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Styopa Mkrtchyan

Rising starNK Osijek · 23 yrsFringe player

Profile

Full nameStyopa Mkrtchyan
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArmenia
Age23
Date of birth17 Feb 2003
Height190 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubNK Osijek
Centre-back
17
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1178
Minutes

Domestic-league season · NK Osijek.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
HNL170111786.92
2. Bundesligaat 1. FC Nürnberg3001846.6

Scout report

Rising starCentral defender

S. Mkrtchyan is a 23-year-old central defender at NK Osijek, rated 32.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 3rd of 161 on scout potential in the HNL. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (36.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mkrtchyan.

Judged on this season alone, Mkrtchyan graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the HNL, on 5 clean sheets and 3.209 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 1).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, top 4% of the 27 centre-backs in the HNL. At 23 Mkrtchyan is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 4.4 reflects that trajectory.

32.4
Ratingi
1st of 27 centre-backs
18.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
36.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.21
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · NK Osijek finished 9th of 10 · a relegation-threatened side

17
Apps
3.21
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
8
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (9th of 10) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 36.4% 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 32.4, Mkrtchyan carries the 1st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the HNL (top 4%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (NK Osijek finished 9th of 10) — 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 moderate defensive volume (3.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the HNL with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles18
Interceptions8
Blocks16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.