Joško Gvardiol

Gvardiol's current-season form is level with last season (Season 26→26), while his Rating held around 86. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 54).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Manchester City · 7th	1	1	0	7.7	86	26
2025/26	Manchester City · 2nd	18	2	2	7.01	86	26
2024/25	Manchester City · 3rd	38	5	0	7.36	99	54
2023/24	Manchester City · 1st	35	4	1	7.35	94	44
2022/23	RB Leipzig · 3rd	32	1	0	6.97	84	35

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Croatia · international

Side	Apps	G
Croatia	56	4
Croatia U21	6	1
Croatia U19	3	0
Croatia U17	4	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

J. Gvardiol is a 24-year-old central defender at Manchester City, rated 83.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (40.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gvardiol.

On the season, Gvardiol graded 26 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 2.792 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 84. At 24 Gvardiol is in his prime years, and a market index of 100.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26

83.9

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

40.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.79

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Manchester City finished 2nd of 20 · a title-challenging side

Apps

2.79

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 99.5/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 40.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 83.9 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %40.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.13

Assists / 900.13

Goal contribution / 900.26

Defensive actions / 902.792

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.13

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~101), then tapers with age. At 24, Gvardiol sits on 100.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Gvardiol's projected Rating — 83.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions15

Blocks10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€108.8M total transfer fees · 2 moves

Manchester CityAug 2023 – now€ 90M

RB LeipzigJul 2021 – Aug 2023€ 18.8M

Dinamo Zagrebuntil Jul 2021

About J. Gvardiol

Joško Gvardiol is a 24-year-old centre-back who plays for Manchester City, born on January 23, 2002 in Zagreb, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Croatia. Manchester City currently sit 7th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, J. Gvardiol has made 1 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 7.15 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Bournemouth (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
August 16, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Arsenal (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)

J. Gvardiol's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Manchester City face Crystal Palace away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Gvardiol at 83.9 with a Season form score of 26. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 20 career titles — among them the Community Shield and the Premier League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, J. Gvardiol has totalled 205 club appearances with 18 goals and 5 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 38 appearances for Manchester City.

J. Gvardiol's career has also included time at RB Leipzig and Dinamo Zagreb.

On the international stage, J. Gvardiol has represented Croatia, Croatia U21, Croatia U19, Croatia U17 — 69 caps and 6 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.