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PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityCroatia
Age21
Date of birth1 Apr 2005
Shirt number#13
ClubVukovar
Defensive midfielderalso played DEF
25
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1742
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Vukovar.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
HNL251017426.53

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

V. Čaić is a 21-year-old defensive midfielder at Vukovar, rated 34.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 65th of 191 on scout potential in the HNL and 2266th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (53.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Čaić.

Judged on this season alone, Čaić graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 32 of the 32 defensive midfielders in the HNL, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.048 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Čaić, 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 34, top 35% of the 32 defensive midfielders in the HNL. At 21 Čaić is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 4.2 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 35% defensive midfielders · HNLCurrent season16th of 32 defensive midfielders · HNL16th-best defensive midfielder in the HNL65th in the HNL · potential11th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the HNL2266th-highest potential U-23 tracked
34.1
Ratingi
11th of 32 defensive midfielders
17.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
53.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.05
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Vukovar finished 10th of 10 · a relegation-threatened side

3.05
Def. / 90
26
Tackles
19
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 53.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 34.1, Čaić carries the 11th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the HNL (top 35%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Vukovar finished 10th 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 (3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.