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PositionCentre-back
NationalitySlovakia
Age22
Date of birth18 Aug 2003
Height193 cm
Shirt number#37
ClubPodbrezová
Centre-back
23
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1179
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Podbrezová.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Super Liga231011797.19

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

J. Luka is a 22-year-old central defender at Podbrezová, rated 29.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 62nd of 171 on scout potential in the Super Liga and 2549th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (40.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.59 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Luka.

Judged on this season alone, Luka graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 30 of the 30 centre-backs in the Super Liga, on 3 clean sheets and 3.588 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Luka, 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 30, top 17% of the 30 centre-backs in the Super Liga. At 22 Luka is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 17% centre-backs · Super LigaCurrent season16th of 30 centre-backs · Super Liga16th-best centre-back in the Super Liga62nd in the Super Liga · potential5th-highest potential centre-back in the Super Liga2549th-highest potential U-23 tracked
29.8
Ratingi
5th of 30 centre-backs
14
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
40.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.59
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Podbrezová finished 6th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side

3.59
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
16
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (6th of 6) 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 40.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29.8, Luka carries the 5th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Super Liga (top 17%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Podbrezová finished 6th of 6) — 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 (3.59 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.