Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · NK Osijek.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HNL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 924 | 6.62 |
Scout report
J. Mersinaj is a 27-year-old central defender at NK Osijek, rated 24.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 133rd of 191 on scout potential in the HNL. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mersinaj.
Judged on this season alone, Mersinaj graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 31 of the 31 centre-backs in the HNL, on 4 clean sheets and 3.701 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Mersinaj, 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, 22nd of 31 of the 31 centre-backs in the HNL. At 27 Mersinaj is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · NK Osijek finished 9th of 10 · a relegation-threatened side
3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 19 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 28.5% 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 24.8, Mersinaj carries the 22nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the HNL of 31, 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 (3.7 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.
