Domestic-league season · Western Sydney Wanderers.
S. Ugarković is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Western Sydney Wanderers, rated 9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 146th of 193 in the A-League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (63.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.87 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ugarković.
Judged on this season alone, Ugarković graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 15th of 20 of the 20 defensive midfielders in the A-League, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 1.87 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Ugarković, 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 9, 18th of 20 of the 20 defensive midfielders in the A-League. At 31 Ugarković is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.
1.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) 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 9, Ugarković carries the 18th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the A-League of 20, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Western Sydney Wanderers finished 12th of 12) — 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 (1.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
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 22–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 31, Ugarković sits on 0.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ugarković's projected Rating — 9 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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