Domestic-league season · HNK Gorica.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HNL | 36 | 3 | 2 | 3032 | 6.91 |
Ante Kavelj is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder at HNK Gorica, rated 40 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 8th of 191 in the HNL and 651st of 1023 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been an ever-present this season (93.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.65 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kavelj.
Judged on this season alone, Kavelj graded 40 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 32 defensive midfielders in the HNL, on 3 goals, 2 assists and 3.651 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Kavelj, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, top 4% of the 32 defensive midfielders in the HNL. At 20 Kavelj is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.7 reflects that trajectory.
3.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 36 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (8th of 10) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 40, Kavelj carries the 1st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the HNL (top 4%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (HNK Gorica finished 8th of 10) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~9), then tapers with age. At 20, Kavelj sits on 7.7, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Kavelj's projected Rating — 40 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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