| Josip Šutalo | |
| Fullname: | Josip Šutalo[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 2000[2] |
| Birth Place: | Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Height: | 1.85m (06.07feet)[3] |
| Currentclub: | Ajax |
| Clubnumber: | 37 |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Neretva |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Dinamo Zagreb II |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Caps2: | 65 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Istra 1961 (loan) |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Ajax |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Croatia U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Croatia U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | Croatia U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | Croatia U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | Croatia U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam6: | Croatia U20 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears7: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam7: | Croatia U21 |
| Nationalcaps7: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals7: | 2 |
| Nationalyears8: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam8: | Croatia |
| Nationalcaps8: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals8: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:31, 11 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:30, 24 June 2024 (UTC) |
Josip Šutalo (born 28 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Ajax. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he plays for the Croatia national team.
In July 2014, Šutalo moved from Neretva to the youth academy of Dinamo Zagreb. On 1 September 2018, he made his debut for Dinamo Zagreb II in a 3–1 win against Bijelo Brdo. On 30 October 2019, he made his debut for Dinamo's first team in a 3–0 victory against Opatija in the Croatian Cup. On 1 July 2020, he made his Prva HNL debut in a 1–0 win against Inter Zaprešić.
On 18 January 2021, Šutalo joined Istra 1961 on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut on the next day in the league against Gorica, which ended in a 1–1 draw. On 19 May, he played in the Cup final, where he scored an own goal as his team lost 6–3 to his parent club Dinamo.[4]
He later returned to Dinamo for the 2021–22 season. On 23 July 2021, he recorded his first goal and assist for Dinamo in a 4–0 win against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. He made his debut in the Europa League on 16 September, as Dinamo lost 2–0 to West Ham United.[5] He scored his first goal in that competition on 4 November in a 3–1 win over Rapid Wien.[6] On 6 September 2022, he made his Champions League debut in a 1–0 win over Chelsea.[7]
On 21 August 2023, Šutalo joined Eredivisie side Ajax signing a five-year contract.[8] On 3 September, he captained the team in his debut,[9] [10] a goalless draw with Fortuna Sittard.[11]
Šutalo made his debut for Croatia national team on 10 June 2022 in a 1–0 victory over Denmark in the Nations League, having been named in the starting lineup.[12] On 17 December 2022, he made his debut for Croatia at a major tournament in the 2–1 third place play-off victory over Morocco at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[13] On 5 June 2023, he was named in the final squad for the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals,[14] playing both games as Croatia finished as runners-up to Spain.[15]
| Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 2018–19 | Druga HNL | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2019–20 | Prva HNL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 36 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | HNL | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 65 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 7 | |||
| Istra 1961 (loan) | 2020–21 | Prva HNL | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Ajax | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 127 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 10 | |||
| Croatia | 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | ||
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