Josko Gvardiol has been identified by Thomas Tuchel as the replacement for Antonio Rudiger. The Croatian defender has been one of the breakthrough players of the 2021/2022 Bundesliga season with many European elite clubs battling to secure the signature of the RB Leipzig defender.
In this post, you discover Josko Gvardiol’s Biography, Season stats, and Instagram page.
Josko Gvardiol Biography
Josko Gvardiol is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga and the Croatia National team.
Gvardiol is a versatile player who can play as a center-back and also as a left-back.
Josko Gvardiol was born on 23 January 2002 in Zagreb, Croatia. He is the son of Tihomir Gvardio who was an amateur player in his native Novigrad.
Gvardiol started playing football at age of seven with Nogometni Klub Trešnjevka in Zagreb. He then moved to Dinamo academy, at the Dinamo Zagreb academy he was deployed as left-back or center defender until coach Dalibor Poldrugač moved him to the center-back position.
He played a key part in Dinamo Zagreb’s 2018–19 UEFA Youth League campaign, where they reached the quarter-finals before losing 4–2 to Chelsea in a penalty shootout.
Following an impressive stint with the youth team,Gvardiol was called to the senior team by Nenad Bjelica for pre-season games in Slovenia in summer 2019. He scored in a 2–0 friendly win over Austria Klagenfurt in July 2019.
On 18 October 2019, he made his league debut for the senior Dinamo Zagreb team in a 4–2 win over Gorica, replacing Mario Gavranovi.
On June 25, 2020, Gvardiol signed a five-year contract with Dinamo Zagreb.
However, on 28 September 2020, it was reported that he signed for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig for €16 million on a five-year contract
Only Dejan Lovren and Duje Aleta-Car have ever received a higher fee for a Croatian teenager, and the fee was the third-highest ever paid for a Croatian defender. Gvardiol remained with Dinamo Zagrb for the duration of the season.
Josko Gvardiol Wiki and Bio
| Real Name | Josko Gvardiol |
| Date of Birthday | 23rd January, 2002 |
| Age | 20 |
| Height | 6 feet 1 inch or 185cm or 1.85m |
| Weight | 79 kg or 176 Ibs |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Profession | Footballer,Defender |
| Net worth | $20.90m USD |
| Eye color | Hazel |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Market Value | €30.00m |
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Josko Gvardiol Stats- Bundesliga 2021/2022
Gvardiol has made 28 appearances for Leipzig in Bundesliga this season scoring 2 and providing 2 assists.He has played 2380 minutes in the league this season.
| Appearances | 28 |
| Minutes played | 2380 |
| Goals | 2 |
| Assists | 2 |
| Goal per 90 minutes | 0.08 |
| Assists per 90 minutes | 0.08 |
| Minutes per goal involvement | 1190 |
| Shot per 90 minutes | 0.87 |
| Shooting accuracy | 30.4% |
| Goal conversion Ratio | 8.7% |
| Chances created per 90 minutes | 0.42 |
| Passing accuracy | 84.1% |
| Crossing accuracy | 25.0% |
| Duels per 90 minutes | 11.0 |
| Duel success ratio | 58.3% |
| Attempted dribbles per 90 minutes | 1.85 |
| Dribbles success ratio | 75.5% |
| Aerial duels won | 126 |
| Aerial duels per 90 minutes | 3.33 |
| Aerial Success ratio | 59.1% |
| Clean Sheets | 7 |
| Tackles | 76 |
| Tackles per p0 minutes | 1.76 |
| Interceptions per 90 minutes | 1.89 |
| Blocks | 16 |
| Blocks per 90 minutes | 0.38 |
| Yellow Card | 6 |
| Red Card | 0 |
| Foul Conceded | 39 |
| Foul won | 34 |
