Domestic-league season · NK Slaven Belupo.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HNL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 769 | 6.48 |
Z. Katalinić is a 22-year-old full-back at NK Slaven Belupo, rated 32 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 96th of 191 in the HNL and 2455th of 2913 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Katalinić.
Judged on this season alone, Katalinić graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the HNL, on 1 clean sheet and 2.575 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Katalinić, 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 32, 21st of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the HNL. At 22 Katalinić is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 4.2 reflects that trajectory.
2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (7th 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.
With a Rating of 32, Katalinić carries the 21st-highest potential of the full-backs in the HNL of 38 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
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 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 22, Katalinić sits on 4.2, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Katalinić's projected Rating — 32 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
