Midfielders with the Best Potential in HNL 25/26

The highest-potential midfielders in HNL in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Dali of HNK Hajduk Split is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in HNL, with a Field Insider Rating of 54.3, and L. Stojković has been the form player this season, grading 46.5, and T. Fruk leads the scoring with 11 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Zajc has improved his Season rating most, up +36.5 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 9.2.

HNK Hajduk Split · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Dali Central midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	26	157400%	544.6%
2	Alberto del Moral Defensive midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	26	1043.9%	4914.9%
3	L. Stojković Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	22	47	43
4	R. Pukštas Attacking midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	22	31	42
5	M. Šotiček Central midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	21	8	42
6	M. Subotić Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	18	19	41
7	R. Brajković Attacking midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	21	17	40
8	Tiago Dantas Attacking midfielder	HNK Rijeka	25	35167.4%	3940.7%
9	N. Sigur Full-back	HNK Hajduk Split	22	43	39
10	T. Duvnjak Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	23	31	39
11	A. Latković Centre-forward	NK Varazdin	25	37	39
12	N. Omerović Attacking midfielder	NK Osijek	23	25	38
13	A. Pajaziti Defensive midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	23	22317%	381%
14	E. Frederiksen Attacking midfielder	Istra 1961	25	27292.8%	384.3%
15	T. Fruk Attacking midfielder	HNK Rijeka	25	35	37
16	I. Ćubelić Central midfielder	HNK Rijeka	23	29	36
17	J. Vasilj Attacking midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	24	13	36
18	L. Banovec Attacking midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	24	21	36
19	S. Mikolcic Central midfielder	NK Osijek	21	18	36
20	A. Maurić Defensive midfielder	Istra 1961	22	20	36
21	I. Katić Central midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	20	6	35
22	V. Čaić Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	21	17	34
23	L. Belcar Attacking midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	24	0	34
24	A. Barco Defensive midfielder	HNK Rijeka	24	7	34
25	O. Bakić Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	23	15	33
26	D. Mejía Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	23	9	32
27	N. Janković Attacking midfielder	HNK Rijeka	25	4	32
28	Š. Butić Attacking midfielder	Vukovar	20	12	32
29	S. Shopov Central midfielder	NK Osijek	24	7	3145.8%
30	M. Leš Full-back	HNK Gorica	26	1459.8%	3042.1%
31	S. Lončar Central midfielder	Istra 1961	29	32	2610%
32	B. Bogojević Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	28	24	24
33	A. Gojak Attacking midfielder	HNK Rijeka	29	1391.3%	2464.9%
34	O. Petrusenko Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	28	1356.8%	2434.9%
35	M. Caimacov Defensive midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	28	109.5%	2315.4%
36	J. Mišić Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	32	39	19
37	J. Radošević Central midfielder	Istra 1961	32	30277.2%	1810.9%
38	A. Jurilj Central midfielder	Vukovar	30	13	18
39	L. Menalo Attacking midfielder	HNK Rijeka	30	10	17
40	M. Zajc Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	32	391587%	1744.1%
41	M. Pajač Full-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	33	17408.8%	1636.8%
42	L. Crepulja Central midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	32	30	16
43	M. Vešović Full-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	34	13	1243.8%
44	D. Puclin Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	34	1223.7%	870.7%
45	M. Šitum Full-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	34	572.9%	770.2%
46	M. Marina Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	37	19	7