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Schalke 04

Nikola Katić

Position
Centre-back
Nationality
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height
194 cm
Games
10
10 starts
Minutes
841
84 a game
Goals
0
0.4 xG
Assists
0
0.4 xA

Player profile

841 min · vs 275 centre-backs · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Aerial centre-back

Katić dominates in the air, with aerials won at percentile 99, and is a real threat in the other box, with touches there at percentile 97. He wins 61.5% of his duels. His passing is loose and he rarely plays forward. From 841 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Dominant in the air. 5.57 aerials won per 90, percentile 99.

  • Threat at set pieces. 2.46 touches in the box per 90, percentile 97.

  • Defends well. 1.82 tackles per 90, percentile 69, and 1.50 interceptions per 90, percentile 65.

Areas for development

  • Loose passing. Pass accuracy of 83.8%, percentile 17.

  • Rarely plays forward. 3.75 passes into the final third per 90, percentile 18.

  • Few recoveries. 3.00 recoveries per 90, percentile 21.

Similar players

Against 279 centre-backs

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of centre-backs with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 3 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the own third, centre (16%), average spot centre, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 57%, Middle third 36%, Final third 7%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Bundesliga8687000.380.380.23327.26
DFB-Pokal2154000.060.060.21207.11

10 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.23
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.4 at Union Berlin, 11 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.