Josip Šutalo, born on 28 February 2000 (age 26), is a Croatian centre-back with Ajax. His current market value is around £20.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
His route into senior football was shaped by early loan spells before he established himself more firmly at Dinamo Zagreb. The 2022-23 league season was his most productive in front of goal, with 2 goals in 27 appearances.
Ajax has taken up the main part of his career since then. Across 4 league seasons with the Amsterdam club, Šutalo has made 76 league appearances and scored 3 goals. That is where his profile has been properly formed, rather than in the earlier stops around the edges.
In 2026-27, he has made 1 KNVB Beker appearance and 6 Champions League appearances for Ajax, giving him 7 appearances in all competitions this season. He has also remained involved with Croatia, making 4 World Cup appearances and 5 appearances in European World Cup qualifying.
Šutalo’s career has moved from Croatian development and Dinamo Zagreb into a sustained role at Ajax, with international football sitting alongside it. He remains an established centre-back rather than a finished story.
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