Domestic-league season · NK Varazdin.
Following his move to NK Varazdin, Puclin's current-season form is up 50% on last season (Season 8→12), while his Rating eased 27→8. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | NK Varazdin · 3rd | 22 | 1 | 0 | 6.76 | 8 | 12 |
| 2021/22 | Vorskla Poltava · 5th | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 8 |
| 2020/21 | Vorskla Poltava · 5th | 24 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 11 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
D. Puclin is a 34-year-old defensive midfielder at NK Varazdin, rated 7.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 188th of 191 in the HNL. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Puclin.
Judged on this season alone, Puclin graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 32 of the 32 defensive midfielders in the HNL, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 5.321 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 12). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 8, 32nd of 32 of the 32 defensive midfielders in the HNL. At 34 Puclin is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.
Puclin is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
5.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 10) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 7.9, Puclin carries the 32nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the HNL of 32 — though on just 22 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 34, Puclin sits on 0.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Puclin's projected Rating — 7.9 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
