Best central midfielders in HNL

The highest-potential central midfielders in HNL, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

L. Stojković of Dinamo Zagreb is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in HNL, with a Field Insider Rating of 42.5, and M. Zajc leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Zajc has improved his Season rating most, up +32.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Stojković of Dinamo Zagreb is the most valuable name in this group at 15.3.

Istra 1961 · 24/25→25/26

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M. Zajc+32.2SsN

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	L. Stojković Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	22	42	43
2	M. Soldo Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	22	15	38
3	I. Ćubelić Central midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	23	29	36
4	S. Mikolcic Central midfielder	NK Osijek	21	16	36
5	I. Katić Central midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	20	7	35
6	F. Mažar Central midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	21	11	33
7	N. Sepic Central midfielder	Istra 1961	19	5	33
8	S. Shopov Central midfielder	NK Osijek	24	7	3145.8%
9	S. Lončar Central midfielder	Istra 1961	29	30	2610%
10	D. Ljubičić Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	28	1171.9%	2558.4%
11	D. Petrovič Central midfielder	HNK Rijeka	28	16	25
12	J. Mišić Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	32	39	19
13	J. Radošević Central midfielder	Istra 1961	32	32256.2%	1810.9%
14	A. Jurilj Central midfielder	Vukovar	30	12	18
15	M. Zajc Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	32	351238.5%	1744.1%
16	L. Crepulja Central midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	32	28	16
17	I. Fiolić Central midfielder	HNK Gorica	30	340.4%	1652.3%
18	D. Antolić Central midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	36	876.4%	767.4%