Joško Gvardiol

Croatia · DF

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
DF
Squad role
Projected starter
Position rank
#1
Intl caps
46
Intl goals
4
0.99(model rating, 0–1)
1.3%

See Joško Gvardiol on the full Croatia scoring list →

Recent form

Rising

2024/25 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (4.89 vs 4.70).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
Euro 20243292000.120293014
World Cup 20227725100.2211681021114
Euro 20204377000.6314554511
All tournaments141,394100.8722421861729
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90
1.10
58
Interceptions / 90
1.87
83
Ball recoveries / 90
3.94
66
Blocks / 90
2.45
80
Clearances / 90
3.49
71
Pressures / 90
12.27
77

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
15.62
77
Key passes / 90
0.13
27
Prog. carries / 90
12.01
85
Pass completion %
89.4%
79

Possession

Carries / 90
46.94
85
Dribbles / 90
0.77
78

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 128 defenders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Joško Gvardiol has 46 caps and 4 international goals for Croatia, a DF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Croatia →Croatia squad & model →

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