

Joško Gvardiol (Croatian pronunciation: [jôʃko ɡʋârdioːl]; born 23 January 2002) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Croatia national team. He is known for his on-pitch composure, precise passing, and defensive reliability.
A product of Dinamo Zagreb youth academy, Gvardiol made his professional debut for the club in 2019, and went on to win two league titles as well as the Croatian Cup. He moved to Bundesliga club RB Leipzig in 2021, where he won two DFB-Pokals before he was signed by Manchester City in 2023 for £77 million, making him the most expensive defender in footballing history.
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Season Stats
15 appearances in the current 2026-2027 Season
1 goals scored in the current 2026-2027 Season
| 2025-2026 | |||
| 2024 | |||
| 2023-2024 | |||
| 2023 | |||
| 2023 | |||
| 2022-2023 | |||
| 2021-2022 | |||
| 2020-2021 | |||
| 2019-2020 |
| Manchester City | 2024-05-11 | ||
| Croatia | 2022-12-17 |
| 2010-2019 | Youth | - | - |
| 2019-2020 | Permanent | 4 app | 0 gls | ||
| 2019-2021 | Permanent | - | - | ||
| 2019-2020 | Permanent | 13 app | 1 gls | ||
| 2020-2023 | Permanent | 59 app | 3 gls | ||
| 2020-2021 | Loan | 23 app | 2 gls | ||
| 2021-2023 | Permanent | - | - | ||
| 2023- | Permanent | 83 app | 11 gls |
| No records found |
| 2023-2028 | - |

