1) He Came Through Dinamo Zagreb’s Famed Academy
Dinamo are well known for producing top players, with Luka Modric and Chelsea’s own Mateo Kovacic having spent their formative years at the Croatian club.
Gvardiol was actually at Dinamo for ELEVEN years, moving from NK Tresnjevka in 2010 and making his way through the youth ranks before going on to make his senior debut in October 2019.