Dejan Popara
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Zorya Luhansk.
Scout report
D. Popara is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Zorya Luhansk, rated 37.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 39th of 157 on scout potential in the Premier League. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (38.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Popara.
Judged on this season alone, Popara graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 42 of the 42 central midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 1.205 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 12).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, top 20% of the 42 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 23 Popara is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 5.9 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Popara is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Zorya Luhansk finished 8th of 16 · a mid-table side
1.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.21 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 37.4, Popara carries the 8th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League (top 20%). Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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