Croatians Around Europe

Joško Gvardiol Gvardiol is currently the most expensive Croatian footballer of all time. CIES Football Observatory has him valued at 87.3 million Euros (100 million USD). Gvardiol is one of the most sought after center-backs in world football. He has the best dribble success rate in the entire Bundesliga, including forwards and midfielders, at 74%. Real Madrid, Liverpool, … [Read more...] about Brightest Mladi Vatreni To Look Out For In 2022

Another weekend of Croatian excellence across Europe is in the books! Mario Pašalić added another highlight to his fantastic 2021-22 season on Sunday, scoring the opening goal for Atalanta in their 6-2 victory over Udinese. Pašalić now ranks 6th in the Serie A in goal contributions with 8 goals and 5 assists - quite fantastic for a midfielder! Ante Budimir found the … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XVI: Pašalić and Budimir Score, Gvardiol Shines, Kovačić Captains Chelsea

5. Borna Barišić - Rangers F.C. The second half of 2021 was very rough for 29 year-old left-back Borna Barišić. After scoring five goals and assisting 14 times in 50 appearances last season, Barišić was finally becoming a solidified starter for the Vatreni. Since then, however, Barišić has only assisted twice in 22 matches and lost his starting spot for Croatia to 23 … [Read more...] about Top 5 Croatian Transfers That Must Happen This Winter

Kovačić has improved drastically over the course of the past few months, and today's display against Liverpool is yet another example of the midfielder's utter dominance over the Premier League. Kovačić is Chelsea's best midfielder (and player) this season, and he has earned himself the right to be in the conversation for top 3 midfielder's in the Premier League. Kovačić always … [Read more...] about Kovačić Blasts Potential Puskas Winning Goal In 2-2 Chelsea Draw vs. Liverpool

Nikola Vlašić is finally on the board in London! The Croatia attacking midfielder scored his first goal Tuesday night after coming on in the 85'. With the game already in hand in West Ham's favor, Vlašić banged home an easy 'junk goal' from the middle of the box in injury time to cap off a 4-1 victory for West Ham over Watford. Vlašić has had an incredibly slow start in … [Read more...] about FINALLY! Vlašić Scores 1st Goal For West Ham

Mateo Kovačić is FINALLY back in action after dealing with a hamstring injury and COVID-19 that kept him sidelined for almost two months. Before sustaining his injury, Kovačić had the second most assists in the Premier League and was a huge reason why Chelsea sat in first place in England's top flight. Kovačić was also averaging a fantastic 7.54 SofaScore rating in the Premier … [Read more...] about Mateo Kovačić: Chelsea’s Most Important Player

Joško Gvardiol ( 19 year old) is one of the few bright spots on a disappointing RB Leipzig squad this season. Lately, he’s been the best player on his team and arguably the best defender in the Bundesliga. Let’s take a look at his last three games: Leipzig vs. Borussia Monchengladbach: 1 goal1 blocked shot, 2 interceptions4/8 ground duels won63 accurate passes (88.7%)4/4 … [Read more...] about Rumor Mill: Real Madrid Express Interest In Gvardiol & Majer

Ivan Rakitić scored one of the best goals of his career Saturday night as he captained Sevilla to a 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid. In the 7th minute, Rakitić collected the ball 30 yards from goal and sent an absolute rocket into the corner of the net. It couldn't have been placed any better and beat arguably the best goalkeeper in the world in Jan Oblak. Rakitić still has … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XV: Rakitić Scores 30-Yard Rocket, Perišić Heads Home As Inter Win Again

Joško Gvardiol scored his first goal for RB Leipzig Saturday in a 4-1 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach. Gvardiol headed home a sharp header following a free kick in the 21st minute to break the deadlock. Along with the goal, Gvardiol has been crushing it on the defensive end. And remember, he's still a 19 year-old teenager for another month. Duje Ćaleta-Car … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe XIV: Gvardiol, DCC, Jakić All Score