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HNK Rijeka

Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Rijeka

Rijeka, CroatiaSuperSport HNL · tier 1Founded 29 July 1946Colours

www.nk-rijeka.hr ↗Portic 3, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia+385 (51) 261622

Squad

30 players

avg age 24.7

Foreigners

53% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

5 / 10

18 pts · 11 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Stadion Rujevica

8,136 seats

Manager

Matjaz Kek

Transfer balance

+€200k

season 2026/27

Squad

30 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Igor VekicGoalkeeper	28	Slovenia	192 cm	right	May 2026from Vejle Boldklub	Jun 2028
Aleksa TodorovicGoalkeeper	22	Serbia	193 cm	right	Jan 2023from HNK Rijeka U19	Jun 2029
David NwolokorGoalkeeper	30	Nigeria	186 cm	right	Jan 2015from HNK Rijeka II	Jun 2027
Domagoj Ivan MaricGoalkeeper	20	Croatia	—		Jan 2025from HNK Rijeka U19	Jun 2028
Defenders · 10
Junior LigueLeft-Back	21	Switzerland · Cote d'Ivoire	186 cm	left	Jul 2026from Venezia FC	Jun 2027
Ante OrecRight-Back	25	Croatia	—	right	Feb 2025from FK Velez Mostar	Jun 2028
Mladen DevetakLeft-Back	26	Serbia · Croatia	184 cm	left	Jun 2024from Ablöse ?	Jun 2027
Anel HusicCentre-Back	25	Switzerland · Bosnia-Herzegovina	189 cm	left	Jan 2025from BSC Young Boys	Jun 2029
Téo BarišićRight-BackCruciate ligament tear - Return expected on 31/12/2026	22	Croatia · France	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from Olympique Lyon	Jun 2030
Justas LasickasRight-Back	29	Lithuania	178 cm	right	Jan 2025from NK Olimpija Ljubljana	Jun 2028
Noel BodeticLeft-Back	22	Croatia	178 cm		Jan 2023from HNK Rijeka U19	Jun 2029
Ante MajstorovicCentre-Back	33	Croatia	185 cm	right	Sept 2024from NK Istra 1961	Jun 2027
Moreno ZivkovicCentre-Back	22	Croatia	184 cm		Jul 2026from GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Jun 2030
Roko ValincicCentre-Back	20	Croatia	188 cm	right	Jan 2025from HNK Rijeka U19	Jun 2028
Midfielders · 10
Toni FrukAttacking Midfield	25	Croatia	177 cm	left	Jul 2023from ACF Fiorentina	Jun 2027
Tiago DantasCentral Midfield	25	Portugal	170 cm	right	Jul 2025from NK Osijek	Jun 2029
Niko JankovicAttacking Midfield	25	Croatia	186 cm	right	Jan 2023from GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Jan 2029
Samuele VignatoAttacking Midfield	22	Italy · Brazil	172 cm	right	Feb 2025from AC Monza	Jun 2029
Alfonso BarcoDefensive Midfield	25	Peru	188 cm	left	Jan 2026from CS Emelec	Jun 2028
Branko PavicDefensive Midfield	20	Croatia	—		Jan 2026from GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Jun 2029
Amer GojakAttacking Midfield	29	Bosnia-Herzegovina	184 cm	right	May 2024from Ferencvárosi TC	Jun 2028
Ivan CubelicAttacking Midfield	23	Croatia	184 cm	right	Jan 2026from Slaven Belupo Koprivnica	Jun 2030
Florent ShehuAttacking Midfield	24	Switzerland · France	185 cm	left	Dec 2026from NK Opatija	Oct 2027
Talib SibiAttacking Midfield	19	The Gambia	—		Jan 2026from HNK Rijeka U19	Jun 2028
Forwards · 6
Daniel Adu-AdjeiCentre-Forward	21	England · Ghana	179 cm		Aug 2025from AFC Bournemouth U21	Jun 2029
Mohammad MohebiLeft Winger	27	Iran	187 cm	right	Jan 2026from FC Rostov	Jun 2028
Yusuf KabadayiLeft Winger	22	Germany · Türkiye	186 cm	right	Sept 2026from FC Augsburg	Jun 2027
Ante Matej JuricCentre-Forward	23	Croatia	190 cm	right	May 2025from Brescia Calcio (- 2025)	Jun 2028
Jakov PuljicCentre-Forward	33	Croatia	187 cm	both	Jan 2026from HNK Vukovar 1991	Jun 2028
Goran GrulovicRight Winger	16	Croatia	—		—	—

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€300k

21 arrivals

Received

€500k

25 departures

Net balance

+€200k

received − spent

Arrivals · 21

Ivan Cubelic
Attacking Midfield · 23 y/o
from Slaven Belupo Koprivnica
€300k
Domagoj Ivan Maric
Goalkeeper · 20 y/o
from NK Karlovac 1919
End of loan
Dominik Dogan
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
from FK Velez Mostar
End of loan
Dominik Simcic
Left Winger · 23 y/o
from NK Karlovac 1919
End of loan
Dominik Yankov
Attacking Midfield · 25 y/o
from Lokomotiv Sofia
End of loan
Igor Vekic
Goalkeeper · 28 y/o
from Vejle Boldklub
?
Jakov Puljic
Centre-Forward · 32 y/o
from HNK Vukovar 1991
Free
Jovan Manev
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
from FK Novi Pazar
End of loan

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Junior Ligue
Left-Back · 21 y/o
from Venezia FC
Loan
Komnen Andric
Centre-Forward · 31 y/o
from Torpedo Kutaisi
End of loan
Leonardo Draguzet
Striker · 18 y/o
from HNK Rijeka U19
—
Lovro Kitin
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
from HNK Rijeka U19
—
Marko Ascic
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
from Slaven Belupo Koprivnica
?
Maroje Kostopec
Goalkeeper · 19 y/o
from NK Lokomotiva Zagreb U19
Free
Mohammad Mohebi
Left Winger · 27 y/o
from FC Rostov
Free
Moreno Zivkovic
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Free
Niko Jankovic
Attacking Midfield · 24 y/o
from Slovan Bratislava
End of loan
Petar Raguz
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
from NK Karlovac 1919
End of loan
Simun Butic
Right Winger · 20 y/o
from HNK Vukovar 1991
End of loan
Talib Sibi
Attacking Midfield · 19 y/o
from HNK Rijeka U19
—
Yusuf Kabadayi
Left Winger · 22 y/o
from FC Augsburg
Loan

Departures · 25

Martin Zlomislic
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
to Qarabağ FK
€500k
Bruno Burcul
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
to NK Radomlje
Free
Cherno Saho
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
to NK Rudes
Loan
Dejan Petrovic
Central Midfield · 28 y/o
to Johor Darul Ta'zim
Free
Dimitri Legbo
Left Winger · 25 y/o
to Zira FC
?
Dominik Dogan
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
to NK Karlovac 1919
Loan
Dominik Simcic
Left Winger · 23 y/o
to NK Siroki Brijeg
Free
Dominik Thaqi
Right Winger · 19 y/o
to NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
Loan

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Dominik Yankov
Attacking Midfield · 25 y/o
to Arda Kardzhali
Free
Duje Cop
Centre-Forward · 36 y/o
to —
—
Gabriel Rukavina
Left Winger · 22 y/o
to FC Arouca
Free
Jovan Manev
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
to Shkendija Tetovo
Free
Leonardo Draguzet
Striker · 18 y/o
to NK Uljanik
Loan
Lovro Kitin
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
to NS Mura
Loan
Marko Ascic
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
to NS Mura
Loan
Maroje Kostopec
Goalkeeper · 19 y/o
to NK Karlovac 1919
Loan
Matej Momcilovski
Right Winger · 21 y/o
to NK Pomorac Kostrena
Free
Merveil Ndockyt
Attacking Midfield · 28 y/o
to AS FAR Rabat
?
Mile Skoric
Centre-Back · 35 y/o
to NK Sloga Novi Mikanovci
Free
Niko Vucetic
Goalkeeper · 20 y/o
to HNK Orijent Rijeka
Free
Petar Raguz
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
to NK Karlovac 1919
Free
Rajan Zlibanovic
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
to SV Kapfenberg
Loan
Simun Butic
Right Winger · 20 y/o
to NS Mura
Loan
Stjepan Radeljic
Centre-Back · 28 y/o
to GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Free
Tornike Morchiladze
Left Winger · 24 y/o
to CD Lugo
Free

Manager & staff

6 people

Manager

Matjaz Kek

Slovenia · 65 y/o

Appointed 7 June 2026

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 2

Mate MalesAssistant ManagerCroatia

Management · 2

Antonini CulinaSporting DirectorCroatia
Darko Raic-SudarSporting DirectorCroatia

Board of Directors · 1

Srecko JuricicAdvisorCroatia

Scouting · 1

Kristijan GlavasChief ScoutCroatia

Honours

13 titles

7×Croatian Cup Winner24/25 · 19/20 · 18/19 · 16/17 · 13/14 · +2
2×Croatian Champion24/25 · 16/17
2×Yugoslavian Cup Winner78/79 · 77/78
1×Balkan Cup Winner77/78
1×Croatian Super Cup Winner14/15

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Dossiers linked to HNK Rijeka

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HNK Rijeka→Olympique Lyon
Toni Fruk: HNK Rijeka to Olympique Lyon
First reported
Foot01com
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Toni Fruk, the Croatian attacking midfielder at HNK Rijeka, is being chased by Olympique Lyonnais. Earlier reports from Foot01 and Le Quotidien du Sport in October 2026 described negotiation talks that eventually…
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Squad

Transfers

Arrivals · 21

Departures · 25

Manager & staff

Coaching Staff · 2

Honours

Dossiers linked to HNK Rijeka

Toni Fruk: HNK Rijeka to Olympique Lyon