Mateo Kovačić

Kovačić's current-season form is level with last season (Season 3→3), while his Rating held around 24. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 51).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Manchester City · 1st	3	0	1	6.83	24	3
2025/26	Manchester City · 2nd	6	0	1	6.8	24	3
2024/25	Manchester City · 3rd	33	6	2	7.32	52	51
2023/24	Manchester City · 1st	34	1	0	7.01	52	19
2022/23	Chelsea · 12th	27	1	2	6.77	56	27

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Croatia · international

Side	Apps	G
Croatia	112	4
Croatia U21	8	0
Croatia U19	6	0
Croatia U17	6	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Winger

M. Kovačić is a 32-year-old winger at Manchester City, rated 23.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (4.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.62 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.62 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kovačić.

On the season, Kovačić graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 1 assist in 6 appearances (0.616 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 3 → 3). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 32 Kovačić is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 11.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Kovačić is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26

23.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

2.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

4.3%

Minutes

limited game time

0.62

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

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

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 6 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.62 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.62 assists) — productive for the role.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 99.5/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 4.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 23.7 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.62 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %4.3%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.616

Goal contribution / 900.616

Defensive actions / 902.466

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

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 (~28), then tapers with age. At 32, Kovačić sits on 11.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kovačić's projected Rating — 23.7 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.

Transfer history

€120.1M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Manchester CityJun 2023 – now€ 29.1M

ChelseaJul 2019 – Jun 2023€ 45M

Chelsea(on loan)Aug 2018 – Jul 2019

Real MadridAug 2015 – Aug 2018€ 35M

InterJan 2013 – Aug 2015€ 11M

Dinamo Zagrebuntil Jan 2013

About M. Kovačić

Mateo Kovačić is a 32-year-old winger who plays for Manchester City, born on May 6, 1994 in Linz, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Croatia. Manchester City currently sit 1st of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, M. Kovačić has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 92 minutes, averaging a 7 match rating over his last 4 rated games.

Recent matches

October 17, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Ipswich (50 minutes, 1 assist, 7.7 rating)
August 28, 2026: 4-1 win away at Crystal Palace (21 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 23, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Bournemouth (27 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 16, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Arsenal (79 minutes, 7 rating)

M. Kovačić's next match is on November 7, 2026, when Manchester City face Nottingham Forest away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Kovačić at 23.7 with a Season form score of 2.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 33 career titles — among them the Community Shield and the Premier League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, M. Kovačić has totalled 416 club appearances with 23 goals and 23 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2014/15, with 35 appearances for Inter.

M. Kovačić's career has also included time at Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter and Dinamo Zagreb.

On the international stage, M. Kovačić has represented Croatia, Croatia U21, Croatia U19, Croatia U17 — 132 caps and 4 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points