Josko Gvardiol
Josko Gvardiol (CRO)

Defender

Manchester City | 23/01/02 |

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Status : OUT

Est. Return 25/04/26

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Josko Gvardiol - fractured tibia

4 January 2026 by Thomas Anderson
Last updated: Sunday 4 January 2026 23:24

Manchester City defender Josko Gvardiol (23) s set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after the club confirmed he suffered a fractured tibia during Sunday’s match against Chelsea. The Croatian international will undergo surgery, with a full recovery timeline yet to be established. Gvardiol will be out of action for four to five months (Source: City Xtra).

Update Friday 16 January 2026

🎙️|Pep Guardiola: ¨Without John, without Ruben, without Josko, we're in a difficult situation [defensively] not for one game, but for a long, long period. Ruben will be back soon, John, hopefully - we'll see, but Josko, no.¨ (Source: Manchester City)

 

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Injury Index

Josko Gvardiol • Injury analysis

Player analysis

Injury profile

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Total injuries
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Total days out
0
Avg. per injury
0,0 days
Avg. per season
0,0 days
Longest absence period
0 days
0
Short injuries
0
Medium injuries
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Long injuries

Explanation

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The Injury Susceptibility Index measures how structurally injury-prone, resilient, and physically reliable a player is based on historical and current data.

0–19 Low risk
20–39 Slightly elevated
40–59 Average risk
60–79 Elevated risk
80–100 High risk

Score includes

  • Severity - duration and seriousness of injuries
  • Recurrence - repeat injuries in the same area
  • Spread - across how many seasons they are spread
  • Recency - recent versus mostly in the past

Definitions

Short injuries0-14 days
Medium injuries15-60 days
Long injuries60+ days

Indicator of historical and current injury risk. Not a medical diagnosis.

Injury history

season Injury days
Total 0 injuries 0

Seasonal injury information

season Matches Min. days
Total 0 Injuries
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Cards index

Josko Gvardiol • Discipline analysis

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Disciplinary profile

  • Highest season total yellow0 yellow
  • Highest season total yellow/red0 yellow/red
  • Highest season total red0 red
  • Average yellow cards per season0,0 yellow
  • Average red cards per season0,0 red

Explanation

Card Index legend

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The Card Index measures a player's structural card risk based on frequency, pattern, recency, and the severity of received cards.

0–19 Low risk
20–39 Slightly elevated
40–59 Average risk
60–79 Elevated risk
80–100 High risk

Score includes

  • Frequency - number of cards per 90 minutes.
  • Pattern - spread and recurrence over seasons.
  • Recency - recent card moments weigh more heavily
  • Severity - Red and 2x yellow weigh more heavily than yellow

Card types

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2x yellowYellow/red
🟥 Straight red cardRed

Indicator of historical disciplinary behavior. Not a prediction or assessment of intent.

Seasonal discipline information

season Duels Min. Yellow Y/R Red
Total 0 0 0 0 0