Dardan Shabanhaxhaj

Shabanhaxhaj's current-season form is down 16% on last season (Season 25→21), while his Rating eased 34→32. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 25).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Rubin · 8th	22	2	1	6.73	32	21
2024/25	Rubin · 7th	27	5	3	6.85	34	25
2023/24	Rubin · 8th	12	0	1	6.59	29	4
2023/24	Mura	19	7	0	—	—	—
2022/23	MuraLoan	25	1	0	—	—	—
2021/22	SV KapfenbergLoan	23	6	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Sturm Graz	1	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

D. Shabanhaxhaj is a 25-year-old central midfielder at Rubin, rated 31.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 61st of 274 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (60.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.76 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Shabanhaxhaj.

Judged on this season alone, Shabanhaxhaj graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 49 of the 49 central midfielders in the Premier League, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 1.758 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 21). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, top 19% of the 49 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 25 Shabanhaxhaj is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25

Current potentialTop 19% central midfielders · Premier League Current season24th of 49 central midfielders · Premier League24th-best central midfielder in the Premier League61st in the Premier League · potential9th-highest potential central midfielder in the Premier League

31.9

Ratingi

9th of 49 central midfielders

21.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

60.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

1.76

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Rubin finished 8th of 16 · a mid-table side

1.76

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 60.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Defensive numbers. Modest 1.76 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 31.9, Shabanhaxhaj carries the 9th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League (top 19%). Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %60.8%

Available fixtures29 of 30

Goals / 900.113

Assists / 900.057

Goal contribution / 900.17

Defensive actions / 901.758

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %16.7

Shot accuracy %42.9

Pass accuracy %71

Dribble success %46.6

Cards / 900.113

Foul involvement / 902.325

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 25, Shabanhaxhaj sits on 3.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Shabanhaxhaj's projected Rating — 31.9 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target12

Shots28

Passing

Assists1

Pass accuracy71%

Possession

Successful dribbles27

Dribble success46.6%

Fouls won18

Defending

Tackles17

Interceptions10

Blocks4

Fouls committed23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.5M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Rubin2023/24 – now€ 1.2M

Mura2023/24 – 2023/24300K

Mura(on loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

SV Kapfenberg(on loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

Sturm Grazuntil 2021/22

About D. Shabanhaxhaj

Dardan Shabanhaxhaj is a 25-year-old central midfielder who plays for Rubin, born on April 23, 2001 in Graz, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Austria. Rubin currently sit 8th of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, D. Shabanhaxhaj has made 22 appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist across 1,587 minutes, averaging a 6.67 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Premier League and the Cup.

When D. Shabanhaxhaj plays, Rubin's record this season is 6W-8D-8L — and his match ratings average 6.75 at home against 6.7 on the road.

Recent matches

May 17, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Nizhny Novgorod (9 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 25, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs CSKA Moscow (26 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Akron (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Dinamo Makhachkala (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
December 6, 2025: 0-2 loss away at FC Rostov (59 minutes, 6.3 rating)
November 30, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Zenit (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
November 22, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs Akhmat (89 minutes, 7.2 rating)
November 8, 2025: 0-0 draw away at Nizhny Novgorod (82 minutes, 7.2 rating)
November 1, 2025: 0-0 draw at home vs Dynamo (89 minutes, 6.2 rating)
October 26, 2025: 0-1 loss away at FC Krasnodar (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Shabanhaxhaj at 31.9 with a Season form score of 21.3, ranking 61st of 274 central midfielders in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: D. Shabanhaxhaj has missed 1 match this season through injury.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, D. Shabanhaxhaj has totalled 168 club appearances with 25 goals and 5 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 27 appearances for Rubin.

D. Shabanhaxhaj's career has also included time at Mura, SV Kapfenberg and Sturm Graz.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Rubin finished 8th of 16 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points