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D. Kolovetsios

Experienced headSakaryaspor · 34 yrs

Profile

PositionCentre-back
NationalityGreece
Age34
Date of birth16 Oct 1991
BirthplaceLarisa
Height183 cm
Shirt number#26
ClubSakaryaspor
Centre-back
14
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1184
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sakaryaspor.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
1. Lig140011846.49

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

D. Kolovetsios is a 34-year-old central defender at Sakaryaspor, rated 8.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 392nd of 405 on scout potential in the 1. Lig. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (35.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.51 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kolovetsios.

Judged on this season alone, Kolovetsios graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 71st of 85 of the 85 centre-backs in the 1. Lig, on 2 clean sheets and 2.508 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8, 82nd of 85 of the 85 centre-backs in the 1. Lig. At 34 Kolovetsios is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level
Current potential82nd of 85 centre-backs · 1. Lig · 14 appsCurrent season71st of 85 centre-backs · 1. Lig · 14 apps71st-best centre-back in the 1. Lig392nd in the 1. Lig · potential82nd-highest potential centre-back in the 1. Lig
8.4
Ratingi
82nd of 85 centre-backs
7.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
35.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.51
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sakaryaspor finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

2.51
Def. / 90
17
Tackles
9
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 20) 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 35.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 8.4, Kolovetsios carries the 82nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 1. Lig of 85 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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Transfer news

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