based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Larisa.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA World Cup Qualifiers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 7 |
 Friendliesat FYR Macedonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.6 |
Scout report
J. Atanasov is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Larisa, rated 33.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 14th of 66 on scout potential in the Super League 1. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (69.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.96 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Atanasov.
Judged on this season alone, Atanasov graded 20 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 10 central midfielders in the Super League 1, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.959 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 20). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, top 30% of the 10 central midfielders in the Super League 1. At 26 Atanasov is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.3 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Larisa finished 12th of 14 · a relegation-threatened side
1.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 14) 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.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 69.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.96 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 33.5, Atanasov carries the 3rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Super League 1 (top 30%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Larisa finished 12th of 14) — 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 light defensive volume (1.96 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Super League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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