# 2021–22 NK Istra 1961 season

The 2021–22 NK Istra 1961 season was the club's 61st season in existence and the 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football.

## First-team squad

    As of 22 April 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUT | Ivan Lučić |
| 2 | DF | CRO | Luka Hujber |
| 3 | DF | GHA | Gideon Acquah (on loan from Montijo) |
| 4 | MF | CRO | Frano Mlinar |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Facundo Cáseres (on loan from Vélez Sarsfield) |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Antonio Perera (on loan from Deportivo Alavés) |
| 7 | MF | CRO | Slavko Blagojević |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Einar Galilea |
| 10 | FW | CRO | Robert Mišković |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Lucas Moura |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Rafa Navarro |
| 14 | DF | CRO | Luka Marin |
| 16 | MF | ARG | Gonzalo Desio |
| 17 | MF | MTN | Abdallahi Mahmoud (on loan from Deportivo Alavés) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | BFA | Hassane Bandé (on loan from Ajax) |
| 20 | MF | CRO | Antonio Ivančić |
| 21 | GK | CRO | Lovro Majkić |
| 23 | FW | CRO | Dion Drena Beljo (on loan from Osijek) |
| 25 | GK | CHI | Gonzalo Collao |
| 27 | DF | CRO | Bernardo Matić |
| 31 | DF | CRO | Fran Vujnović |
| 32 | DF | CRO | Mihael Rovis |
| 34 | FW | CRO | Mateo Lisica |
| 36 | MF | CRO | Mateo Tomić |
| 39 | DF | CRO | Mauro Perković |
| 44 | DF | POR | João Silva (on loan from Deportivo Alavés) |
| 77 | MF | CRO | Dino Kapitanović |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| FW | Robert Perić-Komšić | Cibalia | Back from loan | 30 May 2021 |
| DF | Bernardo Matić | Racing de Santander | Free | 8 June 2021 |
| MF | Frano Mlinar | Slaven Belupo | Free | 8 June 2021 |
| FW | Theophilus Solomon | Qadsia SC | Free | 8 June 2021 |
| FW | Miroslav Iličić | Slaven Belupo | Free | 9 June 2021 |
| DF | Damjan Daničić | Dinamo Zagreb | Loan | 18 June 2021 |
| DF | João Silva | Deportivo Alavés | Loan | 20 June 2021 |
| DF | Rafa Navarro | Deportivo Alavés | Free | 25 June 2021 |
| GK | Tony Macan | Uljanik | Back from loan | 30 June 2021 |
| MF | Einar Galilea | Deportivo Alavés | Free | 30 June 2021 |
| FW | Robert Mišković | Osijek | Free | 30 June 2021 |
| GK | Gonzalo Collao | Extremadura | Free | 10 July 2021 |
| FW | Dion Drena Beljo | Osijek | Loan | 14 July 2021 |
| DF | Luka Marin | Osijek | Free | 17 July 2021 |
| FW | Serder Serderov | Mezőkövesd | Free | 6 August 2021 |
| MF | Gonzalo Desio | Estudiantes de La Plata | Free | 9 August 2021 |
| DF | Erhun Obanor | Kukësi | Free | 17 August 2021 |
| MF | Abdallahi Mahmoud | Deportivo Alavés | Loan | 18 August 2021 |
| MF | Robbie Burton | Dinamo Zagreb | Loan | 21 August 2021 |
| MF | Facundo Cáseres | Vélez Sarsfield | Loan | 22 August 2021 |
| DF | Gideon Acquah | Montijo | Loan | 4 January 2022 |
| FW | Lucas Moura | São José | Free | 18 January 2022 |
| GK | Jan Paus-Kunšt | Karlovac 1919 | Recalled from loan | 4 February 2022 |
| MF | Dino Kapitanović | Dinamo Zagreb II | Free | 15 February 2022 |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| GK | Fabrice Ondoa | Deportivo Alavés | Back from loan | 28 May 2021 |
| FW | Šime Gržan | Osijek | Free | 28 May 2021 |
| MF | Arona Sané | No team | Free | 29 May 2021 |
| MF | Dylan Levitt | Manchester United | Back from loan | 30 May 2021 |
| FW | Josip Špoljarić | Osijek | Back from loan | 30 May 2021 |
| FW | Leon Šipoš | Spartaks Jūrmala | Back from loan | 31 May 2021 |
| DF | Rafael Páez | No team | Free | 1 June 2021 |
| MF | Dino Halilović | No team | Free | 1 June 2021 |
| GK | Lovro Juric | No team | Free | 2 June 2021 |
| FW | Robert Perić-Komšić | No team | Free | 2 June 2021 |
| DF | Josip Tomašević | No team | Free | 3 June 2021 |
| DF | Josip Šutalo | Dinamo Zagreb | Back from loan | 15 June 2021 |
| MF | Matej Vuk | Rijeka | Back from loan | 15 June 2021 |
| DF | João Silva | Deportivo Alavés | Free | 19 June 2021 |
| DF | Petar Bosančić | No team | Free | 23 June 2021 |
| FW | Taichi Hara | Deportivo Alavés | Undisclosed | 24 June 2021 |
| DF | Rafa Navarro | Deportivo Alavés | Back from loan | 25 June 2021 |
| MF | Einar Galilea | Deportivo Alavés | Back from loan | 29 June 2021 |
| MF | Stefan Lončar | Deportivo Alavés | Back from loan | 1 July 2021 |
| GK | Tony Macan | Rudar Labin | Free | 2 July 2021 |
| MF | Donato Bernobić | BSK Bijelo Brdo | Loan | 12 July 2021 |
| DF | Sergi González | Deportivo Alavés | Back from loan | 21 July 2021 |
| FW | Gedeon Guzina | No team | Free | 21 July 2021 |
| DF | Mario Lovre Vojković | No team | Free | 22 July 2021 |
| FW | Theophilus Solomon | Ballkani | Free | 3 August 2021 |
| GK | Jan Paus-Kunšt | Karlovac 1919 | Loan | 10 August 2021 |
| DF | Damjan Daničić | Dinamo Zagreb | Recalled from loan | 31 December 2021 |
| MF | Robbie Burton | Dinamo Zagreb | Recalled from loan | 31 December 2021 |
| DF | Erhun Obanor | PAEEK | Loan | 2 January 2022 |
| DF | David Legović | Osijek | Undisclosed | 28 January 2022 |
| GK | Jan Paus-Kunšt | Cres | Loan | 8 February 2022 |
| FW | Miroslav Iličić | Celje | Free | 14 February 2022 |
| FW | Josip Hmura | Jadran Poreč | Loan | 24 February 2022 |
| FW | Serder Serderov | Aktobe | Loan | 22 April 2022 |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza
Total spending: 0 €
Total income: 0 €
Total expenditure: 0 €

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| HT Prva liga | 18 July 2021 | 20 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 67 | −25 | 019.44 |
| Croatian Cup | 21 September 2021 | 30 November 2021 | First Round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 71 | −21 | 023.08 |
Last updated: 21 May 2022 Source: Soccerway

### HT Prva liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Gorica | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 45 | |
| 7 | Slaven Belupo | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 36 | |
| 8 | Šibenik | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 32 | |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 67 | −25 | 31 | |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac (R) | 36 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 19 | Relegation to First Football League |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 21 May 2022. Source: Prva HNL

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

#### Matches

Source: Croatian Football Federation

### Croatian Football Cup

Source: Croatian Football Federation

## Player seasonal records

Updated 21 May 2022

### Goals

| Rank | Name | League | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Dion Drena Beljo | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Hassane Bandé | 7 | – | 7 |
| 3 | Robert Mišković | 4 | – | 4 |
| 3 | Abdallahi Mahmoud | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Mauro Perković | 3 | – | 3 |
| 6 | Facundo Cáseres | 2 | – | 2 |
| 6 | Einar Galilea | 2 | – | 2 |
| 6 | Mateo Lisica | 2 | – | 2 |
| 9 | Luka Marin | 1 | – | 1 |
| 9 | Bernardo Matić | 1 | – | 1 |
| 9 | João Silva | 1 | – | 1 |
| 9 | Erhun Obanor | – | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Serder Serderov | – | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | 1 | – | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 42 | 8 | 50 |
Source: Competitive matches

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Name | League | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Ivan Lučić | 5 | – | 5 |
| 2 | Gonzalo Collao | – | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Source: Competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Player | 1. HNL | 1. HNL | 1. HNL | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Ivan Lučić | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Luka Hujber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Frano Mlinar | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Facundo Cáseres | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Antonio Perera | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Slavko Blagojević | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Einar Galilea | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Robert Mišković | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Damjan Daničić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Rafa Navarro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Luka Marin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Gonzalo Desio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Abdallahi Mahmoud | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Hassane Bandé | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Antonio Ivančić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Dion Drena Beljo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Gonzalo Collao | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Bernardo Matić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Serder Serderov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Mihael Rovis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Antonio Siljan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Mauro Perković | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | João Silva | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 101 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 4 | 2 |

### Appearances and goals

| Number | Position | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Number | Position | Player | Total | Total | 1. HNL | 1. HNL | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup |
| 1 | GK | Ivan Lučić | 32 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Luka Hujber | 27 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Erhun Obanor | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Frano Mlinar | 35 | 0 | 29+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Facundo Cáseres | 18 | 2 | 13+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Antonio Perera | 33 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Slavko Blagojević | 25 | 0 | 16+7 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Einar Galilea | 33 | 2 | 30+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Miroslav Iličić | 13 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Robert Mišković | 37 | 4 | 19+16 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Damjan Daničić | 13 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Lucas Moura | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Rafa Navarro | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Luka Marin | 25 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Gonzalo Desio | 13 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Abdallahi Mahmoud | 27 | 4 | 15+9 | 3 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | Hassane Bandé | 31 | 7 | 24+5 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Antonio Ivančić | 15 | 0 | 6+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Lovro Majkić | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Branko Đukić | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Dion Drena Beljo | 37 | 20 | 30+4 | 15 | 2+1 | 5 |
| 25 | GK | Gonzalo Collao | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Robbie Burton | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Bernardo Matić | 5 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Serder Serderov | 24 | 1 | 6+15 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | Fran Vujnović | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Mihael Rovis | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Antonio Siljan | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Mateo Lisica | 31 | 2 | 20+8 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Antonio Maurić | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Mateo Tomić | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Mauro Perković | 26 | 3 | 20+5 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | João Silva | 33 | 1 | 29+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Dino Kapitanović | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |