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PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityCzechia
Age26
Date of birth10 May 2000
Shirt number#26
ClubHradec Králové
Defensive midfielderalso played DEF
33
Appearances
1
Goals
5
Assists
2771
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Hradec Králové.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Czech Liga331527716.73

Scout report

Project playerDefensive midfielder

D. Horák is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Hradec Králové, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 5 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 23, top 19% of Czech Liga defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 1.6, ranking 57th of 327 in the Czech Liga. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (88% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Horák.

Judged on this season alone, Horák graded 23 — a strong campaign that ranks top 19% of the 54 defensive midfielders in the Czech Liga, on 1 goal, 5 assists and 1.786 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Horák, 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 2, top 25% of the 54 defensive midfielders in the Czech Liga. At 26 Horák is in his prime years, and a market index of 0 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 25% defensive midfielders · Czech LigaCurrent seasonTop 19% defensive midfielders · Czech Liga10th-best defensive midfielder in the Czech Liga57th in the Czech Liga · potential13th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Czech Liga
1.6
Ratingi
13th of 54 defensive midfielders
23.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
88%
Minutes
near ever-present
1.79
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Hradec Králové finished 4th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side

1.79
Def. / 90
34
Tackles
16
Interceptions
11
Clean sheets

1.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (4th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 88% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.79 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 1.6, Horák carries the 13th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Czech Liga (top 25%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Hradec Králové finished 4th of 6) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.