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Mateo Kovačić

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Mateo Kovačić
Mateo Kovačić in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Linz, Austria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 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)
* 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

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]

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

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  1. "Mateo Kovačić". Inter.it. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2013.

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