Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · NK Slaven Belupo.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HNL | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2889 | 6.78 |
Scout report
D. Kovačić is a 32-year-old central defender at NK Slaven Belupo, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 27, top 23% of HNL centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18.3, ranking 153rd of 191 in the HNL. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (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 1.7 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Kovačić is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · NK Slaven Belupo finished 7th of 10 · a lower-table side
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.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 89.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
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).
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Transfer news
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