Domestic-league season · Vukovar.
J. Gurlica is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Vukovar, rated 32.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 94th of 191 in the HNL and 2431st of 2861 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (38.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gurlica.
Judged on this season alone, Gurlica graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 32 of the 32 defensive midfielders in the HNL, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.271 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Gurlica, 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 32, 16th of 32 of the 32 defensive midfielders in the HNL. At 22 Gurlica is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 11.6 reflects that trajectory.
3.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 32.2, Gurlica carries the 16th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the HNL of 32, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Vukovar finished 10th 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 moderate defensive volume (3.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 22, Gurlica sits on 11.6, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Gurlica's projected Rating — 32.2 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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