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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · HNK Gorica.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HNL | 33 | 3 | 4 | 2887 | 6.99 |
Scout report
Ž. Trontelj is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at HNK Gorica, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 4 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 40, top 6% of HNL defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 35.3, ranking 53rd of 191 in the HNL. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (89.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Trontelj.
Judged on this season alone, Trontelj graded 40 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 32 defensive midfielders in the HNL, on 3 goals, 4 assists and 2.806 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 40).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, top 29% of the 32 defensive midfielders in the HNL. At 26 Trontelj is in his prime years, and a market index of 8 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Trontelj is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · HNK Gorica finished 8th of 10 · a relegation-threatened side
2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (8th 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 3 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 89.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 35.3, Trontelj carries the 9th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the HNL (top 29%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (HNK Gorica finished 8th 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 (2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the HNL with 600+ minutes this season.
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