Manchester City
Mateo Kovačić

Mateo Kovačić

Midfielder · Manchester City · 32 · Croatia

Season score
67.9
UEFA Nations League 26/27, 4 matches
Last 5 weeks
61.9
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€10.0M
−€2.0M (−17%) since 9 Mar 2026
Transfermarkt, 3 Jun 2026

Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
6 May 1994
Height
178 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2027
Wikipedia views
27,019 4 weeks

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

7 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 59.3 (minutes-weighted); 1 of them 70 or better.

Form bars show the weekly score: no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
13–19 Oct 202615064.556.165.0
6–12 Oct 202618851.856.752.3
29 Sep – 5 Oct 2026215077.255.282.1
22–28 Sep 202619067.953.269.2
15–21 Sep 202619048.953.848.9
8–14 Sep 202611589.753.491.1
25–31 Aug 202611568.553.369.2
18–24 Aug 202612757.553.357.8
30 Jun – 6 Jul 202618953.153.555.5
19–25 May 202628754.453.855.2
12–18 May 202611171.553.772.3
28 Apr – 4 May 2026115100.053.3100.0
7–13 Apr 20261963.953.364.4
21–27 Oct 202513373.352.975.6
14–20 Oct 202511279.552.780.5
7–13 Oct 202516946.453.246.6

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 7 weeks with 60+ minutes: +5.0 a week above expectation.

40.050.060.070.080.07 Oct19 May30 Jun15 Sep22 Sep29 Sep6 OctExpected 56.7Score 51.8
Transfermarkt €10.0M −€2.0M (−17%) since 9 Mar 2026 3 Jun 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €9.7M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €4.0M–€6.7M −44% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −40% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Gerard Moreno at 32 (€10.0M, scoring 62.1) −70%; Ayoze Pérez at 31 (€10.0M, scoring 64.0) −40%; Mehdi Taremi at 32 (€10.0M, scoring 61.6) −70%.
0€20M€40M€60M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026€10.0M€9.7M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€9.7M
3 Jun 2026Transfermarkt€10.0M
9 Mar 2026Transfermarkt€12.0M
9 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€15.0M
30 May 2025Transfermarkt€20.0M
18 Mar 2025Transfermarkt€25.0M
16 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€28.0M
27 May 2024Transfermarkt€30.0M
14 Mar 2024Transfermarkt€30.0M
19 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€38.0M
20 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€38.0M
3 Nov 2022Transfermarkt€40.0M
15 Jun 2022Transfermarkt€42.0M
23 Dec 2021Transfermarkt€45.0M
28 May 2021Transfermarkt€45.0M
18 Mar 2021Transfermarkt€45.0M
13 Oct 2020Transfermarkt€45.0M
30 Jul 2020Transfermarkt€40.0M
8 Apr 2020Transfermarkt€36.0M
10 Dec 2019Transfermarkt€45.0M
13 Jun 2019Transfermarkt€35.0M
19 Dec 2018Transfermarkt€35.0M
30 May 2018Transfermarkt€30.0M
22 Mar 2018Transfermarkt€30.0M
1 Jan 2018Transfermarkt€25.0M
5 Jun 2017Transfermarkt€25.0M
24 Jan 2017Transfermarkt€25.0M
15 Jul 2016Transfermarkt€20.0M
1 Jun 2016Transfermarkt€20.0M
22 Feb 2016Transfermarkt€20.0M
22 Nov 2015Transfermarkt€20.0M
25 Aug 2015Transfermarkt€25.0M
1 Jul 2015Transfermarkt€22.0M

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

DateMoveFee
1 Jul 2023Chelsea Man City€29.1M

What the score is made of

UEFA Nations League 26/27: each part per 90 minutes against the average midfielder in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

  • Shooting +0.78
  • Creating +1.79
  • Progressing +0.67
  • Keeping the ball +1.24
  • Defending −0.11
  • Aerial −0.47
  • Finishing −0.75

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

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Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
UEFA Nations League 26/27UEFA Nations LeagueCroatia432867.970.6
Premier League 26/27Premier LeagueManchester City39263.163.6
EFL Cup 26/27EFL CupManchester City19048.948.9
UEFA Champions League 26/27Champions LeagueManchester City11589.791.1
World Cup 2026World Cup 2026Croatia18953.155.5
World Cup Qualification, UEFA 2026World Cup Qualification UEFACroatia16946.446.6
Premier League 25/26Premier LeagueManchester City613468.369.9
UEFA Champions League 25/26Champions LeagueManchester City13373.375.6
Premier League 24/25Premier LeagueManchester City312,20759.158.0
UEFA Champions League 24/25Champions LeagueManchester City630754.753.1
Premier League 23/24Premier LeagueManchester City301,58158.558.9

Latest matches

18 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
17 Oct 2026Premier LeagueIpswich TownW 3–25001–0.1764.5
6 Oct 2026UEFA Nations LeagueSpainL 1–288000.050.0451.8
3 Oct 2026UEFA Nations LeagueEnglandL 0–790000.740.0669.1
29 Sep 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat SpainL 1–46000–0.4789.4
26 Sep 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat CzechiaW 2–190000.070.4867.9
17 Sep 2026EFL CupNorwich CityW 5–09000––48.9
8 Sep 2026Champions Leagueat FC PortoW 2–01500–0.0389.7
28 Aug 2026Premier Leagueat Crystal PalaceW 4–11500–0.0168.5
23 Aug 2026Premier LeagueBournemouthW 2–12700–0.0157.5
2 Jul 2026World Cup 2026at PortugalL 1–289000.250.0453.1
All 18 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
17 Oct 2026Premier LeagueIpswich TownW 3–25001–0.1764.5
6 Oct 2026UEFA Nations LeagueSpainL 1–288000.050.0451.8
3 Oct 2026UEFA Nations LeagueEnglandL 0–790000.740.0669.1
29 Sep 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat SpainL 1–46000–0.4789.4
26 Sep 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat CzechiaW 2–190000.070.4867.9
17 Sep 2026EFL CupNorwich CityW 5–09000––48.9
8 Sep 2026Champions Leagueat FC PortoW 2–01500–0.0389.7
28 Aug 2026Premier Leagueat Crystal PalaceW 4–11500–0.0168.5
23 Aug 2026Premier LeagueBournemouthW 2–12700–0.0157.5
2 Jul 2026World Cup 2026at PortugalL 1–289000.250.0453.1
24 May 2026Premier LeagueAston VillaL 1–231000.070.0350.2
19 May 2026Premier Leagueat BournemouthD 1–15600–0.0356.7
13 May 2026Premier LeagueCrystal PalaceW 3–01100–0.0271.5
4 May 2026Premier Leagueat EvertonD 3–315010.090.32100.0
12 Apr 2026Premier Leagueat ChelseaW 3–0900–0.0363.9
21 Oct 2025Champions Leagueat VillarrealW 2–033000.060.0773.3
18 Oct 2025Premier LeagueEvertonW 2–01200–0.0079.5
12 Oct 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAGibraltarW 3–06900––46.4