Domestic-league season · Dinamo Zagreb.
Earlier this season at FC Schalke 04 — 2. Bundesliga: 15 apps, 4g 3a, 1182 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Dinamo Zagreb; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesligaat FC Schalke 04 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1182 | 6.93 |
 HNL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1019 | 6.59 |
 UEFA Europa League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 505 | 6.84 |
Following his move to FC Schalke 04, Ljubičić's current-season form is down 71% on last season (Season 38→11), while his Rating eased 61→25. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 38).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | FC Schalke 04 · 1st | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6.93 | 25 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | 1. FC Köln · 1st | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7.03 | 61 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 1. FC Köln · 17th | 26 | 0 | 2 | 6.87 | 69 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | 1. FC Köln · 11th | 27 | 5 | 1 | 6.67 | 75 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | 1. FC Köln · 7th | 30 | 3 | 1 | 6.75 | 79 | 32 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
D. Ljubičić is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Dinamo Zagreb, rated 25.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 130th of 191 in the HNL. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ljubičić.
Judged on this season alone, Ljubičić graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 13th of 18 of the 18 central midfielders in the HNL, on 0 goals, 3 assists and 1.325 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 38 → 11). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 10th of 18 of the 18 central midfielders in the HNL. At 28 Ljubičić is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
1.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st 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 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 25.3, Ljubičić carries the 10th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the HNL of 18. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 28, Ljubičić sits on 5.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ljubičić's projected Rating — 25.3 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.
