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Borna Barišić

Experienced headNK Osijek · 33 yrsFringe player

Profile

Full nameBorna Barišić
PositionFull-back
NationalityCroatia
Age33
Date of birth10 Nov 1992
BirthplaceOsijek
Height186 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubNK Osijek
Full-back
10
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
621
Minutes

Domestic-league season · NK Osijek.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of NK Osijek's ~36 games this season through 5 injury absences (jumpers knee, cruciate ligament rupture). He still appeared 10 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
HNL10006216.75

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

B. Barišić is a 33-year-old full-back at NK Osijek, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 10 appearances, a Season grade of 11, top 79% of HNL full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 8.4, ranking 148th of 152 in the HNL. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (22.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barišić.

Judged on this season alone, Barišić graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 33 of the 33 full-backs in the HNL, on 3 clean sheets and 2.319 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8, 32nd of 33 of the 33 full-backs in the HNL. At 33 Barišić is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Barišić missed 5 games through injury (jumpers knee, cruciate ligament rupture) out of roughly 36 this season. The 10 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
8.4
Ratingi
32nd of 33 full-backs
11.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
22.3%
Minutes
limited game time
2.32
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · NK Osijek finished 9th of 10 · a relegation-threatened side

10
Apps
2.32
Def. / 90
6
Tackles
7
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (9th 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 22.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 8.4, Barišić carries the 32nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the HNL of 33 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the HNL with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots2

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy89%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success62.5%
Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles6
Interceptions7
Blocks3
Fouls committed4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.