Mate Sutalo

Central Midfielder - Zadar U20
21 Nov 2027
Sunday
Process

Marked for Mate Sutalo

17 Edition

The Zadar Gazette

23 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Zvonimir Kovacevic wins it after the whistle should have gone

90 minutes played. Zvonimir Kovacevic found the finish in time that only existed because of earlier delays, and Sesvete went from a point to nothing inside one movement.

Squad

Remember the name: Stipe Corluka

He is 18, he is averaging 7.03, and older professionals have started passing to him in the difficult minutes. That last part is the real scouting report.

Squad

Tempers go at Zadar

Ivan Cvijanović was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

The terraces

The crowd has taken to Stipe Corluka

At 18 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.

Match

Zvonimir Kovacevic the difference as Zadar beat Sesvete

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Zvonimir Kovacevic. 1‑0 against Sesvete, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

Squad

Marin Karabatić gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

In brief

Back issues
13 Edition

The Zadar Gazette

26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Still nobody has beaten Zadar

The unbeaten run reaches 14. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.

Squad

Daniel Cop breaks a bone — 24 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 24 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Squad

At 18, Stipe Corluka is already the best thing here

An average of 7.01 in a first team he is several years too young for. Zadar have something, and by now the whole division has noticed.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Daniel Cop

Successful dribbles: 24. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad

Tempers go at Zadar

Ivica Kovacevic was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

The terraces

The crowd has taken to Hrvoje Petkovic

At 18 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.

Match

Nobody wins at Zadar

8 home matches unbeaten. Visiting sides arrive already talking about the atmosphere, which is usually the sign that they have half-lost before kickoff.

Match

Zadar get the job done against Hrvatski Dragovoljac

A 1‑0 win over Hrvatski Dragovoljac, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

Mate Sutalo out for 56 days

The medical room confirms 56 days on the sidelines for Mate Sutalo, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

In brief