climb — up 16 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 29 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 7 fixtures missed through injury or absence. A streaky profile — form has swung hard between campaigns (spread of ±18 points), so the peak and the trough are far apart.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Ajax | 24 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | Ajax | 29 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 67 |
| 2023/24 | Ajax | 23 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Dinamo Zagreb | 27 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Dinamo Zagreb | 28 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Istra 1961Loan | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Dinamo Zagreb U19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Dinamo Zagreb U19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Dinamo Zagreb U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 |
| 2026/27 | World Cup | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Euro Championship | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Nations League | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup | 1 | 0 | |
| Croatia U21 | 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 8 | 3 |
| Croatia U19 | 2019/20 | UEFA U19 Championship | 3 | 0 |
Honours
HNL×41. HNL Juniori×3Super Cup×3Arena Cup×2Cup×2Eredivisie×2Premier League International Cup×2UEFA Nations League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cupat Croatia | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Friendliesat Croatia | 3 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
31 played4 unused sub6 injured11 not in squad· 2293 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 | Friendlies Clubs | A VfB Stuttgart | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | H Aarhus | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | Friendlies Clubs | H PAOK | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H KV Mechelen | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 24 | Friendlies Clubs | H Celtic | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 3 | Friendlies Clubs | H Monaco | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Eredivisie | H Telstar | 2-0 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| Aug 17 | Eredivisie | A GO Ahead Eagles | 2-2 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| Aug 24 | Eredivisie | H Heracles | 2-0 | Played | 12 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 30 | Eredivisie | A FC Volendam | 1-1 | Played | 28 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 13 | Eredivisie | H PEC Zwolle | 3-1 | Played | 23 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 17 | UEFA Champions League | H Inter | 0-2 | Played | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 21 | Eredivisie | A PSV Eindhoven | 2-2 | Played | 22 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 27 | Eredivisie | H NAC Breda | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Sep 30 | UEFA Champions League | A Marseille | 0-4 | Played | 35 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 4 | Eredivisie | A Sparta Rotterdam | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 18 | Eredivisie | H AZ Alkmaar | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 22 | UEFA Champions League | A Chelsea | 1-5 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Oct 26 | Eredivisie | A Twente | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 1 | Eredivisie | H Heerenveen | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 5 | UEFA Champions League | H Galatasaray | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 9 | Eredivisie | A Utrecht | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 22 | Eredivisie | H Excelsior | 1-2 | Played | 84 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 25 | UEFA Champions League | H Benfica | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 2 | Eredivisie | H Groningen | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | Eredivisie | A Fortuna Sittard | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 10 | UEFA Champions League | A Qarabag | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 14 | Eredivisie | H Feyenoord | 2-0 | Health problems | — | |||
| Dec 17 | KNVB Beker | A Excelsior Maassluis | 7-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | Eredivisie | A NEC Nijmegen | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 11 | Eredivisie | A Telstar | 3-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 14 | KNVB Beker | A AZ Alkmaar | 0-6 | Played | 91 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 17 | Eredivisie | H GO Ahead Eagles | 2-2 | Played | 15 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 20 | UEFA Champions League | A Villarreal | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 24 | Eredivisie | H FC Volendam | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 28 | UEFA Champions League | H Olympiakos Piraeus | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 1 | Eredivisie | A Excelsior | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 8 | Eredivisie | A AZ Alkmaar | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 14 | Eredivisie | H Fortuna Sittard | 4-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 21 | Eredivisie | H NEC Nijmegen | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 1 | Eredivisie | A PEC Zwolle | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Mar 7 | Eredivisie | A Groningen | 1-3 | Played | 83 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 14 | Eredivisie | H Sparta Rotterdam | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 22 | Eredivisie | A Feyenoord | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Apr 4 | Eredivisie | H Twente | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 11 | Eredivisie | A Heracles | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 25 | Eredivisie | A NAC Breda | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| May 2 | Eredivisie | H PSV Eindhoven | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| May 10 | Eredivisie | H Utrecht | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| May 17 | Eredivisie | A Heerenveen | 0-0 | Injury | — | |||
| May 21 | Eredivisie | H Groningen | 2-0 | Injury | — | |||
| May 24 | Eredivisie | H Utrecht | 0-0 | Injury | — |