Most Improved midfielders in HNL 25/26
The most improved midfielders in HNL in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.
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.
13 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. ZajcCentral midfielder |  Dinamo Zagreb | 32 | +36.5 24/25→25/26 | 391587% | 1744.1% |
| 2 | J. RadoševićCentral midfielder |  Istra 1961 | 32 | +21.9 24/25→25/26 | 30277.2% | 1810.9% |
| 3 | Tiago DantasAttacking midfielder |  HNK Rijeka | 25 | +21.6 23/24→25/26 | 35167.4% | 3940.7% |
| 4 | E. FrederiksenAttacking midfielder | Istra 1961 | 25 | +20.2 24/25→25/26 | 27292.8% | 384.3% |
| 5 | A. PajazitiDefensive midfielder |  HNK Hajduk Split | 23 | +16.8 23/24→25/26 | 22317% | 381% |
| 6 | M. PajačFull-back |  NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 33 | +13.9 23/24→25/26 | 17408.8% | 1636.8% |
| 7 | A. GojakAttacking midfielder | HNK Rijeka | 29 | +6.3 20/21→25/26 | 1391.3% | 2464.9% |
| 8 | M. LešFull-back |  HNK Gorica | 26 | +5.2 22/23→25/26 | 1459.8% | 3042.1% |
| 9 | O. PetrusenkoDefensive midfielder |  NK Osijek | 28 | +4.6 24/25→25/26 | 1356.8% | 2434.9% |
| 10 | Alberto del MoralDefensive midfielder | HNK Hajduk Split | 26 | +2.9 24/25→25/26 | 1043.9% | 4914.9% |
| 11 | D. PuclinDefensive midfielder |  NK Varazdin | 34 | +2.3 21/22→25/26 | 1223.7% | 870.7% |
| 12 | M. CaimacovDefensive midfielder |  NK Slaven Belupo | 28 | +0.9 22/23→25/26 | 109.5% | 2315.4% |
| 13 | M. ŠitumFull-back | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 34 | -12.1 24/25→25/26 | 572.9% | 770.2% |