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NK Istra 1961

Pula, CroatiaSuperSport HNL · tier 1Founded 30 November 1947Colours

www.nkistra.com/ ↗Velog Jože 3, 52100 Pula, Croatia(+385) 052 / 210 496

Squad

24 players

avg age 22.6

Foreigners

54% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

6 / 10

16 pts · 12 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Aldo Drosina

9,056 seats

Manager

Javi Cabello

Transfer balance

+€5.1m

season 2026/27

Squad

25 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 2
Franko KolicGoalkeeper	23	Croatia	190 cm	right	Jan 2025from NS Mura	Jun 2027
Jan Paus-KunstGoalkeeper	25	Croatia	193 cm	left	Apr 2020from NK Istra 1961 U19	Jun 2028
Defenders · 7
Raul KumarCentre-Back	18	Croatia	191 cm	right	Jan 2025from NK Istra 1961 U17	Jun 2030
Niko SepicLeft-Back	20	Croatia	180 cm		Jan 2026from GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Jun 2030
Advan KadusicRight-Back	29	Bosnia-Herzegovina	178 cm	right	Jul 2022from Without Club	Jun 2028
Mohamed NasraouiCentre-Back	24	Tunisia	186 cm	right	Jan 2025from CS Sfaxien	Jun 2029
Samuli MiettinenCentre-Back	22	Finland	188 cm	left	Jan 2026from Kuopion Palloseura	Jun 2030
Rene HrvatinRight-Back	20	Slovenia	—	right	Jan 2026from NK Domzale	Jun 2030
Mutari MomohCentre-Back	18	Nigeria	196 cm		Jan 2026from NK Istra 1961 U19	Jun 2030
Midfielders · 7
Dukan AhmetiAttacking Midfield	19	Croatia	181 cm	right	May 2026from NK Istra 1961 U19	Jun 2030
Antonio MauricDefensive MidfieldCruciate ligament tear - Return expected on 11/04/2027	23	Croatia	—		Jan 2022from NK Istra 1961 U19	Jun 2027
Josip RadosevicDefensive Midfield	32	Croatia	180 cm	right	Jan 2025from Ablöse ?	Jun 2027
Daouda DoumbiaCentral MidfieldHamstring injury - Return expected on 11/03/2027	24	Mali	188 cm	right	Jul 2026from Deportivo Alavés	Jun 2028
Gustavo AlbarracínCentral Midfield	20	Argentina · Italy	178 cm	right	Apr 2026from Deportivo Alavés	Jun 2027
Matija KablarDefensive Midfield	18	Croatia	—		Jan 2026from NK Istra 1961 U19	Jun 2030
Demirel HodzicCentral Midfield	21	Sweden · Bosnia-Herzegovina	194 cm	left	Jul 2026from Milan Futuro	Jun 2029
Forwards · 9
Emil FrederiksenRight Winger	26	Denmark	175 cm	left	Sept 2025from Rosenborg BK	Jun 2028
Nik Skafar ZuzicLeft Winger	17	Croatia	—		Jan 2026from NK Istra 1961 U17	Jun 2028
IsaacCentre-Forward	22	Brazil · Croatia	185 cm	both	Aug 2026from Hellas Verona	Jun 2027
Hamza JaganjacCentre-Forward	22	Bosnia-Herzegovina	192 cm	right	Jan 2024from Adana Demirspor	Jun 2028
Vinko RozicLeft Winger	23	Bosnia-Herzegovina · Croatia	—	right	Jan 2025from HSK Posusje	Jun 2028
Silvio GoricanLeft Winger	26	Croatia	176 cm	right	Jan 2026from NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	Jun 2029
Stipe UkichCentre-Forward	19	New Zealand · Croatia	184 cm	right	Jan 2026from NK Istra 1961 U19	Jun 2028
Dominik CelijaRight Winger	20	Croatia	—	right	Jan 2025from NK Istra 1961 U19	Jun 2028
Baba YateraStriker	20	Mauritania	—		Jan 2025from NK Istra 1961 U19	Jun 2027

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€0

14 arrivals

Received

€5.1m

16 departures

Net balance

+€5.1m

received − spent

Arrivals · 14

Daouda Doumbia
Central Midfield · 24 y/o
from Deportivo Alavés
?
Demirel Hodzic
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
from Milan Futuro
?
Diego Rossi
Right-Back · 21 y/o
from NK Uljanik
End of loan
Hamza Jaganjac
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
from FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo
End of loan
Isaac
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
from Hellas Verona
Loan
Ivan Bikic
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
from NK Uljanik
End of loan
Ivan Saranic
Right Winger · 23 y/o
from NK Sesvete
Free
Jovan Ivanisevic
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from FK Sarajevo
End of loan

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Matija Kablar
Defensive Midfield · 17 y/o
from NK Istra 1961 U19
—
Mutari Momoh
Centre-Back · 18 y/o
from NK Istra 1961 U19
—
Nik Skafar Zuzic
Left Winger · 17 y/o
from NK Istra 1961 U17
—
Saydou Bangura
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
from NK Siroki Brijeg
End of loan
Stipe Ukich
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
from NK Istra 1961 U19
—
Ville Koski
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
from Deportivo Alavés
End of loan

Departures · 16

Ville Koski
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
to Deportivo Alavés
€3m
Smail Prevljak
Centre-Forward · 31 y/o
to GNK Dinamo Zagreb
€800k
Ivan Saranic
Right Winger · 23 y/o
to Bursaspor
€650k
Stjepan Loncar
Central Midfield · 29 y/o
to Persija Jakarta
€300k
Filip Taraba
Right-Back · 20 y/o
to NK Rudes
€200k
Jovan Ivanisevic
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to FK Sarajevo
€150k
Allen Obando
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to Deportivo Alavés
End of loan
Arian Moslavac
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
to ND Primorje
Free

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Charles Adah Agada
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
to HNK Orijent Rijeka
Loan
Diego Rossi
Right-Back · 21 y/o
to NK Uljanik
Loan
Israel Isaac Ayuma
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
to CS Marítimo
Loan
Ivan Bikic
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
to ND Primorje
?
Leo Stulac
Defensive Midfield · 31 y/o
to FC Koper
Free
Marcel Heister
Left-Back · 33 y/o
to NK Osijek
Free
Saydou Bangura
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to NK Radomlje
?
Vigo Vujanic
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
to NK Jarun
Free

Manager & staff

15 people

Manager

Javi Cabello

Spain · 52 y/o

Appointed 9 June 2026

Contract until 30 June 2027

Coaching Staff · 7

Slavko BlagojevicAssistant ManagerCroatia
David GómezAssistant ManagerSpain
Lovro SkaramucaGoalkeeping CoachCroatia
Nenad NjaradiPerformance ManagerSerbia
Tihan ArapovicFitness coachCroatia
Raul GallegoVideo AnalystSpain

Management · 2

Mikel LauzuricaChief Executive OfficerSpain
Sasa BjelanovicSporting DirectorCroatia

Scouting · 3

Manolo SalvadorHead of ScoutingSpain
Paolo GrbacScoutCroatia
Oriol RoigScoutSpain

Medical department · 1

Stefan MarkovicPhysiotherapistCroatia

Other · 1

Marin VidulinTeam ManagerCroatia

Youth · 1

Andro FistonicAcademy ManagerCroatia

Honours

2 titles

2×Croatian Second League Champion08/09 · 03/04

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