Best defensive U21 players from Croatia

The best defensive U21 players from Croatia, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

L. Vušković of Hamburger SV is the standout for raw talent across U21 players from Croatia, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.9, and Ante Kavelj has been the form player this season, grading 39.4.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Vušković has improved his Season rating most, up +13.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Vušković of Hamburger SV is the most valuable name in this group at 115.4.

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	Ante Kavelj Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	20	7	39	40
2	Branimir Mlačić Full-back	HNK Hajduk Split	20	6	21	37
3	R. Brajković Attacking midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	21	6	16	40
4	L. Vušković Centre-back	Hamburger SV	19	5	3368.9%	8740.6%
5	F. Krušelj Full-back	NK Slaven Belupo	21	4	22	39
6	M. Subotić Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	18	4	19	39
7	L. Hodak Full-back	HNK Hajduk Split	20	4	18	36
8	L. Zvonarek Attacking midfielder	Grasshoppers	21	4	13256.8%	4244.3%
9	L. Vrzić Full-back	HNK Gorica	19	3	10	34
10	F. Krivak Winger	Sigma Olomouc	21	2	7	2
11	Antonio Baždarić Central midfielder	AS Trencin	20	2	5	31
12	F. Mažar Central midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	21	2	11	33
13	Sven Lesjak Centre-back	NK Varazdin	19	2	10	36
14	Š. Butić Attacking midfielder	Vukovar	20	2	12	36
15	I. Katić Central midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	20	2	7	35
16	I. Canjuga Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	20	2	13	37
17	B. Durdov Central midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	18	2	5	36
18	V. Čaić Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	21	2	18	34
19	M. Šotiček Central midfielder	FC Basel 1893	21	2	8	41
20	M. ZebiÄCentre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	19	1	5	34
21	M. Skelin Centre-back	HNK Hajduk Split	19	1	4	34
22	T. Barišić Full-back	HNK Rijeka	21	1	3	3349.6%
23	N. Mikic Full-back	Dinamo Zagreb	19	1	4	34
24	G. Sivalec Winger	NK Slaven Belupo	18	1	3	33
25	L. Bošnjak Central midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	20	1	6	33
26	D. Ahmeti Attacking midfielder	Istra 1961	18	1	0	33
27	Dominik Thaqi Winger	HNK Rijeka	19	1	0	33
28	S. Kučiš Attacking midfielder	HNK Gorica	19	1	0	31
29	Niko Farkaš Attacking midfielder	NK Osijek	19	1	5	34
30	I. Barić Centre-forward	NK Osijek	19	1	0	31
31	N. Skoko Defensive midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	20	1	3	34
32	P. Čović Central midfielder	Werder Bremen	19	1	8	68