Niko Sepić Scout File: Who Is the Left Leg of Istra’s 2030 Defensive Project?
Quick scout answer: Sepić is the left leg of Istra’s 2030 defensive project: a 20-year-old Croatian left-back valued at €400k, sharing Kumar’s contract horizon (30 June 2030). The club has locked its young defensive block in one package — Kumar, Sepić, Hrvatin and Taraba are all signed to 2029-2030. Limited public sample — a monitoring file. Watch: 2026/27 minute share (he is the only natural left-back), post-overlap delivery data, the Croatia U21 window. The 2025/26 defensive results (2-1 over Dinamo, 9 Nov 2025; 2-0 at Rijeka, 15 Mar 2026) stand as the young back line’s durability reference.
Representative projection from limited viewing.
Verdict
Active monitoring — low internal competition at his position; if minutes accumulate, the value curve follows the Kumar template. Where data is insufficient, no score is issued.
Sources: Transfermarkt squad records, official league data. Data as of 31 July 2026. Original GegenSports graphics.
