Domestic-league season · NK Osijek.
H. Babec is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at NK Osijek, rated 28 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 110th of 191 in the HNL. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Babec.
Judged on this season alone, Babec graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 32 of the 32 defensive midfielders in the HNL, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.541 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Babec, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 19th of 32 of the 32 defensive midfielders in the HNL. At 26 Babec is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.6 reflects that trajectory.
3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (9th 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 28, Babec carries the 19th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the HNL of 32, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (NK Osijek finished 9th 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 (3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
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 (~11), then tapers with age. At 26, Babec sits on 10.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Babec's projected Rating — 28 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.
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