1. HNL Player Defending Stats 2026/2027

Who is leading the way on tackles, interceptions, clearances, duels won and much more.

Updated 8 November 2026, after the last game

1. HNL Player Defending Stats Questions

Which 1. HNL player has made the most interceptions this season?

Athanasios Triantafyllou of Lokomotiva Zagreb has made the most interceptions in the 1. HNL in 2026/2027, with 28 from 13 appearances, an average of 2.2 a game. Niko Šepić and Branko Pavic are next on 25.

Which 1. HNL player has made the most clearances this season?

Athanasios Triantafyllou of Lokomotiva Zagreb has made the most clearances in the 1. HNL in 2026/2027, with 92 from 13 appearances, an average of 7.1 a game. Marko Stolnik is next on 68.

Which 1. HNL player has blocked the most shots this season?

Athanasios Triantafyllou of Lokomotiva Zagreb has blocked the most shots in the 1. HNL in 2026/2027, with 23 from 13 appearances, an average of 1.8 a game. Marko Stolnik is next on 17.

Which 1. HNL player has won the most aerial duels this season?

Ilija Nestorovski of Slaven Koprivnica and Jakov Filipovic of Gorica have won the most aerial duels in the 1. HNL in 2026/2027, with 40 each. Mirko Maric is next on 30.

Which 1. HNL player has won the most ground duels this season?

Josip Mitrovic of Slaven Koprivnica has won the most ground duels in the 1. HNL in 2026/2027, with 73 from 13 appearances, an average of 5.6 a game. Nik Skafar Zuzic is next on 66.

Which 1. HNL player has the most tackles and interceptions combined this season?

Branko Pavic of Rijeka has the most tackles and interceptions combined in the 1. HNL in 2026/2027, with 64 from eleven appearances: 39 tackles and 25 interceptions. Kristijan Cabrajic is next on 51.

1. HNL Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Branko Pavic	Rijeka	39
2	Noa Skoko	Rudeš	34
3	Bruno Unusic	Rudeš	32
4	Ante Orec	Rijeka	31
5	Kristijan Cabrajic	Lokomotiva Zagreb	31
6	A. Adeshina	Slaven Koprivnica	29
7	R. Hrvatin	Istra 1961	28
8	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	27
9	Bruno Bogojevic	Gorica	26
10	Domagoj Bukvic	Osijek	25

1. HNL Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	28
2	Niko Šepić	Istra 1961	25
3	Branko Pavic	Rijeka	25
4	Mohamed Nasraoui	Istra 1961	21
5	Mario Marina	Varaždin	20
6	Kristijan Cabrajic	Lokomotiva Zagreb	20
7	Samuli Miettinen	Istra 1961	19
8	Luka Vrbancic	Osijek	18
9	Ante Majstorovic	Rijeka	17
10	Frane Maglica	Varaždin	17

1. HNL Tackles and Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	Branko Pavic	Rijeka	64
2	Kristijan Cabrajic	Lokomotiva Zagreb	51
3	Noa Skoko	Rudeš	48
4	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	46
5	Niko Šepić	Istra 1961	45
6	Ante Orec	Rijeka	44
7	Bruno Unusic	Rudeš	43
8	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	43
9	A. Adeshina	Slaven Koprivnica	43
10	Mario Marina	Varaždin	39

1. HNL Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	92
2	Marko Stolnik	Rudeš	68
3	D. Stevanović	Gorica	67
4	Mario Mladenovski	Varaždin	64
5	Dominik Kovacic	Slaven Koprivnica	63
6	Jakov Filipovic	Gorica	60
7	Raul Kumar	Istra 1961	58
8	Luka Jelenic	Osijek	57
9	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	56
10	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	56

1. HNL Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	23
2	Marko Stolnik	Rudeš	17
3	Ivan Cvetko	Slaven Koprivnica	12
4	Dominik Kovacic	Slaven Koprivnica	11
5	Mario Mladenovski	Varaždin	11
6	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	11
7	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	10
8	Mohamed Nasraoui	Istra 1961	10
9	Raul Kumar	Istra 1961	10
10	Stefan Peric	Gorica	9

1. HNL Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Bruno Unusic	Rudeš	21
2	Noa Skoko	Rudeš	17
3	J. Poldrugač	Rudeš	14
4	Ivan Cubelic	Rijeka	14
5	Gustavo Albarracín	Istra 1961	14
6	Xavi	Rudeš	13
7	Kristijan Cabrajic	Lokomotiva Zagreb	13
8	Branko Pavic	Rijeka	13
9	Nik Skafar Zuzic	Istra 1961	13
10	Iuri Tavares	Varaždin	12

1. HNL Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Iuri Tavares	Varaždin	159
2	Dušan Vuković	Lokomotiva Zagreb	153
3	Hamza Jaganjac	Istra 1961	151
4	Ilija Nestorovski	Slaven Koprivnica	146
5	Josip Mitrovic	Slaven Koprivnica	146
6	Armando León	Osijek	143
7	Nik Skafar Zuzic	Istra 1961	132
8	Domagoj Bukvic	Osijek	126
9	Noa Skoko	Rudeš	122
10	Bruno Bogojevic	Gorica	120

1. HNL Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Josip Mitrovic	Slaven Koprivnica	83
2	Ilija Nestorovski	Slaven Koprivnica	76
3	Iuri Tavares	Varaždin	76
4	Ivan Canjuga	Varaždin	69
5	Nik Skafar Zuzic	Istra 1961	69
6	Hamza Jaganjac	Istra 1961	67
7	Alberto del Moral	Hajduk Split	66
8	Dušan Vuković	Lokomotiva Zagreb	66
9	Dion Beljo	Dinamo Zagreb	63
10	Bruno Unusic	Rudeš	62

1. HNL Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Josip Mitrovic	Slaven Koprivnica	73
2	Nik Skafar Zuzic	Istra 1961	66
3	Ivan Canjuga	Varaždin	61
4	Abdoulie Sanyang	Hajduk Split	56
5	Bruno Unusic	Rudeš	56
6	Iuri Tavares	Varaždin	56
7	Noa Skoko	Rudeš	55
8	Luka Vrbancic	Osijek	54
9	Kristijan Cabrajic	Lokomotiva Zagreb	54
10	Hamza Jaganjac	Istra 1961	53

1. HNL Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Ilija Nestorovski	Slaven Koprivnica	40
2	Jakov Filipovic	Gorica	40
3	Mirko Maric	Lokomotiva Zagreb	30
4	Stjepan Radeljic	Dinamo Zagreb	27
5	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	27
6	Alberto del Moral	Hajduk Split	26
7	Armando León	Osijek	26
8	Ante Kavelj	Gorica	26
9	Dion Beljo	Dinamo Zagreb	25
10	Vedran Celjak	Rudeš	23

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