# 2021–22 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb season

The 2021–22 season is the 108th season in the existence of NK Lokomotiva Zagreb and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. In addition to the domestic league, NK Lokomotiva Zagreb participated in this season's edition of the Croatian Cup.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 20 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 | CRO | Ivan Nevistić (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb) |
| 4 | MF | CRO | Mate Maleš |
| 5 | DF | ALB | Jon Mersinaj |
| 6 | DF | ALB | Hajdin Salihu |
| 7 | FW | NGA | Ibrahim Aliyu |
| 8 | MF | CRO | Ivan Roca |
| 10 | FW | ALB | Indrit Tuci |
| 11 | MF | CRO | Lukas Kačavenda |
| 13 | DF | CRO | Ivan Čeliković |
| 14 | MF | BIH | Mateo Marić |
| 15 | DF | KOS | Art Smakaj |
| 16 | DF | NED | Justin de Haas |
| 17 | DF | BIH | Ivan Milićević |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | ALB | Enis Çokaj |
| 19 | DF | CRO | Josip Pivarić (Captain) |
| 20 | DF | CRO | Nikola Soldo |
| 22 | MF | CRO | Silvio Goričan |
| 23 | MF | CRO | Luka Stojković |
| 24 | DF | BIH | Branimir Cipetić |
| 25 | DF | BIH | Kemal Osmanković |
| 27 | FW | CRO | Marko Vranjković |
| 29 | FW | CRO | Sandro Kulenović (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb) |
| 30 | MF | CRO | Jakov-Anton Vasilj (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb) |
| 32 | GK | CRO | Krševan Santini (Vice-captain) |
| — | GK | UKR | Mykyta Turbayevskyi (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) |
| — | MF | UKR | Illya Hulko (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) |

### Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Théo Barbet |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ALB | Francesco Tahiraj |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ALB | Albion Marku (at Partizani Tirana until 30 June 2022) |
| 28 | MF | CRO | Luka Dajčer (at Jarun Zagreb until 30 June 2022) |
| 59 | FW | ALB | Sherif Kallaku (at Partizani Tirana until 30 June 2022) |
| — | GK | CRO | Luka Matasović (at Mladost Ždralovi until 30 June 2022) |
| — | GK | GER | Marin Topić (at Jadran Luka Ploče until 30 June 2022) |
| — | GK | CRO | Matija Jesenović (at Međimurje until 30 June 2022) |
| — | DF | ALB | Keslin Shani (at Laçi until 30 June 2022) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | CRO | Marko Šuto (at Croatia Zmijavci until 30 June 2022) |
| — | MF | CRO | Dalibor Vrbanić (at Jarun Zagreb until 30 June 2022) |
| — | MF | CRO | Gabriel Groznica (at Jarun Zagreb until 30 June 2022) |
| — | MF | CRO | Lovro Dobrić (at Jarun Zagreb until 30 June 2022) |
| — | FW | ALB | Arbër Mehmetllari (at Dinamo Tirana until 30 June 2022) |
| — | FW | CRO | Bruno Zdunić (at Sesvete until 30 June 2022) |
| — | FW | AUT | Raul Florucz (at Jarun Zagreb until 30 June 2022) |
| — | FW | CRO | Vanja Pelko (at Zagorec until 30 June 2022) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| 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 % |
| Prva HNL | 17 July 2021 | 20 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 033.33 |
| Croatian Cup | 21 September 2021 | 30 November 2021 | First round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 033.33 |
Last updated: 20 May 2022 Source: Soccerway

### Prva HNL
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Osijek | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 69 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Rijeka | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 65 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Lokomotiva | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 49 | |
| 6 | Gorica | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 45 | |
| 7 | Slaven Belupo | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 36 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 30 July 2021. 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | D | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | D | L | W |
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#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2021.