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

1. HNL Defending leaders

Branko Pavic leads the 1. HNL for Tackles in 2026/2027 with 17. 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	17
2	Noa Skoko	Rudeš	14
3	Bruno Unusic	Rudeš	13
4	Ivan Cvijanovic	Gorica	12
5	Hamza Jaganjac	Istra 1961	12
6	Dominik Kovacic	Slaven Koprivnica	11
7	Ivan Cvetko	Slaven Koprivnica	11
8	Frane Maglica	Varaždin	10
9	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	10
10	Filip Kruselj	Slaven Koprivnica	10
11	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	10
12	Abdoulie Sanyang	Hajduk Split	9
13	Iuri Tavares	Varaždin	9
14	Paul Tabinas	Dinamo Zagreb	9
15	Lukas Kacavenda	Dinamo Zagreb	9

Most interceptions in the 1. HNL 2026/2027

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

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

#	Player	Team	Tackles + Interceptions
1	Branko Pavic	Rijeka	26
2	Luka Vrbancic	Osijek	21
3	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	20
4	Mario Marina	Varaždin	19
5	Bruno Unusic	Rudeš	18
6	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	18
7	Mohamed Nasraoui	Istra 1961	18
8	Noa Skoko	Rudeš	17
9	Ivan Cvijanovic	Gorica	16
10	Dominik Kovacic	Slaven Koprivnica	16
11	Ivan Cvetko	Slaven Koprivnica	16
12	Frane Maglica	Varaždin	16
13	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	16
14	Filip Kruselj	Slaven Koprivnica	16
15	Ante Kavelj	Gorica	16

Most clearances in the 1. HNL 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Athanasios Triantafyllou	Lokomotiva Zagreb	33
2	Mario Mladenovski	Varaždin	30
3	Mohamed Nasraoui	Istra 1961	26
4	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	26
5	Vedran Celjak	Rudeš	25
6	Tino Jukic	Lokomotiva Zagreb	24
7	Marko Stolnik	Rudeš	23
8	Dominik Kovacic	Slaven Koprivnica	22
9	Samuli Miettinen	Istra 1961	21
10	Ivan Cvijanovic	Gorica	21
11	Luka Jelenic	Osijek	19
12	Ante Kavelj	Gorica	19
13	Jakov Filipovic	Gorica	18
14	Alec Van Hoorenbeeck	Hajduk Split	17
15	Novak Tepsic	Varaždin	17

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	Dominik Kovacic	Slaven Koprivnica	4
7	Itsuki Urata	Slaven Koprivnica	4
8	Luka Jelenic	Osijek	4
9	Filip Braut	Gorica	4
10	Samuli Miettinen	Istra 1961	4
11	Mohamed Nasraoui	Istra 1961	4
12	Ante Kavelj	Gorica	4
13	Teodor Kralevski	Lokomotiva Zagreb	4
14	Vedran Celjak	Rudeš	3
15	Mario Mladenovski	Varaždin	3

Most dribbled Past in the 1. HNL 2026/2027

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

Most total Duels in the 1. HNL 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	Hamza Jaganjac	Istra 1961	79
2	Iuri Tavares	Varaždin	65
3	Dušan Vuković	Lokomotiva Zagreb	57
4	Armando León	Osijek	56
5	Mirko Maric	Lokomotiva Zagreb	55
6	Lovro Banovec	Slaven Koprivnica	55
7	Ante Kavelj	Gorica	55
8	Bruno Bogojevic	Gorica	53
9	Ilija Nestorovski	Slaven Koprivnica	52
10	J. Poldrugač	Rudeš	52
11	Rokas Pukstas	Hajduk Split	50
12	Domagoj Pavicic	Gorica	49
13	Ivan Cvijanovic	Gorica	49
14	Josip Mitrovic	Slaven Koprivnica	48
15	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	48

Most duels Won in the 1. HNL 2026/2027

#	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Ante Kavelj	Gorica	35
2	Domagoj Pavicic	Gorica	30
3	Iuri Tavares	Varaždin	30
4	Hamza Jaganjac	Istra 1961	30
5	Ivan Canjuga	Varaždin	30
6	Ivan Cvijanovic	Gorica	29
7	Domagoj Bukvic	Osijek	29
8	Luka Vrbancic	Osijek	28
9	Ivano Kolarik	Osijek	28
10	Vedran Celjak	Rudeš	27
11	Ilija Nestorovski	Slaven Koprivnica	27
12	Bruno Bogojevic	Gorica	26
13	Mirko Maric	Lokomotiva Zagreb	25
14	J. Poldrugač	Rudeš	25
15	Dion Beljo	Dinamo Zagreb	25

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