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Joško Gvardiol

2002 - Today

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Joško Gvardiol (Croatian pronunciation: [jôʃko ɡʋârdioːl]; born 23 January 2002) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Croatia national team. Widely regarded as one of the best defenders in the world, Gvardiol is known for his composure, ball-playing ability, and tactical versatility. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2024). Joško Gvardiol is the 2,661st most popular soccer player (up from 4,657th in 2024), the 266th most popular biography from Croatia (up from 361st in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Croatian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Joško Gvardiol ranks 2,661 out of 21,273. Before him are Humberto Tozzi, Joël Bats, Igor Cvitanović, Volodymyr Onyshchenko, Ruud Hesp, and Bernd Storck. After him are Aldo Serena, Ndaye Mulamba, José Guilherme Baldocchi, Wolfram Löwe, Francisco Rodrigues, and Ricardo Ferretti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2002, Joško Gvardiol ranks 4. Before him are Pedri, Amad Diallo, and Ansu Fati. After him are Emma Raducanu, Nico Williams, Eduardo Camavinga, Jenna Ortega, Nuno Mendes, Francisco Conceição, Karim Adeyemi, and Maddie Ziegler.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Joško Gvardiol ranks 266 out of 700. Before him are Vatroslav Mimica (1923), Luciano Sušanj (1948), Vinko Jelovac (1948), Dino Rađa (1967), Nenad Bjelica (1971), and Igor Cvitanović (1970). After him are Milivoj Ašner (1913), Rodolfo Volk (1906), Vesna Parun (1922), Ulderico Sergo (1913), Marcelo Brozović (1992), and Velimir Perasović (1965).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Croatia

Among soccer players born in Croatia, Joško Gvardiol ranks 42. Before him are Zlatko Papec (1934), Zvonimir Soldo (1967), Zvonko Bego (1940), Frane Matošić (1918), Nenad Bjelica (1971), and Igor Cvitanović (1970). After him are Rodolfo Volk (1906), Marcelo Brozović (1992), Milan Rapaić (1973), Dario Šimić (1975), Zlatko Škorić (1941), and Dado Pršo (1974).

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