Kristijan Bistrović

Bistrović's current-season form is down 27% on last season (Season 11→8), while his Rating climbed 19→21. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 23).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Akron · 14th	11	0	0	6.7	21	7
2025/26	Akron · 13th	14	1	1	6.76	19	11
2024/25	CSKA Moscow · 9th	20	1	0	6.71	26	10
2023/24	BaltikaLoan · 15th	23	2	0	7.11	30	23
2022/23	Fortuna SittardLoan · 13th	13	1	0	7.1	58	15
2022/23	LecceLoan · 16th	11	0	0	6.55	62	1

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

Croatia · international

Side	Apps	G
Croatia U21	17	4

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

K. Bistrović is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Akron, rated 21.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 122nd of 157 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (49% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bistrović.

Judged on this season alone, Bistrović graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 30 of the 30 central midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 1.906 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 22nd of 30 of the 30 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 28 Bistrović is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent6 clubs

Current potential22nd of 30 central midfielders · Premier League · 11 apps Current season29th of 30 central midfielders · Premier League · 11 apps 29th-best central midfielder in the Premier League 122nd in the Premier League · potential 22nd-highest potential central midfielder in the Premier League

21.1

Ratingi

22nd of 30 central midfielders

7.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

49%

Minutes

rotation minutes

1.91

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Akron finished 14th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

1.91

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 16) 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.

Watch points

Game time. Only 49% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 1.91 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21.1, Bistrović carries the 22nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League of 30 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 %49%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 901.906

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %75

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %62.5

Cards / 900.408

Foul involvement / 901.906

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 28, Bistrović sits on 1.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bistrović's projected Rating — 21.1 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 central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target3

Shots4

Passing

Assists0

Chances created8

Passes324

Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success62.5%

Duels won20

Duels won %47.6%

Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions4

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.5M total transfer fees · 10 moves

AkronSept 2025 – nowFree

CSKA Moscow(back from loan)Jun 2024 – Sept 2025

Baltika(on loan)Sept 2023 – Jun 2024

Fortuna Sittard(on loan)Jan 2023 – Sept 2023

Lecce(on loan)Jul 2022 – Jan 2023

CSKA Moscow(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2022

Fatih Karagümrük(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

CSKA Moscow(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jan 2022

KKasimpasa(on loan)Jan 2021 – Jul 2021

CSKA MoscowJan 2018 – Jan 2021€ 500K

NK Slaven Belupountil Jan 2018

About K. Bistrović

Kristijan Bistrović is a 28-year-old central midfielder who plays for Akron, born on April 9, 1998 in Koprivnica, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Croatia. Akron currently sit 14th of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, K. Bistrović has made 11 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 661 minutes, averaging a 6.53 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards.

When K. Bistrović plays, Akron's record this season is 1W-6D-4L — and his match ratings average 6.46 at home against 6.53 on the road.

Recent matches

October 17, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Dinamo Makhachkala (90 minutes, 6.56 rating)
October 9, 2026: 0-1 loss away at FC Rostov (86 minutes, 6.85 rating)
September 17, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Akhmat (81 minutes, 6.88 rating)
September 13, 2026: 1-1 draw away at FC Krasnodar (71 minutes, 6 rating)
September 6, 2026: 2-2 draw away at FC Orenburg (45 minutes, 6.46 rating)
August 28, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs CSKA Moscow (82 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 23, 2026: 0-3 loss at home vs Krylia Sovetov (57 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 15, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Rodina Moskva (45 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 8, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Lokomotiv (25 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 1, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Rubin (34 minutes, 6.7 rating)

K. Bistrović's next match is on November 1, 2026, when Akron face Baltika away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Bistrović at 21.1 with a Season form score of 7.5, ranking 122nd of 157 central midfielders in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Cup and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, K. Bistrović has totalled 216 club appearances with 12 goals and 13 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 25 appearances for CSKA Moscow.

K. Bistrović's career has also included time at CSKA Moscow, Baltika, Fortuna Sittard, Lecce, Fatih Karagümrük, KKasimpasa and NK Slaven Belupo.

On the international stage, K. Bistrović has represented Croatia U21 — 17 caps and 4 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Akron finished 14th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

Watch points