Midfielders with the Best Potential in HNL

The highest-potential midfielders in HNL, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

L. Stojković of Dinamo Zagreb is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in HNL, with a Field Insider Rating of 42.5, and Iker Pozo has been the form player this season, grading 48.8, and T. Fruk leads the scoring with 11 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Zajc has improved his Season rating most, up +36.5 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Stojković of Dinamo Zagreb is the most valuable name in this group at 9.2.

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	Player	Team
1	L. Stojković Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	22	47	43
2	R. Pukštas Attacking midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	21	31	42
3	R. Brajković Attacking midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	21	17	40
4	Tiago Dantas Attacking midfielder	HNK Rijeka	25	35167.4%	3940.7%
5	N. Sigur Full-back	HNK Hajduk Split	22	43	39
6	Iker Almena Attacking midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	22	16234%	3924.6%
7	T. Duvnjak Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	23	31	39
8	A. Latković Centre-forward	NK Varazdin	25	37	39
9	M. Subotić Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	18	19	39
10	M. Soldo Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	22	16	38
11	N. Omerović Attacking midfielder	NK Osijek	23	25	38
12	A. Pajaziti Defensive midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	23	22317%	381%
13	A. Jagusic Winger	NK Slaven Belupo	20	23	38
14	E. Frederiksen Attacking midfielder	Istra 1961	25	27292.8%	384.3%
15	T. Fruk Attacking midfielder	HNK Rijeka	25	35	37
16	B. Boskovic Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	23	30	37
17	I. Ćubelić Central midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	23	29	36
18	J. Vasilj Attacking midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	24	13	36
19	Iker Pozo Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	26	4959%	3635.8%
20	L. Banovec Attacking midfielder	Vukovar	24	21	36
21	S. Mikolcic Central midfielder	NK Osijek	21	18	36
22	A. Maurić Defensive midfielder	Istra 1961	22	20	36
23	Š. Butić Attacking midfielder	Vukovar	20	12	36
24	Iuri Tavares Attacking midfielder	NK Varazdin	25	21102.9%	3511.5%
25	I. Katić Central midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	20	6	35
26	I. Ayuma Defensive midfielder	Istra 1961	20	10	34
27	V. Čaić Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	21	17	34
28	J. Pršir Attacking midfielder	HNK Gorica	26	30	34
29	A. Barco Defensive midfielder	HNK Rijeka	24	7	34
30	S. Akere Attacking midfielder	NK Osijek	22	11	33
31	E. Shabani Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	23	20	3348.8%
32	L. Belcar Attacking midfielder	NK Varazdin	24	0	33
33	O. Bakić Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	23	15	33
34	N. Janković Attacking midfielder	HNK Rijeka	24	4	32
35	D. Mejía Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	23	9	32
36	S. Shopov Central midfielder	NK Osijek	24	7	3145.8%
37	M. Leš Full-back	HNK Gorica	26	1459.8%	3042.1%
38	V. Bubanja Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	27	20	27
39	T. Teklić Attacking midfielder	NK Osijek	26	0100%	2734.1%
40	S. Lončar Central midfielder	Istra 1961	29	32	2610%
41	M. Agbekpornu Defensive midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	27	17	26
42	D. Ljubičić Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	28	1271.5%	2558.4%
43	I. Bennacer Defensive midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	28	155.6%	2558.7%
44	B. Bogojević Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	28	24	25
45	H. Babec Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	27	15	25
46	D. Petrovič Central midfielder	HNK Rijeka	28	16	25
47	A. Gojak Attacking midfielder	HNK Rijeka	29	1391.3%	2464.9%
48	M. Ndockyt Attacking midfielder	HNK Rijeka	28	10	24
49	O. Petrusenko Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	28	1356.8%	2434.9%
50	M. Caimacov Defensive midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	28	109.5%	2315.4%