Joško Gvardiol
Croatia · DF
2026 World Cup squad profile
- Team
- Croatia
- Position
- DF
- Squad role
- Projected starter
- Position rank
- #1
- Intl caps
- 46
- Intl goals
- 4
- Composite rating
- 0.99(model rating, 0–1)
- P(scores ≥1)
- 1.4%
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
| Tournament | MP | Min | G | A | xG | Sh | KP | PrgP | PrgC | Tkl | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro 2024 | 3 | 292 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| World Cup 2022 | 7 | 725 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 168 | 102 | 11 | 14 |
| Euro 2020 | 4 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 54 | 5 | 11 |
| All tournaments | 14 | 1,394 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 7 | 2 | 242 | 186 | 17 | 29 |
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.
Full definitions in the glossary.
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.