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Full nameŽan Žužek
PositionCentre-back
NationalitySlovenia
Age29
Date of birth26 Jan 1997
BirthplaceLjubljana
Height186 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubGençlerbirliği S.K.
Centre-backalso played MID
33
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
2752
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gençlerbirliği S.K..

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Süper Lig332027526.8
Türkiye Kupası3100

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Central defender

Ž. Žužek is a 29-year-old central defender at Gençlerbirliği S.K., enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 34, top 28% of Süper Lig centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 33.7, ranking 177th of 326 in the Süper Lig. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (92.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Žužek.

Judged on this season alone, Žužek graded 34 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 50 centre-backs in the Süper Lig, on 6 clean sheets and 4.055 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 34). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 25th of 50 of the 50 centre-backs in the Süper Lig. At 29 Žužek is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.1 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Žužek is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2025/26
Current potential25th of 50 centre-backs · Süper LigCurrent seasonTop 28% centre-backs · Süper Lig14th-best centre-back in the Süper Lig177th in the Süper Lig · potential25th-highest potential centre-back in the Süper Lig
33.7
Ratingi
25th of 50 centre-backs
34.1
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
92.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.06
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Gençlerbirliği S.K. finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

4.06
Def. / 90
40
Tackles
52
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 92.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 33.7, Žužek carries the 25th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Süper Lig of 50, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Gençlerbirliği S.K. finished 14th of 18) — 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 (4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

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