# 2022–23 HNK Gorica season

The 2022–23 HNK Gorica season was the club's 14th season in existence and the 5th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football.

## Current squad

    As of 2 April 2023
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 | Karlo Žiger |
| 4 | DF | NED | Matthew Steenvoorden |
| 7 | FW | CRO | Ante Matej Jurić |
| 8 | MF | NED | Joey Suk |
| 9 | FW | CRO | Kristian Fućak (on loan from Osijek) |
| 10 | MF | CRO | Jurica Pršir (2nd Captain) |
| 11 | MF | CRO | Edin Julardžija |
| 13 | DF | CRO | Robert Ćosić |
| 14 | FW | CRO | Josip Mitrović |
| 15 | MF | CRO | Filip Mrzljak (Captain) |
| 16 | MF | CRO | Toni Fruk (on loan from Fiorentina) |
| 17 | MF | CRO | Vinko Skrbin |
| 20 | DF | MNE | Momčilo Raspopović |
| 21 | GK | CRO | Božidar Radošević |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | SVK | Matúš Vojtko (on loan from Slovan Bratislava) |
| 23 | MF | CRO | Luka Kapulica |
| 25 | DF | CRO | Krešimir Krizmanić |
| 31 | GK | CRO | Ivan Banić |
| 32 | DF | CRO | Slavko Bralić (on loan from Osijek) |
| 33 | DF | MLI | Cheick Keita |
| 44 | DF | CRO | Ivan Tomečak |
| 46 | FW | MNE | Nikola Vujnović |
| 77 | FW | CRO | Valentino Majstorović |
| 89 | FW | SVN | Tim Matavž |
| 90 | DF | CRO | Dino Štiglec |
| 95 | FW | CRO | Vinko Petković (on loan from Osijek) |
| 99 | MF | CGO | Merveil Ndockyt |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| DF | Momčilo Raspopović | Budućnost Podgorica | Free | 30 May 2022 |
| GK | Dominik Kotarski | Ajax Amsterdam | 1,000,000 € | 15 June 2022 |
| FW | Josip Ivan Zorica | Kustošija | Back from loan | 15 June 2022 |
| MF | Tin Zavalić | Karlovac 1919 | Back from loan | 15 June 2022 |
| FW | Fran Brodić | Varaždin | Back from loan | 15 June 2022 |
| DF | Albi Doka | Honvéd | Back from loan | 15 June 2022 |
| MF | Edin Julardžija | Dinamo Zagreb | Free | 21 June 2022 |
| DF | Amet Korça | Dubrava | Undisclosed | 22 June 2022 |
| MF | Roman Plyushch | Shakhtar Donetsk U19 | Free | 27 June 2022 |
| GK | Karlo Žiger | Chelsea U23 | Free | 29 June 2022 |
| GK | Ivan Banić | Olimpija Ljubljana | Recalled from loan | 4 July 2022 |
| DF | Matúš Vojtko | Slovan Bratislava | Loan | 11 July 2022 |
| FW | Deni Jurić | Dinamo Zagreb | Loan | 11 July 2022 |
| MF | Wallace | Austria Lustenau | Free | 14 July 2022 |
| DF | Moussa Wagué | Barcelona | Free | 18 July 2022 |
| MF | Fran Tomek | Dinamo Zagreb | Loan | 19 July 2022 |
| MF | Merveil Ndockyt | Osijek | Free | 25 July 2022 |
| MF | Albert Kangwanda | Kafue Celtic | Free | 4 August 2022 |
| MF | Peter Chikola | Kafue Celtic | Free | 25 August 2022 |
| MF | Dominik Prokop | Wehen Wiesbaden | Undisclosed | 31 August 2022 |
| MF | Tyrese Francois | Fulham | Loan | 2 September 2022 |
| FW | Nikola Vujnović | Voždovac | Free | 5 September 2022 |
| MF | Filip Mrzljak | No team | Free | 10 December 2022 |
| DF | Slavko Bralić | Osijek | Loan | 13 December 2022 |
| FW | Kristian Fućak | Osijek | Loan | 13 December 2022 |
| FW | Vinko Petković | Osijek | Loan | 13 December 2022 |
| DF | Robert Ćosić | Rudeš | Free | 23 December 2022 |
| FW | Valentino Majstorović | No team | Free | 28 December 2022 |
| GK | Jan Paolo Debijađi | Dubrava | Recalled from loan | 1 January 2023 |
| FW | Tim Matavž | Omonia | Free | 16 January 2023 |
| GK | Božidar Radošević | Varaždin | Free | 1 February 2023 |
| DF | Ivan Tomečak | Lokomotiva Zagreb | Free | 1 February 2023 |
| DF | Dino Štiglec | Hapoel Haifa | Free | 10 February 2023 |
| FW | Tin Janušić | Sesvete | Back from loan | 15 February 2023 |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| MF | Matija Dvorneković | No team | Retired | 31 May 2022 |
| MF | Iyayi Atiemwen | Dinamo Zagreb | Back from loan | 6 June 2022 |
| FW | Younes Delfi | Charleroi | Back from loan | 6 June 2022 |
| FW | Olabiran Muyiwa | Dynamo Kyiv | Back from loan | 6 June 2022 |
| DF | Musa Muhammed | No team | Free | 7 June 2022 |
| FW | Vlatko Stojanovski | No team | Free | 7 June 2022 |
| DF | Albi Doka | Honvéd | 300,000 € | 14 June 2022 |
| MF | Tin Zavalić | No team | Free | 15 June 2022 |
| FW | Fran Brodić | Varaždin | Free | 15 June 2022 |
| GK | Dominik Kotarski | PAOK | 2,000,000 € | 27 June 2022 |
| FW | Josip Ivan Zorica | No team | Free | 30 June 2022 |
| DF | Jozo Šimunović | No team | Free | 1 July 2022 |
| MF | Hrvoje Babec | Riga | 1,600,000 € | 10 July 2022 |
| FW | Matar Dieye | Debrecen | 130,000 € | 3 August 2022 |
| GK | Jan Paolo Debijađi | Dubrava | Loan | 12 August 2022 |
| GK | Faruk Dalipagić | Karlovac 1919 | Loan | 18 August 2022 |
| MF | Patrik Jug | Zagorec Krapina | Dual registration | 18 August 2022 |
| MF | Anthony Kalik | Hajduk Split | 300,000 € | 26 August 2022 |
| MF | Peter Chikola | Zagorec Krapina | Dual registration | 31 August 2022 |
| MF | Vinko Skrbin | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Dual registration | 31 August 2022 |
| FW | Caio Da Cruz | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Dual registration | 31 August 2022 |
| FW | Ante Matej Jurić | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Dual registration | 31 August 2022 |
| FW | Albert Kangwanda | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Dual registration | 31 August 2022 |
| FW | Tin Janušić | Sesvete | Loan | 2 September 2022 |
| DF | Aleksandar Jovičić | Kisvárda | Free | 16 November 2022 |
| MF | Paulius Golubickas | No team | Free | 22 November 2022 |
| DF | Moussa Wagué | No team | Free | 9 December 2022 |
| FW | Deni Jurić | Dinamo Zagreb | Back from loan | 9 December 2022 |
| MF | Wallace | No team | Free | 2 January 2023 |
| MF | Albert Kangwanda | Red Arrows | Free | 7 January 2023 |
| DF | Amet Korça | FC Dallas | Undisclosed | 10 January 2023 |
| MF | Tyrese Francois | Fulham | Back from loan | 10 January 2023 |
| DF | Saša Marjanović | Zemplín Michalovce | Undisclosed | 17 January 2023 |
| MF | Fran Tomek | Dinamo Zagreb | Recalled from loan | 27 January 2023 |
| MF | Peter Chikola | Cádiz CF Mirandilla | Free | 31 January 2023 |
| MF | Dominik Prokop | Hartberg | Loan | 6 February 2023 |
| GK | Jan Paolo Debijađi | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Dual registration | 14 February 2023 |
| DF | Nathan Cruce-Corcy | Zagorec Krapina | Dual registration | 15 February 2023 |
| FW | Caio Da Cruz | Dugopolje | Loan | 15 February 2023 |
| FW | Tin Janušić | Dugo Selo | Loan | 15 February 2023 |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza
Total spending: 1,000,000 €
Total income: 4,330,000 €
Total expenditure: 3,330,000 €

## 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 % |
| SuperSport HNL | 16 July 2022 | | Matchday 1 | 9th | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 019.44 |
| Croatian Cup | 18 October 2022 | 9 November 2022 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 021.05 |
Last updated: 29 May 2023 Source: Soccerway

### SuperSport HNL
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Varaždin | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 46 | |
| 7 | Lokomotiva | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 43 | |
| 8 | Slaven Belupo | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 43 | |
| 9 | Gorica | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 32 | |
| 10 | Šibenik (R) | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 56 | −32 | 27 | 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: 29 May 2023. Source: SuperSport 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 | 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 | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | L |
| Position | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

#### Matches
### Croatian Football Cup
## Player seasonal records

Updated 29 May 2023

### Goals

| Rank | Name | League | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Toni Fruk | 7 | – | 7 |
| 2 | Kristian Fućak | 5 | – | 5 |
| 2 | Josip Mitrović | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Slavko Bralić | 3 | – | 3 |
| 4 | Merveil Ndockyt | 3 | – | 3 |
| 6 | Anthony Kalik | 2 | – | 2 |
| 6 | Joey Suk | 2 | – | 2 |
| 6 | Matthew Steenvoorden | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Nikola Vujnović | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Caio Da Cruz | 1 | – | 1 |
| 10 | Tyrese Francois | 1 | – | 1 |
| 10 | Deni Jurić | 1 | – | 1 |
| 10 | Luka Kapulica | 1 | – | 1 |
| 10 | Jurica Pršir | 1 | – | 1 |
| 10 | Momčilo Raspopović | 1 | – | 1 |
| 10 | Matúš Vojtko | 1 | – | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | 1 | – | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 36 | 3 | 39 |
Source: Competitive matches

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Name | League | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Ivan Banić | 7 | – | 7 |
| 2 | Božidar Radošević | 2 | – | 2 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Source: Competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Player | HNL | HNL | HNL | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Aleksandar Jovičić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Matthew Steenvoorden | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Saša Marjanović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Amet Korça | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Tyrese Francois | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Ante Matej Jurić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Joey Suk | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kristian Fućak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Deni Jurić | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Jurica Pršir | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Edin Julardžija | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Josip Mitrović | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Filip Mrzljak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Moussa Wagué | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Toni Fruk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Caio Da Cruz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Momčilo Raspopović | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Paulius Golubickas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Matúš Vojtko | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Anthony Kalik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Luka Kapulica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Fran Tomek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Krešimir Krizmanić | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Ivan Banić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Slavko Bralić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Cheick Keita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Ivan Tomečak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | Nathan Cruce-Corcy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | Nikola Vujnović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Valentino Majstorović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | DF | Dino Štiglec | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | FW | Vinko Petković | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | Merveil Ndockyt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 91 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 4 | 5 |

### Appearances and goals

| Number | Position | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Number | Position | Player | Total | Total | HNL | HNL | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup |
| 1 | GK | Karlo Žiger | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Aleksandar Jovičić | 16 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Matthew Steenvoorden | 26 | 2 | 24+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Saša Marjanović | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Amet Korça | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Tyrese Francois | 12 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Ante Matej Jurić | 16 | 0 | 7+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Joey Suk | 30 | 2 | 18+12 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kristian Fućak | 17 | 5 | 13+4 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Deni Jurić | 13 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Jurica Pršir | 36 | 1 | 32+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Edin Julardžija | 15 | 0 | 2+11 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Robert Ćosić | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Josip Mitrović | 31 | 5 | 26+4 | 4 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Filip Mrzljak | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Moussa Wagué | 14 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Toni Fruk | 24 | 7 | 22+2 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Vinko Skrbin | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Caio Da Cruz | 12 | 1 | 3+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Momčilo Raspopović | 24 | 1 | 18+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Paulius Golubickas | 12 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Božidar Radošević | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Matúš Vojtko | 26 | 1 | 10+14 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Anthony Kalik | 4 | 2 | 4+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Luka Kapulica | 11 | 1 | 4+6 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Dominik Prokop | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Fran Tomek | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Krešimir Krizmanić | 34 | 0 | 29+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Luka Brlek | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Ivan Banić | 27 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Slavko Bralić | 18 | 3 | 18+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Cheick Keita | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Mario Matković | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Ivan Tomečak | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | Nathan Cruce-Corcy | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | Nikola Vujnović | 21 | 2 | 6+13 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 71 | MF | Wallace | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Valentino Majstorović | 19 | 0 | 3+16 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 89 | FW | Tim Matavž | 15 | 0 | 5+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 90 | DF | Dino Štiglec | 15 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 95 | FW | Vinko Petković | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | Merveil Ndockyt | 30 | 3 | 20+9 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |