Most in-form defensive midfielders in HNL

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

At a glance

Ante Kavelj of HNK Gorica is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in HNL, with a Field Insider Rating of 40, and Iker Pozo has been the form player this season, grading 47.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Ž. Trontelj has improved his Season rating most, up +26.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Duvnjak of NK Varazdin is the most valuable name in this group at 14.9.

HNK Hajduk Split · 23/24→25/26

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HNK Gorica · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Iker Pozo Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	25	4854.5%	3930.9%
2	Ante Kavelj Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	20	39	40
3	Ž. Trontelj Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	26	38228.2%	358.1%
4	T. Duvnjak Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	23	32	39
5	B. Boskovic Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	23	30	37
6	F. Maglica Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	29	26	25
7	A. Pajaziti Defensive midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	23	23359.2%	381%
8	B. Bogojević Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	28	21	25
9	E. Shabani Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	23	20	3348.8%
10	V. Bubanja Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	27	20	27
11	M. Marina Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	36	20	10
12	A. Borsic Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	30	20	21
13	M. Subotić Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	18	19	39
14	A. Maurić Defensive midfielder	Istra 1961	22	19	36
15	A. Husic Defensive midfielder	HNK Rijeka	25	1826.6%	3319.1%
16	V. Čaić Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	21	18	34
17	M. Agbekpornu Defensive midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	27	17	26
18	M. Ticinovic Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	34	17	10
19	F. Krovinović Defensive midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	30	170.6%	2263.9%
20	H. Babec Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	26	15	28
21	I. Bennacer Defensive midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	28	153.5%	2558.7%
22	O. Bakić Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	23	14	33
23	O. Petrusenko Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	28	1457.1%	2434.9%
24	J. Gurlica Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	22	14	32
25	I. Canjuga Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	20	13	37
26	Hugo Guillamón Defensive midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	26	13188.6%	3152%
27	D. Puclin Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	34	1252.5%	870.7%
28	M. Caimacov Defensive midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	27	1110.5%	264.1%
29	D. Mejía Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	23	10	32
30	I. Ayuma Defensive midfielder	Istra 1961	20	9	34
31	A. Barco Defensive midfielder	HNK Rijeka	24	8	34
32	L. Štulac Defensive midfielder	Istra 1961	31	465.4%	1461%