M. Buljubasic

M. Buljubasic is Çaykur Rizespor’s Bronze Engine in midfield. The 22-year-old Bosnian arrived from FK Sarajevo as a hungry, upward-looking profile rather than a decorated winner, trading youth-team trophies for the challenge of the Black Sea club and the sharper edges of Süper Lig football.

This season is about injecting energy whenever he steps onto the pitch. Fifteen appearances and 428 minutes show a player still defining his role, but the data underlines what he offers: a dribbling-led profile, backed up by his strongest pentagon dimension, Dribbling. Around 1.7 take-ons per 90 with a solid success rate, plus a steady stream of fouls won, mark him out as a ball-carrier who disrupts defensive shape. A season ability of 41 against a form score of 36 points to a quiet spell rather than his true level, with underlying tools already in place. As an Engine-type, he lifts the tempo in transitions and helps push the press higher when introduced from the bench.

Valued at €2M and tracking stable, the market sees him as a live project rather than a finished article. With no major trophies on his CV yet and reliability still in the emerging band, every crunch match in a Rizespor shirt becomes a chance to prove he can bring extra Balance and spark to the midfield over the long haul.