Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in HNL

The most valuable defenders in HNL, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Sergi Domínguez of Dinamo Zagreb is the standout for raw talent across defenders in HNL, with a Field Insider Rating of 41.8, and Ž. Trontelj leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Ž. Trontelj has improved his Season rating most, up +28 on last season, while E. Hasić's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Oreč of HNK Rijeka is the most valuable name in this group at 8.7.

Best talent

Sergi Domínguez41.8RTG

Dinamo Zagreb

In form

Sergi Domínguez49.3SsN

Dinamo Zagreb

Rising potential

E. Hasić+2.1RTG

NK Osijek · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Ž. Trontelj+28SsN

HNK Gorica · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Oreč Full-back	HNK Rijeka	24	8.7	38	39
2	Sergi Domínguez Centre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	21	8.6	491046.5%	4244.1%
3	Ž. Trontelj Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	26	8	40239.3%	358.1%
4	M. Valinčić Full-back	Dinamo Zagreb	23	7.6	33	38
5	D. Čolina Full-back	NK Osijek	26	7.3	3354.9%	3229%
6	L. Jelenić Centre-back	NK Osijek	26	7.3	38	32
7	M. Devetak Full-back	HNK Rijeka	27	7.1	31620.9%	3237.8%
8	Š. Hrgović Full-back	HNK Hajduk Split	22	6.6	31	41
9	N. Galešić Centre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	25	5.8	25	35
10	R. Jurišić Full-back	NK Osijek	24	5.6	25	34
11	Olof Matteo Perez Vinlöf Full-back	Dinamo Zagreb	20	5.4	2813750%	4040.2%
12	L. Škaričić Centre-back	NK Varazdin	24	5	21	37
13	T. Jukic Centre-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	24	4.9	20	36
14	E. Hasić Full-back	NK Osijek	23	4.8	2171.3%	336.8%
15	F. Krušelj Full-back	NK Slaven Belupo	21	4.8	22	39
16	R. Raci Centre-back	HNK Hajduk Split	23	4.7	15	34
17	V. Koski Centre-back	Istra 1961	24	4.6	14	34
18	N. Tepšić Full-back	NK Varazdin	24	4.6	16	34
19	M. Mladenovski Centre-back	NK Varazdin	25	4.6	17	33
20	A. Husic Defensive midfielder	HNK Rijeka	25	4.6	1825.9%	3319.1%
21	M. Nasraoui Centre-back	Istra 1961	23	4.6	18	34
22	K. Çalhanoğlu Full-back	Vukovar	23	4.5	1166.7%	3342.3%
23	L. Dajčer Centre-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	25	4.5	11	33
24	S. Mkrtchyan Full-back	NK Osijek	23	4.4	19	33
25	A. Jakir Full-back	NK Slaven Belupo	23	4.4	11	32
26	Branimir Mlačić Full-back	HNK Hajduk Split	20	4.3	21	37
27	Hugo Guillamón Defensive midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	26	4.3	11189.7%	3152%
28	N. Bodetić Centre-back	HNK Rijeka	22	4.3	6	33
29	M. Boune Full-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	24	4.3	4	31
30	K. Čabrajić Full-back	Vukovar	22	4.3	11	33
31	S. Miettinen Full-back	Istra 1961	22	4.2	5	33
32	L. Posinkovic Centre-back	NK Varazdin	22	4.2	3	32
33	J. Gurlica Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	22	4.2	14	32
34	Z. Katalinić Full-back	NK Slaven Belupo	22	4.2	4	32
35	I. Cvijanović Full-back	NK Osijek	22	4.2	7	32
36	D. Marešić Centre-back	Istra 1961	26	4.2	16137.9%	3153.1%
37	D. Bukvic Attacking midfielder	NK Osijek	21	4.2	0	34
38	L. Hodak Full-back	HNK Hajduk Split	20	4.2	18	36
39	F. Posavac Centre-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	23	4.1	0	30
40	K. Išasegi Central midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	25	4.1	8	30
41	M. Živković Full-back	Vukovar	22	4.1	8	32
42	Paul Bismarck Tabinas Full-back	Vukovar	24	4.1	5	30
43	Alejandro Agustín Full-back	Istra 1961	24	4.1	5	30
44	T. Barišić Full-back	HNK Rijeka	21	4	3	3349.6%
45	F. Žilinski Centre-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	23	4	0	29
46	T. Jukić Centre-back	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	24	4	3	30
47	Domagoj Begonja Centre-back	NK Varazdin	24	4	0	29
48	Raúl Torrente Centre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	25	4	099%	2958%
49	F. Taraba Full-back	Istra 1961	20	4	9	34
50	N. Vlasenko Centre-back	Vukovar	25	3.9	626.8%	2943.1%