Domestic-league season · NK Slaven Belupo.
Following his move to NK Slaven Belupo, Kovačić's current-season form is up 145% on last season (Season 11→27), while his Rating eased 33→18. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | NK Slaven Belupo · 7th | 33 | 0 | 2 | 6.78 | 18 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | Vejle · 3rd | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | 33 | 11 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
D. Kovačić is a 32-year-old central defender at NK Slaven Belupo, rated 18.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 154th of 191 in the HNL. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (89.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.83 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kovačić.
Judged on this season alone, Kovačić graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 23% of the 31 centre-backs in the HNL, on 5 clean sheets and 3.832 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 27).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 24th of 31 of the 31 centre-backs in the HNL. At 32 Kovačić is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Kovačić is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
3.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (7th 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 18.3, Kovačić carries the 24th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the HNL of 31, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (NK Slaven Belupo finished 7th of 10) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× 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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 32, Kovačić sits on 2.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kovačić's projected Rating — 18.3 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.
