# 2024–25 NK Istra 1961 season

The 2024–25 NK Istra 1961 season is the club's 64th season in existence and the 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football.

## First-team squad

    As of 23 February 2025
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 |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Franko Kolić |
| 4 | DF | AUT | Dario Marešić |
| 5 | DF | FIN | Ville Koski |
| 6 | MF | ISL | Logi Hrafn Róbertsson |
| 7 | MF | CRO | Slavko Blagojević |
| 8 | MF | CRO | Antonio Maurić |
| 9 | FW | BIH | Hamza Jaganjac |
| 11 | FW | CRO | Mateo Lisica |
| 12 | GK | CRO | Marko Juršić |
| 16 | DF | CRO | Luka Bogdan |
| 17 | DF | CMR | Stephane Keller (on loan from Deportivo Alavés) |
| 18 | MF | NGA | Israel Isaac Ayuma |
| 21 | GK | CRO | Lovro Majkić |
| 22 | FW | ISL | Danijel Djuric |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | DF | CRO | Moris Valinčić |
| 24 | FW | BIH | Vinko Rozić |
| 26 | DF | GER | Marcel Heister |
| 27 | MF | CRO | Ivan Ćalušić |
| 29 | FW | GEO | Giorgi Gagua |
| 30 | MF | CRO | Josip Radošević |
| 36 | MF | BIH | Irfan Ramić |
| 38 | DF | CRO | Raul Kumar |
| 44 | MF | BIH | Stjepan Lončar |
| 57 | FW | CRO | Kristian Fućak |
| 70 | FW | NGA | Salim Fago Lawal |
| 97 | DF | BIH | Advan Kadušić |
| — | FW | NZL | Stipe Ukich |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| GK | Carlo Jurak | Uljanik | Back from loan | 15 June 2023 |
| DF | Luka Bradarić | Dugopolje | Back from loan | 15 June 2023 |
| MF | Tomislav Duvnjak | Sesvete | Back from loan | 15 June 2023 |
| MF | Sebastian Nebyla | Jablonec | Back from loan | 26 June 2024 |
| FW | Hamza Jaganjac | Adana Demirspor | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| FW | Giorgi Gagua | Deportivo Alavés B | Free | 11 July 2024 |
| DF | Andrés Ferro | Metropolitanos | Undisclosed | 12 July 2024 |
| DF | Stephane Keller | Deportivo Alavés | Loan | 22 July 2024 |
| MF | Beyatt Lekweiry | AS Douanes | Free | 1 August 2024 |
| DF | Marcel Heister | Ludogorets Razgrad | Free | 9 August 2024 |
| DF | Luka Bogdan | Ternana | Free | 24 September 2024 |
| MF | André Biyogo Poko | Unattached | Free | 10 October 2024 |
| MF | Logi Hrafn Róbertsson | FH | Free | 22 December 2024 |
| FW | Vinko Rozić | Posušje | Free | 3 January 2025 |
| FW | Stipe Ukich | Auckland City | Free | 3 January 2025 |
| FW | Kristian Fućak | Osijek | Free | 15 January 2025 |
| GK | Marko Juršić | Rovinj | Back from loan | 18 January 2025 |
| GK | Franko Kolić | Mura | Free | 20 January 2025 |
| MF | Josip Radošević | Brøndby | €50,000 | 30 January 2025 |
| MF | Stjepan Lončar | Lech Poznań | Free | 3 February 2025 |
| FW | Charles Adah Agada | Mavlon | Undisclosed | 16 February 2025 |
| FW | Danijel Djuric | Víkingur Reykjavík | €200,000 | 17 February 2025 |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| FW | Darwin Matheus | Unattached | Free | 11 June 2024 |
| MF | Frano Mlinar | Zrinjski Mostar | Free | 12 June 2024 |
| MF | Marko Cukon | Radomlje | Free | 25 June 2024 |
| MF | Sebastian Nebyla | Jablonec | Undisclosed | 26 June 2024 |
| FW | Hamza Jaganjac | Adana Demirspor | Back from loan | 29 June 2024 |
| GK | Marino Bulat | Unattached | Free | 29 June 2024 |
| DF | Luka Bradarić | Unattached | Free | 29 June 2024 |
| DF | Ante Majstorović | Rijeka | Free | 29 June 2024 |
| DF | Mladen Devetak | Palermo | Back from loan | 30 June 2024 |
| FW | Emmanuel Ekong | Empoli | Back from loan | 30 June 2024 |
| DF | Luka Hujber | Vejle | Undisclosed | 8 July 2024 |
| FW | Tomislav Glavan | Opatija | Free | 18 July 2024 |
| MF | Tomislav Duvnjak | Varaždin | Free | 23 July 2024 |
| GK | Carlo Jurak | Uljanik | Dual registration | 19 August 2024 |
| DF | Jovan Ivanisevic | Uljanik | Dual registration | 19 August 2024 |
| DF | Raul Kumar | Uljanik | Dual registration | 19 August 2024 |
| MF | Dukan Ahmeti | Uljanik | Dual registration | 19 August 2024 |
| MF | Marin Žgomba | Uljanik | Dual registration | 19 August 2024 |
| FW | Lorenzo Travaglia | Uljanik | Dual registration | 19 August 2024 |
| GK | Marko Juršić | Rovinj | Loan | 23 August 2024 |
| DF | Terrence Douglas | Eindhoven | Undisclosed | 29 August 2024 |
| MF | Oleksandr Petrusenko | Antalyaspor | €500,000 | 16 September 2024 |
| DF | Andrés Ferro | Metropolitanos | Free | 31 December 2024 |
| GK | Marijan Ćorić | Llapi | Free | 8 January 2025 |
| FW | Elias Filet | Aarau | Free | 17 January 2025 |
| DF | Jovan Ivanisevic | Bologna | Loan | 21 January 2025 |
| MF | Matej Vuk | Varaždin | Free | 26 January 2025 |
| DF | Iurie Iovu | Deportivo Alavés B | Loan | 31 January 2025 |
| MF | André Biyogo Poko | Amedspor | €100,000 | 3 February 2025 |
| MF | Beyatt Lekweiry | Lausanne-Sport | €2,000,000 | 7 February 2025 |
| MF | Mario Čuić | Unattached | Free | 10 February 2025 |
| GK | Carlo Jurak | Uljanik | Loan | 17 February 2025 |
| GK | Jan Paus-Kunšt | Uljanik | Dual registration | 17 February 2025 |
| FW | Charles Adah Agada | Uljanik | Dual registration | 17 February 2025 |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza
Total spending: €250,000
Total income: €2,600,000
Total expenditure: €2,350,000

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| SuperSport HNL | 2 August 2024 | TBC | Matchday 1 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 021.74 |
| Croatian Cup | 10 September 2024 | | First round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 028.00 |
Last updated: 25 February 2025 Source: Soccerway

### Croatian Football League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Slaven Belupo | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 29 | |
| 7 | Lokomotiva | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 28 | |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 25 | |
| 9 | Gorica | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 23 | |
| 10 | Šibenik | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 18 | Relegation to First Football League |
* ↑ The 2024–25 Croatian Football Cup winners qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Croatian Cup winners finish first). If the Croatian Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 February 2025. 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | W | D | D |
| Position | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |

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

Updated 20 November 2024

### Goals

| Rank | Name | League | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Mateo Lisica | 2 | – | 2 |
| 1 | Mario Čuić | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Beyatt Lekweiry | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Dario Marešić | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Marcel Heister | 1 | – | 1 |
| 5 | Oleksandr Petrusenko | 1 | – | 1 |
| 5 | Luka Bogdan | – | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | 2 | – | 2 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 9 | 4 | 13 |
Source: Competitive matches

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Name | League | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Lovro Majkić | 2 | – | 2 |
| 2 | Marijan Ćorić | – | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Source: Competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Player | HNL | HNL | HNL | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 4 | DF | Dario Marešić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Ville Koski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Oleksandr Petrusenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Slavko Blagojević | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Antonio Maurić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Mateo Lisica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Jovan Ivanisevic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Luka Bogdan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Stephane Keller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Iurie Iovu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Lovro Majkić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Matej Vuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Moris Valinčić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Marcel Heister | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Ivan Ćalušić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Giorgi Gagua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Beyatt Lekweiry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | Salim Fago Lawal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | André Biyogo Poko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | FW | Elias Filet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Mario Čuić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | DF | Advan Kadušić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 37 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 0 |

### 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 | Marijan Ćorić | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Dario Marešić | 13 | 2 | 12+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Ville Koski | 14 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Oleksandr Petrusenko | 6 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Slavko Blagojević | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Antonio Maurić | 8 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Hamza Jaganjac | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Mateo Lisica | 14 | 2 | 10+3 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Jovan Ivanisevic | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Luka Bogdan | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | Stephane Keller | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Iurie Iovu | 12 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Lovro Majkić | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Matej Vuk | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Moris Valinčić | 12 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Marcel Heister | 13 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Ivan Ćalušić | 9 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Giorgi Gagua | 10 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Beyatt Lekweiry | 10 | 2 | 5+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 36 | MF | Irfan Ramić | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Andrés Ferro | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | Salim Fago Lawal | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | André Biyogo Poko | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 75 | FW | Elias Filet | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Mario Čuić | 7 | 2 | 1+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 97 | DF | Advan Kadušić | 13 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |