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AI Verdict: Marin Pongracic

Pongracic has carved out a niche in Serie A that most defenders can't claim: a ball-playing centre-back whose engine runs as hard as his passing.

RT
Defender

Marin Pongracic

€7.5M
Pongracic has carved out a niche in Serie A that most defenders can't claim: a ball-playing centre-back whose engine runs as hard as his passing.
Chances MissedTop 0%
Tackles WonBottom 16%
VERIFIED PER-90 DATART INTELLIGENCE™

Extreme Stats

vs Serie A Defenders
Chances Missed
0.00/90Top 0%
Tackles Won
0.51/90Bottom 16%
Ball Recoveries
5.10/90Top 8%
Press Intensity
2.61/90Top 10%

Percentile rank among Serie A defenders (n=290) · Per 90 min · RT Intelligence™

Playing Style Analysis

Ball-Playing CBBall-Playing

Pongracic has carved out a niche in Serie A that most defenders can't claim: a ball-playing centre-back whose engine runs as hard as his passing. Sitting in the top 10% for both pass accuracy and pressing intensity, he's not just tidy in possession—he's actively disruptive without it, which is a rarer combination than the numbers suggest. His 61.7 passes per 90 places him in the top 5% of the league, yet the counterintuitive story here is that volume doesn't come at the cost of precision; this is a defender who genuinely moves teams up the pitch.