Josip Brekalo

Brekalo's current-season form is level with last season (Season 16→16), while his Rating held around 40. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Hertha BSC · 2nd	2	0	1	7.6	40	16
2025/26	Hertha BSC · 7th	11	3	2	6.85	40	16
2025/26	Oviedo · 20th	14	0	0	6.61	44	4
2024/25	Kasımpaşa · 10th	23	4	2	7.06	41	19
2023/24	HNK Hajduk SplitLoan	10	2	5	7.49	—	—
2023/24	Fiorentina · 8th	11	1	0	6.79	66	6
2022/23	Fiorentina · 8th	6	0	0	6.67	63	0
2022/23	VfL Wolfsburg · 8th	6	0	1	6.63	64	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Croatia · international

Side	Apps	G
Croatia	34	4
Croatia U21	19	9
Croatia U19	19	8
Croatia U17	22	4

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Winger

J. Brekalo is a 28-year-old winger at Hertha BSC, rated 40.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.36 goals, 0.24 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brekalo.

On the season, Brekalo graded 16 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals and 2 assists in 11 appearances (0.594 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 16). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40. At 28 Brekalo is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending up5 clubs

40.2

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

15.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

24.8%

Minutes

limited game time

0.59

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Hertha BSC finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.27

Goals / app

3 goals in 11 appearances (0.27 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.36 goals, 0.24 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 24.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 40.2 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.59 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %24.8%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.356

Assists / 900.237

Goal contribution / 900.594

Defensive actions / 902.137

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.475

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~15), then tapers with age. At 28, Brekalo sits on 9.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Brekalo's projected Rating — 40.2 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards2

Transfer history

€6M total transfer fees · 13 moves

Fiorentina(back from loan)Jul 2025 – now

TTomori Beratuntil Jul 2025

Hertha BSCFeb 2026 – Jul 2025

OviedoAug 2025 – Feb 2026Free Transfer

Fiorentina(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Aug 2025

KKasimpasa(on loan)Sept 2024 – Jul 2025

Fiorentina(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Sept 2024

HNK Hajduk Split(on loan)Jan 2024 – Jul 2024

FiorentinaJan 2023 – Jan 2024

VfL Wolfsburg(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jan 2023

Torino(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jul 2022

VfL Wolfsburg(back from loan)Jan 2018 – Aug 2021

VfB Stuttgart(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jan 2018

VfL WolfsburgJul 2016 – Jan 2017€ 6M

Dinamo Zagrebuntil Jul 2016

About J. Brekalo

Josip Brekalo is a 28-year-old winger who plays for Hertha BSC, born on June 23, 1998 in Zagreb, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Croatia. Hertha BSC currently sit 2nd of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, J. Brekalo has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 176 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

J. Brekalo's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Hertha BSC face Eintracht Braunschweig away in the 2. Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Brekalo at 40.2 with a Season form score of 15.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the 2. Bundesliga and the HNL. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, J. Brekalo has totalled 267 club appearances with 36 goals and 27 assists for 12 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 32 appearances for Torino.

J. Brekalo's career has also included time at Fiorentina, TTomori Berat, Oviedo, KKasimpasa, HNK Hajduk Split, VfL Wolfsburg, Torino, VfB Stuttgart and Dinamo Zagreb.

On the international stage, J. Brekalo has represented Croatia, Croatia U21, Croatia U19, Croatia U17 — 94 caps and 25 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.