Dejan Lovren

Lovren's current-season form is up 263% on last season (Season 8→29), while his Rating held around 8. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	PAOK · 3rd	17	0	0	6.92	8	29
2024/25	PAOK · 3rd	7	0	0	6.96	7	8
2023/24	Lyon · 6th	10	0	0	6.74	15	11
2022/23	Lyon · 7th	17	1	0	7.01	23	17
2022/23	Zenit · 1st	15	1	1	7.27	11	28
2021/22	Zenit · 1st	14	0	0	6.91	13	15

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 15 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Croatia · international

Side	Apps	G
Croatia	72	4
Croatia U21	6	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

D. Lovren is a 37-year-old central defender at PAOK, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 17 appearances, a Season grade of 29. On long-term scout potential he's rated 7.7. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (49.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lovren.

On the season, Lovren graded 29 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets and 1.697 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 29). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 37 Lovren is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Lovren is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2025/26

7.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

28.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

49.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

1.7

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · PAOK finished 3rd of 14 · an upper-table side

Apps

1.7

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 14) 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.

Watch points

Game time. Only 49.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 1.7 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 7.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %49.7%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 901.697

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.126

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 37, Lovren sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Lovren's projected Rating — 7.7 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Super League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles8

Interceptions14

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€58.3M total transfer fees · 8 moves

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

PAOKuntil Jun 2026

LyonJan 2023 – Jun 2026€ 2M

ZenitJul 2020 – Jan 2023€ 12M

LiverpoolJul 2014 – Jul 2020€ 25.3M

SouthamptonJul 2013 – Jul 2014€ 10M

LyonJan 2010 – Jul 2013€ 9M

Dinamo Zagreb(back from loan)Jul 2008 – Jan 2010

Inter(on loan)Jul 2007 – Jul 2008

Dinamo Zagrebuntil Jul 2007

About D. Lovren

Dejan Lovren is a 37-year-old centre-back who plays for PAOK, born on July 5, 1989 in Zenica, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Croatia. PAOK currently sit 2nd of 14 in the Super League 1.

This season

In the current season, D. Lovren has made 17 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,432 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

D. Lovren's next match is on August 30, 2026, when PAOK face Atromitos away in the Super League 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Lovren at 7.7 with a Season form score of 28.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 30 career titles — among them the The Atlantic Cup and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 20 recorded seasons, D. Lovren has totalled 387 club appearances with 15 goals and 4 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2013/14, with 31 appearances for Southampton.

D. Lovren's career has also included time at Lyon, Zenit, Liverpool, Southampton, Dinamo Zagreb and Inter.

On the international stage, D. Lovren has represented Croatia and Croatia U21 — 78 caps and 6 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · PAOK finished 3rd of 14 · an upper-table side

Watch points