Most In-Form defensive midfielders This Season in HNL

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

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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 48.8.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Ž. Trontelj has improved his Season rating most, up +28 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Iker Pozo of HNK Gorica is the most valuable name in this group at 8.8.

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	Player	Team
1	Iker Pozo Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	25	4959%	3930.9%
2	Ž. Trontelj Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	26	40239.3%	358.1%
3	Ante Kavelj Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	20	40	40
4	T. Duvnjak Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	23	31	39
5	B. Boskovic Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	23	30	37
6	F. Maglica Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	29	27	25
7	B. Bogojević Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	28	24	25
8	A. Pajaziti Defensive midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	23	22317%	381%
9	V. Bubanja Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	27	20	27
10	E. Shabani Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	23	20	3348.8%
11	A. Borsic Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	30	20	21
12	A. Maurić Defensive midfielder	Istra 1961	22	20	36
13	M. Subotić Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	18	19	39
14	M. Marina Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	37	19	10
15	A. Husic Defensive midfielder	HNK Rijeka	25	1825.9%	3319.1%
16	V. Čaić Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	21	17	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	174.6%	2263.9%
20	I. Bennacer Defensive midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	28	155.6%	2558.7%
21	H. Babec Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	27	15	25
22	O. Bakić Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	23	15	33
23	I. Canjuga Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	20	14	37
24	J. Gurlica Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	22	14	32
25	O. Petrusenko Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	28	1356.8%	2434.9%
26	D. Puclin Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	34	1223.7%	870.7%
27	Hugo Guillamón Defensive midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	26	11189.7%	3152%
28	M. Caimacov Defensive midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	28	109.5%	2315.4%
29	I. Ayuma Defensive midfielder	Istra 1961	20	10	34
30	D. Mejía Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	23	9	32
31	A. Barco Defensive midfielder	HNK Rijeka	24	7	34
32	L. Štulac Defensive midfielder	Istra 1961	31	469.5%	1461%