# NK Varaždin (2012)

Nogometni klub Varaždin, commonly referred to as NK Varaždin, is a Croatian professional football club based in Varaždin, that competes in the Croatian Football League, the top tier of Croatian football.

## History

The club was founded as FC Varaždin Football School (Croatian: NK Varaždin Škola nogometa, Varaždin ŠN) as a phoenix club of NK Varaždin (1931–2015) in 2012 after the latter's suspension; the club was dissolved during the second part of the 2011–12 season due to high financial debt. Legally, the two clubs' track records and honours are kept separate by the Croatian Football Federation, but the 2012 club is a continuation of the older club, which did return to competition in 2013, overlapping with the life of Varaždin ŠN. However, the older club finally declared bankruptcy and dissolved in 2015, leaving the name NK Varaždin available once again.
After steadily progressing through the levels of the Croatian football league system, NK Varaždin competed in the top division for the first time in the 2019–20 season, where they finished in eighth place. However, they were relegated the following season after finishing bottom of the table.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 8 March 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 | Oliver Zelenika |
| 3 | DF | MKD | Vane Jovanov |
| 4 | MF | CRO | Luka Škaričić |
| 5 | DF | MTN | Lamine Ba |
| 7 | FW | CRO | Jurica Poldrugač |
| 8 | MF | CRO | Tomislav Duvnjak |
| 9 | FW | CRO | Marko Dabro |
| 11 | FW | CRO | Mate Antunović |
| 12 | GK | CRO | Josip Silić |
| 13 | DF | MKD | Mario Mladenovski |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Jaime Sierra |
| 15 | MF | CRO | Matej Vuk |
| 16 | DF | CRO | Novak Tepšić |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | CRO | Mario Čuić |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Thierry Nevers |
| 20 | MF | SUI | David Mištrafović |
| 21 | GK | CRO | Tomislav Tomić |
| 22 | MF | CRO | Luka Mamić |
| 23 | DF | CRO | Frane Maglica |
| 24 | MF | CRO | Mario Marina |
| 25 | DF | CRO | Antonio Boršić |
| 26 | FW | ALB | Atdhe Mazari |
| 27 | FW | MNE | Aleksa Latković |
| 30 | DF | BIH | Enes Alić |
| 44 | DF | CRO | Mateo Barać |
| — | FW | MKD | Dimitar Mitrovski |

### Out on loan

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 | CRO | Sven Lesjak (at Como until 30 June 2025) |
| 10 | MF | CRO | Leon Belcar (at Dinamo Zagreb until 26 June 2025) |
| 32 | MF | CRO | Nick Ocvirek (at Radnik Križevci until 30 May 2025) |
| — | DF | CRO | Hrvoje Crnčec (at Cibalia until 29 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | CRO | Vito Težak (at Beltinci until 31 May 2025) |
| — | MF | CRO | Bruno Bujan (at Marsonia 1909 until 29 June 2025) |
| — | MF | BIH | Tin Levanić (at Jarun until 30 May 2025) |

## Season-by-season record

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Cup | European competitions | European competitions | Top scorer | Top scorer |
| Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos. | Cup | European competitions | European competitions | Player | Goals |
| 2012–13 | 2. ŽNL Varaždin County East | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 24 | 45 | 3rd | DNQ | | | | |
| 2013–14 | 2. ŽNL Varaždin County East | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 24 | 46 | 3rd ↑ | DNQ | | | | |
| 2014–15 | 1. ŽNL Varaždin County | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 81 | 38 | 68 | 1st ↑ | DNQ | | | | |
| 2015–16 | 3. HNL East | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 47 | 34 | 11th | DNQ | | | | |
| 2016–17 | 3. HNL East | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 27 | 60 | 2nd ↑ | R32 | | | | |
| 2017–18 | 2. HNL | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 32 | 61 | 2nd | R32 | | | | |
| 2018–19 | 2. HNL | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 51 | 1st ↑ | R16 | | | Leon Benko | 22 |
| 2019–20 | 1. HNL | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 50 | 36 | 8th | R16 | | | Domagoj Drožđek Dejan Glavica | 6 |
| 2020–21 | 1. HNL | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 61 | 28 | 10th ↓ | R16 | | | Jorge Obregón | 7 |
| 2021–22 | 2. HNL | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 29 | 63 | 1st ↑ | R16 | | | Igor Postonjski Michele Šego | 7 |
| 2022–23 | HNL | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 51 | 46 | 6th | R16 | | | Fran Brodić | 12 |
| 2023–24 | HNL | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 47 | 42 | 6th | QF | | | Fran Brodić Domagoj Drožđek Igor Postonjski | 7 |
Key
* DNQ = Did not qualify
* R32 = Round of 32
* R16 = Round of 16