# Josip Šutalo

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.

## Club career
### Dinamo Zagreb

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.
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. He scored his first goal in that competition on 4 November in a 3–1 win over Rapid Wien. On 6 September 2022, he made his Champions League debut in a 1–0 win over Chelsea.

### Ajax

On 21 August 2023, Šutalo joined Eredivisie side Ajax signing a five-year contract. On 3 September, he captained the team in his debut, a goalless draw with Fortuna Sittard.

## International career

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. 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. On 5 June 2023, he was named in the final squad for the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals, playing both games as Croatia finished as runners-up to Spain.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 2018–19 | Druga HNL | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 2019–20 | Druga HNL | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 2020–21 | Druga HNL | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb II | Total | 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 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2020–21 | Prva HNL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2021–22 | Prva HNL | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 3 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2022–23 | HNL | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2023–24 | HNL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Total | 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 |
| Ajax | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 3 |
| Ajax | Total | Total | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 147 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 12 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Includes Croatian Cup, KNVB Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
* ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Croatia | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| Croatia | 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| Croatia | 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 23 | 0 |

## Honours

Dinamo Zagreb
* HNL: 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
* Croatian Super Cup: 2023
Croatia
* FIFA World Cup third place: 2022
* UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2022–23

### Individual

* Croatian First Football League Team of the Year: 2021–22, 2022–23