# 2021–22 HNK Gorica season

The 2021–22 HNK Gorica season was the club's 13th season in existence and the 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football.

## First-team squad

    As of 8 May 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | NGA | Musa Muhammed |
| 3 | DF | BIH | Aleksandar Jovičić (2nd Captain) |
| 4 | DF | NED | Matthew Steenvoorden |
| 5 | DF | BIH | Saša Marjanović |
| 8 | MF | NED | Joey Suk |
| 10 | MF | CRO | Matija Dvorneković (Captain) |
| 12 | GK | CRO | Jan Paolo Debijađi |
| 14 | MF | CRO | Josip Mitrović |
| 16 | MF | CRO | Toni Fruk (on loan from Fiorentina) |
| 17 | MF | CRO | Vinko Skrbin |
| 18 | MF | CRO | Patrik Jug |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Caio Da Cruz |
| 20 | MF | CRO | Hrvoje Babec |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | LTU | Paulius Golubickas |
| 22 | FW | NGA | Olabiran Muyiwa (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv) |
| 23 | MF | AUS | Anthony Kalik |
| 24 | GK | CRO | Dominik Kotarski (on loan from Ajax Amsterdam) |
| 25 | DF | CRO | Krešimir Krizmanić |
| 33 | DF | MLI | Cheick Keita |
| 50 | GK | BIH | Faruk Dalipagić |
| 55 | DF | CRO | Jozo Šimunović |
| 70 | FW | MKD | Vlatko Stojanovski |
| 77 | FW | IRN | Younes Delfi (on loan from SC Charleroi) |
| 80 | MF | NGA | Iyayi Atiemwen (on loan from GNK Dinamo Zagreb) |
| 88 | MF | CRO | Jurica Pršir |
| 98 | FW | SEN | Matar Dieye |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| GK | Jan Paolo Debijađi | Kurilovec | Back from loan | 1 June 2021 |
| GK | Kristijan Kahlina | Ludogorets Razgrad | Back from loan | 1 June 2021 |
| MF | Gojko Gadže | Orijent 1919 | Back from loan | 1 June 2021 |
| MF | Paulius Golubickas | Dainava | Back from loan | 1 June 2021 |
| DF | Juraj Spudić | Kurilovec | Back from loan | 1 June 2021 |
| FW | Caio Da Cruz | Kurilovec | Back from loan | 1 June 2021 |
| FW | Marko Muhar | Kurilovec | Back from loan | 1 June 2021 |
| FW | Cherif Ndiaye | Göztepe | Back from loan | 1 June 2021 |
| DF | Saša Marjanović | Inter Zaprešić | Free | 10 June 2021 |
| FW | Fran Brodić | Kustošija | Free | 10 June 2021 |
| MF | Martin Šroler | Inter Zaprešić | Back from loan | 14 June 2021 |
| FW | Tin Janušić | Osijek | Free | 14 June 2021 |
| GK | Dominik Kotarski | Ajax Amsterdam | Loan | 15 June 2021 |
| MF | Toni Fruk | Fiorentina | Loan | 23 June 2021 |
| DF | Nathan Cruce-Corcy | SC Air Bel | Free | 9 July 2021 |
| GK | Faruk Dalipagić | Zrinjski Mostar | Free | 11 July 2021 |
| MF | Niko Janković | Dinamo Zagreb | Loan | 14 July 2021 |
| FW | Vlatko Stojanovski | Nîmes Olympique | Free | 9 August 2021 |
| FW | Olabiran Muyiwa | Dynamo Kyiv | Loan | 1 September 2021 |
| MF | Elvis Sarić | No team | Free | 7 September 2021 |
| DF | Jozo Šimunović | No team | Free | 20 October 2021 |
| GK | Jan Paolo Debijađi | Lučko | Recalled from loan | 15 January 2022 |
| DF | Ante Matej Jurić | Belišće | Undisclosed | 31 January 2022 |
| MF | Iyayi Atiemwen | Dinamo Zagreb | Loan | 15 February 2022 |
| FW | Tin Janušić | Kustošija | Back from loan | 15 February 2022 |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| GK | Kristijan Kahlina | Ludogorets Razgrad | 350,000 € | 1 June 2021 |
| MF | Jiloan Hamad | No team | Free | 1 June 2021 |
| FW | Cherif Ndiaye | Göztepe | 1,150,000 € | 2 June 2021 |
| FW | Dario Špikić | Dinamo Zagreb | Back from loan | 11 June 2021 |
| MF | Gojko Gadže | Zrinjski Mostar | Free | 16 June 2021 |
| FW | Ognjen Mudrinski | Jagiellonia Białystok | Back from loan | 30 June 2021 |
| FW | Sylvanus Nimely | No team | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| DF | Juraj Spudić | Rudar Velenje | Free | 19 July 2021 |
| FW | Tin Janušić | Kustošija | Loan | 22 July 2021 |
| FW | Josip Ivan Zorica | Kustošija | Loan | 22 July 2021 |
| FW | Marko Muhar | Zelengaj Zagreb | Free | 23 July 2021 |
| DF | Nasiru Moro | Örebro SK | 200,000 € | 27 July 2021 |
| GK | Leon Išek | Kurilovec | Free | 17 August 2021 |
| MF | Tin Zavalić | Karlovac 1919 | Loan | 19 August 2021 |
| GK | Jan Paolo Debijađi | Lučko | Loan | 7 September 2021 |
| MF | Niko Janković | Dinamo Zagreb | Recalled from loan | 2 January 2022 |
| GK | Ivan Banić | Olimpija Ljubljana | Loan | 11 January 2022 |
| MF | Elvis Sarić | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Free | 11 January 2022 |
| FW | Fran Brodić | Varaždin | Loan | 18 January 2022 |
| MF | Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali | Sarpsborg 08 | 200,000 € | 2 February 2022 |
| DF | Albi Doka | Honvéd | Loan | 11 February 2022 |
| MF | Martin Šroler | No team | Free | 15 February 2022 |
| FW | Kristijan Lovrić | Osijek | 2,250,000 € | 15 February 2022 |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza
Total spending: 0 €
Total income: 4,150,000 €
Total expenditure: 4,150,000 €

## 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 % |
| HT Prva liga | 17 July 2021 | 21 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 033.33 |
| Croatian Cup | 14 September 2021 | 2 March 2022 | First round | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 035.00 |
Last updated: 14 May 2022 Source: Soccerway

### Prva liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 8 | Šibenik | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 32 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 14 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | W | D |
| Position | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

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

Updated 22 May 2022

### Goals

| Rank | Name | League | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Kristijan Lovrić | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Anthony Kalik | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Toni Fruk | 5 | – | 5 |
| 4 | Matar Dieye | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Hrvoje Babec | 3 | – | 3 |
| 5 | Jurica Pršir | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Vlatko Stojanovski | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Josip Mitrović | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Iyayi Atiemwen | 2 | – | 2 |
| 9 | Aleksandar Jovičić | 2 | – | 2 |
| 11 | Fran Brodić | 1 | – | 1 |
| 11 | Caio Da Cruz | 1 | – | 1 |
| 11 | Younes Delfi | 1 | – | 1 |
| 11 | Matija Dvorneković | 1 | – | 1 |
| 11 | Paulius Golubickas | 1 | – | 1 |
| 11 | Saša Marjanović | 1 | – | 1 |
| 11 | Musa Muhammed | 1 | – | 1 |
| 11 | Martin Šroler | – | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 43 | 12 | 55 |
Source: Competitive matches

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Name | League | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Dominik Kotarski | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Ivan Banić | 2 | – | 2 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 9 | 1 | 10 |
Source: Competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Player | 1. HNL | 1. HNL | 1. HNL | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Musa Muhammed | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Aleksandar Jovičić | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Matthew Steenvoorden | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Saša Marjanović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Nasiru Moro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Kristijan Lovrić | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Joey Suk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Martin Šroler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Fran Brodić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Josip Mitrović | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Toni Fruk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Albi Doka | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Caio Da Cruz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Hrvoje Babec | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Paulius Golubickas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Anthony Kalik | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Dominik Kotarski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Krešimir Krizmanić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Elvis Sarić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Ivan Banić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Cheick Keita | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Niko Janković | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Jozo Šimunović | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | Vlatko Stojanovski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Younes Delfi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 80 | MF | Iyayi Atiemwen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | Jurica Pršir | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | FW | Matar Dieye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 101 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 2 | 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 |
| 2 | DF | Musa Muhammed | 23 | 1 | 20+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Aleksandar Jovičić | 35 | 2 | 32+0 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Matthew Steenvoorden | 25 | 0 | 15+6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Saša Marjanović | 7 | 1 | 2+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Nasiru Moro | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Kristijan Lovrić | 24 | 10 | 20+1 | 7 | 2+1 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Joey Suk | 12 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Martin Šroler | 14 | 1 | 5+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Matija Dvorneković | 17 | 1 | 1+14 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Fran Brodić | 10 | 1 | 1+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Jan Paolo Debijađi | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Josip Mitrović | 35 | 3 | 24+8 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | Toni Fruk | 32 | 5 | 16+13 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Albi Doka | 15 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Vinko Skrbin | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Patrik Jug | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali | 14 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Caio Da Cruz | 19 | 1 | 12+5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Hrvoje Babec | 38 | 3 | 32+2 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Paulius Golubickas | 14 | 1 | 4+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Olabiran Muyiwa | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Anthony Kalik | 31 | 8 | 25+2 | 7 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 24 | GK | Dominik Kotarski | 28 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Krešimir Krizmanić | 27 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | David Sim | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Elvis Sarić | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Lovro Nezirović | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Luka Brlek | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Ivan Banić | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Cheick Keita | 31 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Niko Janković | 9 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Jozo Šimunović | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | Vlatko Stojanovski | 24 | 3 | 8+15 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 77 | FW | Younes Delfi | 22 | 1 | 8+13 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Iyayi Atiemwen | 10 | 2 | 9+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | Jurica Pršir | 33 | 3 | 22+7 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 98 | FW | Matar Dieye | 29 | 4 | 16+9 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 |