Most Tackles, Fouls & Cards - 1. HNL 2026/2027

1. HNL Defending leaders

Branko Pavic leads the 1. HNL for Tackles in 2026/2027 with 20. The full leaderboard is below, with every ranked player and team linked to their Statz stats.

Most tackles in the 1. HNL 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Branko Pavic	Rijeka	20
2	Ivan Cvijanovic	Gorica	16
3	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	14
4	Noa Skoko	Rudeš	14
5	Bruno Bogojevic	Gorica	13
6	Ivan Cubelic	Rijeka	13
7	Bruno Unusic	Rudeš	13
8	Frane Maglica	Varaždin	12
9	Hamza Jaganjac	Istra 1961	12
10	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	12
11	Dominik Kovacic	Slaven Koprivnica	11
12	Mario Marina	Varaždin	11
13	Lukas Kacavenda	Dinamo Zagreb	11
14	Ivan Cvetko	Slaven Koprivnica	11
15	Iuri Tavares	Varaždin	10

Most interceptions in the 1. HNL 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Luka Vrbancic	Osijek	15
2	Mohamed Nasraoui	Istra 1961	14
3	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	13
4	Niko Šepić	Istra 1961	13
5	Samuli Miettinen	Istra 1961	12
6	Mario Marina	Varaždin	11
7	Branko Pavic	Rijeka	11
8	Frane Maglica	Varaždin	10
9	Daouda Doumbia	Istra 1961	10
10	Marko Stolnik	Rudeš	8
11	Niko Galesic	Dinamo Zagreb	8
12	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	8
13	Toni Fruk	Rijeka	8
14	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	8
15	Ante Majstorovic	Rijeka	7

Most tackles + Interceptions in the 1. HNL 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Tackles + Interceptions
1	Branko Pavic	Rijeka	31
2	Luka Vrbancic	Osijek	25
3	Ivan Cvijanovic	Gorica	22
4	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	22
5	Frane Maglica	Varaždin	22
6	Mario Marina	Varaždin	22
7	Niko Šepić	Istra 1961	21
8	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	20
9	Daouda Doumbia	Istra 1961	20
10	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	20
11	Bruno Unusic	Rudeš	18
12	Mohamed Nasraoui	Istra 1961	18
13	Noa Skoko	Rudeš	17
14	Samuli Miettinen	Istra 1961	17
15	Bruno Bogojevic	Gorica	16

Most clearances in the 1. HNL 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Mario Mladenovski	Varaždin	35
2	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	33
3	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	31
4	Mohamed Nasraoui	Istra 1961	26
5	Vedran Celjak	Rudeš	25
6	Samuli Miettinen	Istra 1961	25
7	Ivan Cvijanovic	Gorica	25
8	Tino Jukic	Lokomotiva Zagreb	24
9	Jakov Filipovic	Gorica	23
10	Marko Stolnik	Rudeš	23
11	Dominik Kovacic	Slaven Koprivnica	22
12	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	21
13	Luka Jelenic	Osijek	20
14	Raul Kumar	Istra 1961	20
15	Ante Kavelj	Gorica	19

Most blocked Shots in the 1. HNL 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	Ivan Cvetko	Slaven Koprivnica	12
2	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	11
3	Marko Stolnik	Rudeš	10
4	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	8
5	Stefan Peric	Gorica	7
6	Luka Jelenic	Osijek	5
7	Samuli Miettinen	Istra 1961	5
8	Dominik Kovacic	Slaven Koprivnica	4
9	Itsuki Urata	Slaven Koprivnica	4
10	Mario Mladenovski	Varaždin	4
11	Filip Braut	Gorica	4
12	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	4
13	Mohamed Nasraoui	Istra 1961	4
14	Ante Kavelj	Gorica	4
15	Raul Kumar	Istra 1961	4

Most dribbled Past in the 1. HNL 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Bruno Unusic	Rudeš	10
2	Xavi	Rudeš	7
3	Ivan Cvijanovic	Gorica	7
4	R. Hrvatin	Istra 1961	7
5	Nik Skafar Zuzic	Istra 1961	7
6	Ivan Dolcek	Osijek	6
7	Josip Mitrovic	Slaven Koprivnica	6
8	J. Poldrugač	Rudeš	6
9	Alberto del Moral	Hajduk Split	6
10	Iuri Tavares	Varaždin	6
11	Gustavo Albarracín	Istra 1961	6
12	Branko Pavic	Rijeka	6
13	Josip Misic	Dinamo Zagreb	5
14	Mario Marina	Varaždin	5
15	Ivan Đorić	Rudeš	5

Most total Duels in the 1. HNL 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Hamza Jaganjac	Istra 1961	89
2	Iuri Tavares	Varaždin	75
3	Armando León	Osijek	64
4	Patrik Mijic	Gorica	63
5	Ivan Cvijanovic	Gorica	62
6	Bruno Bogojevic	Gorica	61
7	Dušan Vuković	Lokomotiva Zagreb	57
8	Luka Vrbancic	Osijek	57
9	Luka Mamic	Varaždin	56
10	Mirko Maric	Lokomotiva Zagreb	55
11	Dion Beljo	Dinamo Zagreb	55
12	Domagoj Bukvic	Osijek	55
13	Lovro Banovec	Slaven Koprivnica	55
14	Ante Kavelj	Gorica	55
15	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	55

Most duels Won in the 1. HNL 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Iuri Tavares	Varaždin	37
2	Ivan Cvijanovic	Gorica	36
3	Luka Vrbancic	Osijek	35
4	Ante Kavelj	Gorica	35
5	Ivan Canjuga	Varaždin	33
6	Bruno Bogojevic	Gorica	32
7	Patrik Mijic	Gorica	32
8	Hamza Jaganjac	Istra 1961	32
9	Domagoj Pavicic	Gorica	31
10	Domagoj Bukvic	Osijek	31
11	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	31
12	Dion Beljo	Dinamo Zagreb	30
13	Branko Pavic	Rijeka	28
14	Vedran Celjak	Rudeš	27
15	Ilija Nestorovski	Slaven Koprivnica	27

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