Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in HNL 25/26

The most valuable defenders in HNL in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Mkrtchyan of NK Osijek is the standout for raw talent across defenders in HNL, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.7, and Sergi Domínguez has been the form player this season, grading 49.3, and L. Škaričić leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. McKenna has improved his Season rating most, up +27.5 on last season, while K. Čustović's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.2 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.

Sergi Domínguez49.3SsN

Dinamo Zagreb

Rising potential

K. Čustović+3.2RTG

HNK Gorica · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. McKenna+27.5SsN

Dinamo Zagreb · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Oreč Full-back	HNK Rijeka	25	8.7	38	39
2	Sergi Domínguez Centre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	21	8.6	491046.5%	4244.1%
3	D. Marešić Centre-back	HNK Hajduk Split	27	8	16137.9%	3841.9%
4	M. Acapandié Centre-back	HNK Hajduk Split	21	7.7	4	62
5	M. Valinčić Full-back	Dinamo Zagreb	23	7.6	33	38
6	L. Jelenić Centre-back	NK Osijek	26	7.3	38	32
7	M. Devetak Full-back	HNK Rijeka	27	7.1	31620.9%	3237.8%
8	Š. Hrgović Full-back	HNK Hajduk Split	22	6.6	31	41
9	J. Gurlica Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	22	5.9	14	34
10	N. Galešić Centre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	25	5.8	25	35
11	Olof Matteo Perez Vinlöf Full-back	Dinamo Zagreb	20	5.4	2813750%	4040.2%
12	Gonçalo Costa Centre-back	HNK Gorica	26	5.4	6±0%	47±0%
13	L. Škaričić Centre-back	NK Varazdin	24	5	21	37
14	E. Hasić Full-back	NK Osijek	23	4.8	2171.3%	336.8%
15	F. Krušelj Full-back	NK Slaven Belupo	21	4.8	22	39
16	M. Živković Full-back	HNK Rijeka	22	4.7	8	33
17	Paul Bismarck Tabinas Full-back	Dinamo Zagreb	24	4.7	5	35
18	R. Raci Centre-back	HNK Hajduk Split	23	4.7	15	34
19	S. Miettinen Full-back	Istra 1961	22	4.6	5	33
20	C. Ligue Centre-back	HNK Rijeka	21	4.6	2	36
21	A. Husic Defensive midfielder	HNK Rijeka	25	4.6	1825.9%	3319.1%
22	T. Triantafyllou Centre-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	23	4.6	7	342.4%
23	N. Tepšić Full-back	NK Varazdin	24	4.6	16	34
24	A. Van Hoorenbeeck Centre-back	HNK Hajduk Split	27	4.5	1326.2%	3345.6%
25	M. Nasraoui Centre-back	Istra 1961	24	4.5	18	33
26	S. Mkrtchyan Centre-back	NK Osijek	23	4.4	193.4%	5053.4%
27	A. Jakir Full-back	NK Slaven Belupo	23	4.4	11	32
28	I. Cvijanović Full-back	HNK Gorica	23	4.3	7	32
29	N. Bodetić Centre-back	HNK Rijeka	22	4.3	6	33
30	M. Boune Full-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	24	4.3	4	31
31	K. Čabrajić Full-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	22	4.3	11	33
32	T. Barišić Full-back	HNK Rijeka	22	4.2	3	3349.6%
33	Sven Lesjak Centre-back	NK Varazdin	20	4.2	10	36
34	L. Posinkovic Centre-back	NK Varazdin	22	4.2	3	32
35	M. Mladenovski Centre-back	NK Varazdin	26	4.2	17	33
36	L. Hodak Full-back	HNK Hajduk Split	20	4.2	18	36
37	D. Bukvic Attacking midfielder	NK Osijek	21	4.2	0	34
38	Alejandro Agustín Full-back	Istra 1961	24	4.1	5	30
39	K. Čustović Full-back	HNK Gorica	26	4.1	751.7%	3012.1%
40	D. Hadžikadunić Centre-back	HNK Hajduk Split	28	4	1830.6%	4913.8%
41	F. Žilinski Centre-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	23	4	0	29
42	Domagoj Begonja Centre-back	NK Varazdin	24	4	0	29
43	F. Posavac Centre-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	24	4	0	30
44	F. Taraba Full-back	Istra 1961	20	4	9	34
45	Cheick Mbacke Diop Centre-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	20	3.9	2	34
46	M. Skelin Centre-back	HNK Hajduk Split	20	3.9	4	34
47	H. Moustapha Centre-back	HNK Gorica	22	3.8	188.5%	3030.4%
48	J. Šuver Centre-back	Vukovar	23	3.8	0	2818.9%
49	D. Kamenović Centre-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	26	3.8	4516.7%	2858.5%
50	K. Išasegi Central midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	26	3.8	8	30