One of the most complete CB profiles in the Süper Lig last season — dominant in the air, reliable in duels, technically progressive. The question now is minutes, not ability.
Ranks first among all Serbian SuperLiga fullbacks on combined attacking and defensive output at 17. Not an attacking fullback who defends adequately — a complete fullback, elite on both sides simultaneously.
97th-percentile defensive duel success. 85th-percentile aerial duels won. Three yellow cards in 2,528 minutes — at 18. He dominates physically, stays clean, and does it against professional footballers. The build-up game needs work. Everything else is already here.
Plays with the composure and tactical intelligence of someone three or four years older. The playmaking output is genuine and already elite for his league.
Fifteen years old. 1.85m. Left-footed. Plays U17 football with the calm and spatial intelligence of someone three years older. Dortmund, Bayern, Salzburg, and Italian clubs already circling. A 25-year-old brain inside a 15-year-old body that has not finished building itself yet.
A 19-year-old Hajduk Split centre-back already trusted in a title race. Wins aerial duels at the 85th percentile and defensive duels at the 88th. The defensive anchor you build from — not the finisher you hope for.
Last season at Volos, 90th-percentile tackles and interceptions. One year later, 374 minutes at Olympiacos. The profile is not the problem — the minutes are. A proactive, ball-playing CB already operating at a top-five league standard.
93rd-percentile defensive actions at 22 in the Super Lig. Zero cards all season. That combination does not happen by accident — it means he is winning contact early, not chasing it late. A balanced CB with no glaring structural weakness at €7M.
99th-percentile pAdj interceptions at 18 — the youngest CB in the HNL dataset. Defensive intelligence already elite. Physical development still two years from its ceiling. At €350k, that gap is the entire opportunity.
No. 1 globally among U20 CBs for opponents bypassed per 90 (CIES, 46 divisions). 96th-percentile pass accuracy, 93rd duels won, ambidextrous. At 19 with a 2029 contract and no agent, this is the most straightforward acquisition case in the Serbian dataset.