Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in HNL

The most valuable defensive midfielders in HNL, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Ante Kavelj of HNK Gorica is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in HNL, with a Field Insider Rating of 40, and Iker Pozo has been the form player this season, grading 48.8.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Ž. Trontelj has improved his Season rating most, up +28 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Iker Pozo of HNK Gorica is the most valuable name in this group at 8.2.

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	Player	Team
1	Iker Pozo Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	26	8.2	4959%	3635.8%
2	Ž. Trontelj Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	26	8	40239.3%	358.1%
3	Ante Kavelj Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	20	7.7	40	40
4	T. Duvnjak Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	23	7.1	31	39
5	B. Boskovic Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	23	6.7	30	37
6	A. Pajaziti Defensive midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	23	5.2	22317%	381%
7	A. Barco Defensive midfielder	HNK Rijeka	24	4.6	7	34
8	A. Husic Defensive midfielder	HNK Rijeka	25	4.6	1825.9%	3319.1%
9	A. Maurić Defensive midfielder	Istra 1961	22	4.6	20	36
10	O. Bakić Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	23	4.5	15	33
11	E. Shabani Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	23	4.5	20	3348.8%
12	S. Ilinković Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	23	4.4	4	32
13	D. Mejía Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	23	4.4	9	32
14	Hugo Guillamón Defensive midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	26	4.3	11189.7%	3152%
15	I. Canjuga Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	20	4.3	14	37
16	J. Gurlica Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	22	4.2	14	32
17	V. Čaić Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	21	4.2	17	34
18	M. Lorber Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	22	4.1	3	32
19	L. Róbertsson Defensive midfielder	Istra 1961	22	4	3	30
20	I. Ayuma Defensive midfielder	Istra 1961	20	4	10	34
21	M. Subotić Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	18	4	19	39
22	N. Skoko Defensive midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	20	3.9	3	34
23	L. Vrbancic Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	20	3.7	5	32
24	M. Jovicic Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	19	3.6	7	33
25	S. Koeberlé Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	21	3.6	1	2954.5%
26	Anes Huskic Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	19	3.5	1	32
27	H. Babec Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	27	3.4	15	25
28	B. Pavic Defensive midfielder	HNK Rijeka	18	3.3	1	32
29	B. Bogojević Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	28	3.2	24	25
30	L. Geci Defensive midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	18	3.2	0	31
31	P. Smiljanic Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	17	3.1	1	32
32	F. Maglica Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	29	3.1	27	25
33	J. Brundic Defensive midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	0	2.7	0	33
34	A. Borsic Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	30	2.2	20	21
35	I. Bennacer Defensive midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	28	2.1	155.6%	2558.7%
36	O. Petrusenko Defensive midfielder	NK Osijek	28	1.9	1356.8%	2434.9%
37	M. Caimacov Defensive midfielder	NK Slaven Belupo	28	1.9	109.5%	2315.4%
38	F. Krovinović Defensive midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	30	1.9	174.6%	2263.9%
39	G. Sikošek Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	32	0.7	8	12
40	M. Ticinovic Defensive midfielder	Vukovar	34	0.7	17	10
41	D. Puclin Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	34	0.5	1223.7%	870.7%
42	M. Marina Defensive midfielder	NK Varazdin	37	0.4	19	7