Facts: - caps: 43 80 2 - nationalyears: 2008 -- 2013 -- 2008 2009 -- 2011 2011 -- 2012 2011 - youthclubs: lask linz dinamo zagreb - ntupdate: 26 june 2015 - birth date: 6 may 1994 - clubs: lask linz dinamo zagreb real madrid - nationalcaps: 2 2 15 6 7 21 - currentclub: real madrid - caption: kovacic with croatia in june 2013 - height: 1.78 m on - nationalgoals: 1 0 0 0 0 1 - name: mateo kovacic - nationalteam: croatia u21 croatia u14 croatia u15 croatia u17 croatia u19 croatia - birth place: linz , austria - position: midfielder - fullname: mateo kovacic - image size: 220 - years: 2000 -- 2007 2007 -- 2010 2015 -- - clubnumber: 16 - youthyears: 2000 -- 2007 2007 -- 2010 - pcupdate: 22:29 , 29 august 2015 -lrb- utc -rrb- - image: mateo jpg kovacic vs. portugal , 10th june 2013-2 . - goals: 7 5 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mateo kovacic .
mateo kovacic -lrb- born 6 may 1994 -rrb- is a croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for spanish club real madrid and the croatia national team .kovacic is usually deployed as a central midfielder or deep-lying playmaker for inter , but he is considered to be a versatile midfielder , having played in different positions and can adapt to playing either wide on the left or as an attacking midfielder if required .kovacic began his professional career with dinamo zagreb at the age of 16 , with whom he won two consecutive league titles , before joining inter milan in 2013 .a full croatian international since 2013 , kovacic represented the nation at the 2014 fifa world cup .