# 2021–22 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season

The 2021–22 season was the 111th season in the existence of GNK Dinamo Zagreb and the club's 31st consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. In addition to the domestic league, Dinamo Zagreb participated in this season's editions of the Croatian Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 7 February 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 | Danijel Zagorac |
| 2 | DF | IRN | Sadegh Moharrami |
| 3 | DF | CRO | Daniel Štefulj |
| 5 | MF | MKD | Arijan Ademi (captain) |
| 6 | DF | DEN | Rasmus Lauritsen |
| 7 | MF | CRO | Luka Ivanušec |
| 8 | MF | BIH | Amer Gojak |
| 9 | FW | SRB | Komnen Andrić |
| 10 | FW | CRO | Bruno Petković |
| 11 | FW | AZE | Mahir Emreli |
| 12 | DF | CRO | Petar Bočkaj |
| 13 | DF | MKD | Stefan Ristovski |
| 24 | MF | CRO | Marko Tolić |
| 27 | MF | CRO | Josip Mišić |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 28 | DF | FRA | Kévin Théophile-Catherine |
| 31 | MF | CRO | Marko Bulat |
| 35 | MF | CRO | Ivan Šaranić |
| 37 | DF | CRO | Josip Šutalo |
| 38 | MF | CRO | Bartol Franjić |
| 39 | FW | AUS | Deni Jurić |
| 40 | GK | CRO | Dominik Livaković (vice-captain) |
| 46 | MF | CRO | Martin Baturina |
| 55 | DF | CRO | Dino Perić |
| 66 | DF | AUT | Emir Dilaver |
| 70 | FW | BIH | Luka Menalo |
| 77 | FW | CRO | Dario Špikić |
| 99 | FW | CRO | Mislav Oršić |
    As of 21 May 2022 after match against HNK Hajduk Split
| Squad no. | Name | Pos. | Date of birth | Signed from | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Danijel Zagorac | GK | (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 (aged 34) | Split | 63 | 0 |
| 12 | Nikola Čavlina | GK | (2002-06-02)2 June 2002 (aged 18) | Youth Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Dominik Livaković (vice-captain) | GK | (1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 26) | Zagreb | 234 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Sadegh Moharrami | RB | (1996-03-01)1 March 1996 (aged 25) | Persepolis | 73 | 0 |
| 3 | Daniel Štefulj | LB | (1999-11-08)8 November 1999 (aged 21) | Rijeka | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | Rasmus Lauritsen | CB | (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 25) | Norrköping | 66 | 2 |
| 12 | Petar Bočkaj | LB | (1996-07-23)23 July 1996 (aged 24) | Osijek | 18 | 2 |
| 13 | Stefan Ristovski | RB | (1992-02-12)12 February 1992 (aged 29) | Sporting CP | 61 | 1 |
| 28 | Kévin Théophile-Catherine | CB | (1989-10-28)28 October 1989 (aged 31) | Saint-Étienne | 141 | 3 |
| 37 | Josip Šutalo | CB | (2000-02-28)28 February 2000 (aged 21) | Youth Academy | 44 | 3 |
| 55 | Dino Perić | CB | (1994-07-12)12 July 1994 (aged 26) | Lokomotiva | 124 | 7 |
| 66 | Emir Dilaver | CB | (1991-05-07)7 May 1991 (aged 30) | Rizespor | 80 | 2 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 5 | Arijan Ademi (captain) | CM | (1991-05-29)29 May 1991 (aged 29) | Šibenik | 339 | 36 |
| 7 | Luka Ivanušec | AM | (1998-11-26)26 November 1998 (aged 22) | Lokomotiva | 119 | 19 |
| 8 | Amer Gojak | CM | (1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 24) | Olimpik | 196 | 17 |
| 24 | Marko Tolić | AM | (1996-05-07)7 May 1996 (aged 25) | Lokomotiva | 60 | 7 |
| 27 | Josip Mišić | CM | (1994-06-28)28 June 1994 (aged 26) | Sporting CP | 72 | 4 |
| 31 | Marko Bulat | CM | (2001-09-26)26 September 2001 (aged 19) | Šibenik | 20 | 1 |
| 35 | Ivan Šaranić | AM | (2003-05-12)12 May 2003 (aged 18) | Youth Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Bartol Franjić | DM | (2000-01-14)14 January 2000 (aged 21) | Youth Academy | 84 | 1 |
| 46 | Martin Baturina | AM | (2003-02-16)16 February 2003 (aged 18) | Youth Academy | 18 | 2 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | Komnen Andrić | FW | (1995-07-01)1 July 1995 (aged 25) | Inter Zaprešić | 53 | 16 |
| 10 | Bruno Petković | FW | (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 26) | Bologna | 166 | 51 |
| 11 | Mahir Emreli | FW | (1997-07-01)1 July 1997 (aged 23) | Legia Warsaw | 10 | 2 |
| 39 | Deni Jurić | FW | (1997-09-03)3 September 1997 (aged 23) | Šibenik | 16 | 2 |
| 70 | Luka Menalo | LW | (1996-07-22)22 July 1996 (aged 24) | Široki Brijeg | 49 | 6 |
| 77 | Dario Špikić | RW | (1999-03-22)22 March 1999 (aged 22) | Gorica | 29 | 2 |
| 99 | Mislav Oršić | LW | (1992-12-29)29 December 1992 (aged 28) | Ulsan Hyundai | 188 | 78 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 27 | MF | Josip Mišić | Sporting | €2.0 million | 2 June 2021 |
| 90 | FW | Duje Čop | Standard Liège | Free | 15 June 2021 |
| 39 | FW | Deni Jurić | Šibenik | Undisclosed | 30 June 2021 |
| 66 | DF | Emir Dilaver | Rizespor | Free | 29 August 2021 |
| 12 | DF | Petar Bočkaj | Osijek | €2.2 million | 24 December 2021 |
| 11 | FW | Mahir Emreli | Legia Warsaw | Free | 2 February 2022 |

### Loan returnees

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 36 | FW | Marko Đira | Lokomotiva | Free | 1 June 2021 |
| 34 | DF | Tin Hrvoj | Varaždin | Free | 1 June 2021 |
| 6 | DF | Ivo Pinto | Rio Ave | Free | |
| 29 | DF | François Moubandje | Alanyaspor | Free | 1 June 2021 |
| | FW | Marko Brkić | Empoli | Free | |
| 77 | FW | Sandro Kulenović | Rijeka | Free | 1 June 2021 |
| 7 | FW | Antonio Marin | Lokomotiva | Free | 1 June 2021 |
| 14 | MF | Amer Gojak | Torino | Free | 1 June 2021 |
| 23 | MF | Luka Menalo | Rijeka | Free | 1 June 2021 |
| 9 | FW | Komnen Andrić | Ufa | Free | |
| 37 | DF | Josip Šutalo | Istra 1961 | Free | 1 June 2021 |
| 3 | DF | Daniel Štefulj | Rijeka | Free | 1 June 2021 |
| 33 | GK | Ivan Nevistić | Rijeka | Free | 1 June 2021 |
| 77 | FW | Dario Špikić | Gorica | Free | 1 June 2021 |
| 31 | MF | Marko Bulat | Šibenik | Free | 1 June 2021 |
| 25 | FW | Mario Ćuže | Dnipro-1 | Free | 1 June 2021 |

### Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 27 | MF | Josip Mišić | Sporting CP | Return from loan | 1 June 2021 |
| 8 | FW | Izet Hajrović | Aris Thessaloniki | End of contract | 29 June 2021 |
| 32 | DF | Joško Gvardiol | RB Leipzig | Return from loan | 1 July 2021 |
| 11 | FW | Mario Gavranović | Kayserispor | 2,500,000 euros | 12 August 2021 |
| 10 | AM | Lovro Majer | Rennes | 13,000,000 euros | 26 August 2021 |
| 97 | DM | Kristijan Jakić | Eintracht Frankfurt | 7,500,000 euros | 28 August 2021 |
| 20 | RW | Lirim Kastrati | Legia Warsaw | 1,300,000 euros | 1 September 2021 |
| 22 | DF | Marin Leovac | Osijek | Undisclosed | 26 January 2022 |

### Loan out

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 39 | FW | Deni Jurić | Šibenik | Undisclosed | 30 June 2021 |
| 80 | MF | Iyayi Atiemwen | Omonia | Undisclosed | 14 July 2021 |
| 30 | DF | Petar Stojanović | Empoli | €340,000 | 20 July 2021 |
| 29 | DF | François Moubandje | Göztepe | Undisclosed | 8 January 2022 |
| 23 | GK | Dinko Horkaš | Posušje | Undisclosed | 15 January 2022 |
| 92 | FW | Jakov-Anton Vasilj | Lokomotiva | Undisclosed | 27 January 2022 |
| 90 | FW | Duje Čop | Celje | Undisclosed | 4 February 2022 |
| 4 | DF | Stefan Milić | Bravo | Undisclosed | 7 February 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 | 16 July 2021 | 21 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 22 | +46 | 066.67 |
| Croatian Cup | 22 September 2021 | 1 December 2021 | First round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 066.67 |
| UEFA Champions League | 7 July 2021 | 25 August 2021 | First qualifying round | Play-off round | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 062.50 |
| UEFA Europa League | 16 September 2021 | 24 February 2022 | Group stage | Knockout round play-offs | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 55 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 97 | 43 | +54 | 063.64 |
Last updated: 21 May 2022 Source: Soccerway

### Prva HNL
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb (C) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 22 | +46 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 31 | +33 | 72 | Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 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 | |
* ↑ The cup winner, Hajduk Split, will enter the third qualifying round of the Europa Conference 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2021.

### UEFA Champions League
#### First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 15 June 2021.

#### Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 16 June 2021.

#### Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.

#### Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.

### UEFA Europa League
#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WHU | DZA | RWI | GNK |
| 1 | West Ham United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Rapid Wien | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 |
| 4 | Genk | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Knockout round play-offs

The Knockout round play-offs draw was held on 13 December 2021.

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

    As of 5 October 2021 after match against Hrvatski Dragovoljac
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Prva HNL | Croatian Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | 10 | MF | | Lovro Majer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 7 | MF | | Luka Ivanušec | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 70 | FW | | Luka Menalo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 99 | FW | | Mislav Oršić | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 21 | FW | | Bruno Petković | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 90 | FW | | Duje Čop | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | MF | | Arijan Ademi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 97 | MF | | Kristijan Jakić | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 39 | FW | | Deni Jurić | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | FW | | Komnen Andrić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 31 | MF | | Marko Bulat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 38 | MF | | Bartol Franjić | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 11 | FW | | Mario Gavranović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 6 | DF | | Rasmus Lauritsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 22 | DF | | Marin Leovac | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 27 | MF | | Josip Mišić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 24 | MF | | Marko Tolić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 77 | FW | | Dario Špikić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 55 | DF | | Dino Perić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 37 | DF | | Josip Šutalo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 23 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 40 |