Stjepan Radeljić Scout Report: The 2.01m Left-Footed Tower Guarding Dinamo’s Air Space
Quick scout answer: Radeljić trips two scarce-market filters at once: “left-footed centre-back” and “over two metres”. The 28-year-old played 1,978 league minutes in the double season at a 7.25 rating, shutting down the air space in both boxes (2 goals). The cost: 8 yellows — the natural output of an early-contact, duel-seeking style. Tailor-made for mid-block, box-defending teams in set-piece-heavy leagues; needs system protection against pace in big spaces.
Height alone is no virtue — but a 2.01m frame plus a left foot plus an acceptable first pass becomes a rare commodity. His left-footed line-skipping diagonals were one of Dinamo’s block-opening tools all season.
Profile
Three pillars: aerial dominance both ways, early-contact duel defending (source of most of the 8 bookings), and the long left-footed diagonal. The limit is honest: turning speed in open grass, like every two-metre centre-back — a mid-block profile, not a high-line chaser.
Representative diagram, not an event-data heatmap.
Verdict
| Category | Score (/100) |
|---|---|
| Aerial/set-piece | 87 |
| Contact defending | 81 |
| Open-space defending | 62 |
| Overall grade | 75 |
Around €2.8m for a proven, left-footed aerial monopoly — contact-worthy for set-piece-hungry, mid-block sides. Card management required. Scores are GegenSports editorial estimates.
Sources: official club and league records, Transfermarkt, FotMob, Sofascore. Data as of 26 July 2026. Original GegenSports graphics; diagram representative.
