1. HNL Player Defending Stats 2026/2027

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

Updated 20 September 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 20 from eight appearances, an average of 2.5 a game. Samuli Miettinen is next on 19.

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 57 from eight appearances, an average of 7.1 a game. Mario Mladenovski is next on 44.

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

Marko Stolnik of Rudeš has blocked the most shots in the 1. HNL in 2026/2027, with 15 from eight appearances, an average of 1.9 a game. Athanasios Triantafyllou is next on 14.

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

Ilija Nestorovski of Slaven Koprivnica has won the most aerial duels in the 1. HNL in 2026/2027, with 27 from eight appearances, an average of 3.4 a game. Stjepan Radeljic is next on 21.

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

Luka Vrbancic of Osijek has won the most ground duels in the 1. HNL in 2026/2027, with 46 from eight appearances, an average of 5.8 a game. Josip Mitrovic is next on 40.

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 39 from seven appearances: 25 tackles and 14 interceptions. Mario Marina is next on 35.

1. HNL Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Branko Pavic	Rijeka	25
2	Noa Skoko	Rudeš	23
3	Frane Maglica	Varaždin	19
4	Ivan Cubelic	Rijeka	18
5	Ivan Cvijanovic	Gorica	18
6	Mario Marina	Varaždin	17
7	Bruno Unusic	Rudeš	17
8	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	17
9	Luka Vrbancic	Osijek	17
10	A. Adeshina	Slaven Koprivnica	17

1. HNL Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	20
2	Samuli Miettinen	Istra 1961	19
3	Mario Marina	Varaždin	18
4	Niko Šepić	Istra 1961	18
5	Luka Vrbancic	Osijek	17
6	Marko Stolnik	Rudeš	14
7	Mohamed Nasraoui	Istra 1961	14
8	Branko Pavic	Rijeka	14
9	Frane Maglica	Varaždin	13
10	Daouda Doumbia	Istra 1961	13

1. HNL Tackles + Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles + Interceptions
1	Branko Pavic	Rijeka	39
2	Mario Marina	Varaždin	35
3	Luka Vrbancic	Osijek	34
4	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	33
5	Frane Maglica	Varaždin	32
6	Niko Šepić	Istra 1961	32
7	Noa Skoko	Rudeš	30
8	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	28
9	Samuli Miettinen	Istra 1961	28
10	J. Frigan	Gorica	27

1. HNL Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	57
2	Mario Mladenovski	Varaždin	44
3	Jakov Filipovic	Gorica	40
4	Samuli Miettinen	Istra 1961	40
5	Marko Stolnik	Rudeš	37
6	Dominik Kovacic	Slaven Koprivnica	36
7	D. Stevanović	Gorica	34
8	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	34
9	Vedran Celjak	Rudeš	31
10	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	31

1. HNL Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Marko Stolnik	Rudeš	15
2	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	14
3	Ivan Cvetko	Slaven Koprivnica	12
4	Raul Kumar	Istra 1961	9
5	Stefan Peric	Gorica	8
6	Luka Jelenic	Osijek	8
7	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	8
8	Dominik Kovacic	Slaven Koprivnica	7
9	Mario Mladenovski	Varaždin	6
10	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	6

1. HNL Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Bruno Unusic	Rudeš	13
2	Xavi	Rudeš	9
3	R. Hrvatin	Istra 1961	9
4	Ivan Cvijanovic	Gorica	8
5	Luka Vrbancic	Osijek	8
6	Branko Pavic	Rijeka	8
7	Nik Skafar Zuzic	Istra 1961	8
8	Mario Marina	Varaždin	7
9	Bruno Bogojevic	Gorica	7
10	Josip Mitrovic	Slaven Koprivnica	7

1. HNL Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Hamza Jaganjac	Istra 1961	98
2	Iuri Tavares	Varaždin	97
3	Ilija Nestorovski	Slaven Koprivnica	90
4	Dušan Vuković	Lokomotiva Zagreb	87
5	Patrik Mijic	Gorica	85
6	Armando León	Osijek	84
7	Luka Mamic	Varaždin	83
8	Luka Vrbancic	Osijek	82
9	Josip Mitrovic	Slaven Koprivnica	81
10	Domagoj Bukvic	Osijek	80

1. HNL Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Luka Vrbancic	Osijek	52
2	Ilija Nestorovski	Slaven Koprivnica	49
3	Iuri Tavares	Varaždin	48
4	Josip Mitrovic	Slaven Koprivnica	46
5	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	42
6	Ivan Canjuga	Varaždin	41
7	Domagoj Bukvic	Osijek	40
8	Nik Skafar Zuzic	Istra 1961	40
9	Frane Maglica	Varaždin	39
10	Dion Beljo	Dinamo Zagreb	38

1. HNL Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Luka Vrbancic	Osijek	46
2	Josip Mitrovic	Slaven Koprivnica	40
3	Iuri Tavares	Varaždin	38
4	Nik Skafar Zuzic	Istra 1961	38
5	Noa Skoko	Rudeš	35
6	Branko Pavic	Rijeka	35
7	Domagoj Bukvic	Osijek	34
8	Abdoulie Sanyang	Hajduk Split	33
9	Ivan Cvijanovic	Gorica	33
10	Hamza Jaganjac	Istra 1961	33

1. HNL Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Ilija Nestorovski	Slaven Koprivnica	27
2	Stjepan Radeljic	Dinamo Zagreb	21
3	Mirko Maric	Lokomotiva Zagreb	20
4	Ante Kavelj	Gorica	20
5	Vedran Celjak	Rudeš	19
6	Jakov Filipovic	Gorica	19
7	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	19
8	Mario Mladenovski	Varaždin	18
9	Samuli Miettinen	Istra 1961	17
10	Dion Beljo	Dinamo Zagreb	15

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