Most In-Form defenders This Season in HNL

The most in-form defenders in HNL, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Sergi Domínguez of Dinamo Zagreb is the standout for raw talent across defenders in HNL, with a Field Insider Rating of 41.8, and Ž. Trontelj leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Ž. Trontelj has improved his Season rating most, up +28 on last season, while E. Hasić's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Oreč of HNK Rijeka is the most valuable name in this group at 8.7.

Best talent

Sergi Domínguez41.8RTG

Dinamo Zagreb

In form

Sergi Domínguez49.3SsN

Dinamo Zagreb

Rising potential

E. Hasić+2.1RTG

NK Osijek · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Ž. Trontelj+28SsN

HNK Gorica · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Sergi Domínguez Centre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	21	491046.5%	4244.1%
2	S. McKenna Centre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	29	41197.8%	2756.7%
3	Ž. Trontelj Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	26	40239.3%	358.1%
4	A. Majstorović Centre-back	HNK Rijeka	32	39	18
5	L. Jelenić Centre-back	NK Osijek	26	38	32
6	A. Oreč Full-back	HNK Rijeka	24	38	39
7	Z. Šarlija Centre-back	HNK Hajduk Split	29	377.6%	2534.4%
8	S. Radeljić Centre-back	HNK Rijeka	28	34	27
9	D. Čolina Full-back	NK Osijek	26	3354.9%	3229%
10	M. Valinčić Full-back	Dinamo Zagreb	23	33	38
11	B. Goda Full-back	Dinamo Zagreb	28	32	28
12	M. Devetak Full-back	HNK Rijeka	27	31620.9%	3237.8%
13	Š. Hrgović Full-back	HNK Hajduk Split	22	31	41
14	A. Kadušić Full-back	Istra 1961	28	30	26
15	Olof Matteo Perez Vinlöf Full-back	Dinamo Zagreb	20	2813750%	4040.2%
16	Renan Guedes Full-back	NK Osijek	28	27124.4%	2457.1%
17	D. Kovačić Centre-back	NK Slaven Belupo	32	27135.4%	1843.9%
18	F. Maglica Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	29	27	25
19	M. Čabraja Full-back	HNK Gorica	29	2628.9%	2637.3%
20	F. Karačić Full-back	NK Osijek	30	2638.7%	1964.9%
21	D. Kolinger Centre-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	32	261252.6%	187.7%
22	J. Filipović Centre-back	HNK Gorica	33	2624.7%	1631.6%
23	N. Galešić Centre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	25	25	35
24	M. Heister Full-back	Istra 1961	34	25	11
25	R. Jurišić Full-back	NK Osijek	24	25	34
26	S. Perić Full-back	HNK Gorica	29	22	24
27	F. Krušelj Full-back	NK Slaven Belupo	21	22	39
28	L. Škaričić Centre-back	NK Varazdin	24	21	37
29	E. Hasić Full-back	NK Osijek	23	2171.3%	336.8%
30	Branimir Mlačić Full-back	HNK Hajduk Split	20	21	37
31	T. Jukic Centre-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	24	20	36
32	T. Božić Centre-back	NK Slaven Belupo	38	20	9
33	A. Borsic Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	30	20	21
34	S. Mkrtchyan Full-back	NK Osijek	23	19	33
35	M. Nasraoui Centre-back	Istra 1961	23	18	34
36	L. Hodak Full-back	HNK Hajduk Split	20	18	36
37	A. Husic Defensive midfielder	HNK Rijeka	25	1825.9%	3319.1%
38	M. Mladenovski Centre-back	NK Varazdin	25	17	33
39	R. Punčec Centre-back	NK Varazdin	34	17900%	952.5%
40	M. Ticinovic Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	34	17	10
41	L. Ba Centre-back	NK Varazdin	28	16	25
42	N. Tepšić Full-back	NK Varazdin	24	16	34
43	K. Pavičić Centre-back	Vukovar	27	16	26
44	D. Marešić Centre-back	Istra 1961	26	16137.9%	3153.1%
45	J. Mersinaj Centre-back	NK Osijek	27	16	25
46	R. Raci Centre-back	HNK Hajduk Split	23	15	34
47	V. Koski Centre-back	Istra 1961	24	14	34
48	J. Gurlica Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	22	14	32
49	D. Melnjak Full-back	HNK Hajduk Split	33	1339.5%	1073.4%
50	R. Kumar Centre-back	Istra 1961	17	12	37