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PositionFull-back
NationalityNorth Macedonia
Age33
Date of birth9 Aug 1992
BirthplaceGothenburg
Height183 cm
Shirt number#35
ClubNK Slaven Belupo
Full-back
19
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
1313
Minutes

Domestic-league season · NK Slaven Belupo.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
HNL192113136.7

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

L. Zuta is a 33-year-old full-back at NK Slaven Belupo, rated 10.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 177th of 191 on scout potential in the HNL. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (40.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.19 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zuta.

Judged on this season alone, Zuta graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the HNL, on 2 clean sheets and 2.193 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 35th of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the HNL. At 33 Zuta 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 levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2021/224 clubs
Current potential35th of 38 full-backs · HNLCurrent season34th of 38 full-backs · HNL34th-best full-back in the HNL177th in the HNL · potential35th-highest potential full-back in the HNL
10.7
Ratingi
35th of 38 full-backs
7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
40.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.19
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · NK Slaven Belupo finished 7th of 10 · a lower-table side

2.19
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
6
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (7th 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 40.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 33, 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 10.7, Zuta carries the 35th-highest potential of the full-backs in the HNL of 38, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (NK Slaven Belupo finished 7th 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 moderate defensive volume (2.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Transfer news

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