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Žan Zaletel

Squad depthViborg · 26 yrs

Profile

Full nameŽan Zaletel
PositionCentre-back
NationalitySlovenia
Age26
Date of birth16 Sept 1999
BirthplaceZagorje ob Savi
Height185 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubViborg
Centre-back
7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
236
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Viborg.

Injury-affected season

Missed 15 of Viborg's ~32 games this season through 15 injury absences (injury, knee, lacking match fitness). He still appeared 7 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Superliga7002366.55

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Ž. Zaletel is a 26-year-old central defender at Viborg, rated 29.8 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (8.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zaletel.

On the season, Zaletel graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.288 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 4). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30. At 26 Zaletel is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Zaletel missed 15 games through injury (injury, knee, lacking match fitness) out of roughly 32 this season. The 7 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26
29.8
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
3.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
8.2%
Minutes
limited game time
2.29
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Viborg finished 5th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side

2.29
Def. / 90
2
Tackles
2
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (5th of 6) 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 8.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 29.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.29 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.