Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · NK Osijek.
Also this season
Earlier this season at FC Seoul — AFC Champions League Elite: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 331 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at NK Osijek; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HNL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1093 | 6.97 |
 AFC Champions League Eliteat FC Seoul | 4 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 6.78 |
Scout report
H. Babec is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at NK Osijek, rated 25.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 129th of 191 on scout potential in the HNL. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Babec.
Judged on this season alone, Babec graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 32 of the 32 defensive midfielders in the HNL, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.541 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Babec, 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 25, 23rd of 32 of the 32 defensive midfielders in the HNL. At 27 Babec is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · NK Osijek finished 9th of 10 · a relegation-threatened side
3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (9th of 10) 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 33.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 25.2, Babec carries the 23rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the HNL of 32, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (NK Osijek finished 9th of 10) — 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 solid defensive volume (3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.
