# 2024–25 HNK Rijeka season

The 2024–25 season is the 79th season in the existence of HNK Rijeka and the club's 34th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. In addition to the domestic league, Rijeka are competing in this season's editions of the Croatian Cup, the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Conference League.

## Competitions
### Overall

| 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 | 4 August 2024 | TBC | Matchday 1 | | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 11 | +29 | 050.00 |
| Croatian Cup | 18 September 2024 | | First round | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 100.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 25 July 2024 | 15 August 2024 | Second qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 025.00 |
| UEFA Conference League | 22 August 2024 | 29 August 2024 | Play-off round | Play-off round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 048.57 |
Last updated: 16 March 2025 Source: Soccerway

### SuperSport HNL
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rijeka | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 11 | +29 | 50 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 48 | Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 45 | Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Varaždin | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 35 | |
| 5 | Slaven Belupo | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 35 | |
* ↑ 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: 16 March 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | D | W |
| Position | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |

### Results by opponent

| Team | Results | Results | Results | Results | Points |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | – | 5 |
| Gorica | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | 7 |
| Hajduk Split | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | – | 5 |
| Istra 1961 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 6 |
| Lokomotiva | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | – | 7 |
| Osijek | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 7 |
| Slaven Belupo | 0–0 | 2–0 | – | – | 4 |
| Šibenik | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 7 |
| Varaždin | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | 2 |
Source: 2024–25 Croatian Football League article

## Player seasonal records

Updated 16 March 2025. Competitive matches only.

### Goals

| Rank | Name | League | Europe | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Toni Fruk | 8 | – | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Marco Pašalić | 4 | – | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Niko Janković | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 4 | Franjo Ivanović | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| 4 | Naïs Djouahra | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Niko Galešić | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| 6 | Stjepan Radeljić | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Duje Čop | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 8 | Veldin Hodža | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 8 | Gabriel Rukavina | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 8 | Dejan Petrovič | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| 8 | Komnen Andrić | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Šimun Butić | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Mladen Devetak | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 14 | Lindon Selahi | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 14 | Ivan Smolčić | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 40 | 3 | 9 | 52 |
Source: Competitive matches

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Name | League | Europe | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Martin Zlomislić | 15 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | Josip Posavec | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| 3 | Domagoj Ivan Marić | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 3 | Niko Vučetić | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 18 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
Source: Competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Player | HNL | HNL | HNL | Europe | Europe | Europe | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Josip Posavec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Bruno Goda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Niko Janković | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Niko Galešić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Stjepan Radeljić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Naïs Djouahra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Dejan Petrovič | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Komnen Andrić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Duje Čop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Toni Fruk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Gabriel Rukavina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Martin Zlomislić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Amer Gojak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Lindon Selahi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Luka Menalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Šimun Butić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Ivan Smolčić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Bruno Bogojević | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Mladen Devetak | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | Ante Majstorović | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | MF | Marco Pašalić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 43 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 2 |
Source: nk-rijeka.hr

### Appearances and goals

| Number | Position | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Number | Position | Player | Total | Total | HNL | HNL | Europe | Europe | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup |
| 1 | GK | Josip Posavec | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Bruno Goda | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Niko Janković | 33 | 6 | 25+0 | 6 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Niko Galešić | 23 | 3 | 14+2 | 2 | 6+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Mile Škorić | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Stjepan Radeljić | 26 | 3 | 15+4 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Naïs Djouahra | 22 | 4 | 13+5 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Dejan Petrovič | 32 | 2 | 24+1 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Komnen Andrić | 13 | 2 | 5+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Duje Čop | 5 | 2 | 3+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jorge Obregón | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Toni Fruk | 33 | 10 | 22+2 | 8 | 5+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | Franjo Ivanović | 10 | 4 | 4+0 | 3 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Gabriel Rukavina | 28 | 1 | 10+12 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Emmanuel Banda | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Niko Vučetić | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Martin Zlomislić | 32 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Amer Gojak | 23 | 0 | 6+14 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Jovan Manev | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Luka Menalo | 8 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Lindon Selahi | 30 | 1 | 16+5 | 1 | 2+4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Dominik Dogan | 11 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Silvio Ilinković | 12 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Bruno Burčul | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Veldin Hodža | 10 | 2 | 3+2 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Domagoj Ivan Marić | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Šimun Butić | 16 | 2 | 1+10 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | Ivan Smolčić | 24 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Bruno Bogojević | 30 | 0 | 10+11 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Marijan Čabraja | 6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Mladen Devetak | 26 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Cherno Saho | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | Ante Majstorović | 31 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Stipe Perica | 8 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 87 | MF | Marco Pašalić | 27 | 7 | 18+1 | 4 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 3 |
Source: nk-rijeka.hr

### Suspensions

| Date Incurred | Competition | Player | Games Missed |
| 26 Oct 2024 | HNL | Ante Majstorović | 1 |
| 3 Nov 2024 | HNL | Niko Janković | 1 |
| 23 Nov 2024 | HNL | Ivan Smolčić | 1 |
| 30 Nov 2024 | HNL | Stjepan Radeljić | 1 |
| 30 Nov 2024 | HNL | Lindon Selahi | 1 |
| 15 Dec 2024 | HNL | Mladen Devetak | 1 |
| 15 Dec 2024 | HNL | Lindon Selahi | 1 |
| 15 Dec 2024 | HNL | Dejan Petrovič | 1 |
| 22 Dec 2024 | HNL | Niko Galešić | 1 |
| 1 Feb 2025 | HNL | Mladen Devetak | 1 |
| 1 Feb 2025 | HNL | Duje Čop | 1 |
| 1 Feb 2025 | HNL | Toni Fruk | 2 |
| 16 Mar 2025 | HNL | Bruno Bogojević | 1 |

### Penalties

For :
| Date | Competition | Player | Opposition | Scored? |
| 8 Dec 2024 | HNL | Niko Janković | Šibenik | N |
| 16 Mar 2025 | HNL | Niko Janković | Hajduk Split | Y |
| Against |||||
| Date | Competition | Goalkeeper | Opposition | Scored? |
| 1 Aug 2024 | UEL | Josip Posavec | Corvinul Hunedoara | N |
| 22 Aug 2024 | UCL | Martin Zlomislić | Olimpija Ljubljana | Y |
| 18 Oct 2024 | HNL | Martin Zlomislić | Lokomotiva Zagreb | Y |
| 26 Oct 2024 | HNL | Martin Zlomislić | Varaždin | Y |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Moving from | Type | Fee |
| 17 Jun 2024 | CB | Anton Krešić | CFR Cluj | Return from loan | — |
| 18 Jun 2024 | CM | Silvio Ilinković | Zrinjski Mostar | Return from loan | — |
| 19 Jun 2024 | CB | Duje Dujmović | Šibenik | Return from loan | — |
| 19 Jun 2024 | CB | Mateo Pavlović | Rudeš | Return from loan | — |
| 19 Jun 2024 | DM | Andro Babić | Posušje | Return from loan | — |
| 19 Jun 2024 | LW | Naïs Djouahra | Leganés | Return from loan | — |
| 19 Jun 2024 | CF | Marco Djuricin | Spartak Trnava | Return from loan | — |
| 20 Jun 2024 | CB | Tino Agić | Orijent | Return from loan | — |
| 26 Jun 2024 | GK | Josip Posavec | AaB | Transfer | Free |
| 30 Jun 2024 | LM | Steven Juncaj | Michigan Stars FC | Return from loan | — |
| 8 Jul 2024 | CB | Ante Majstorović | Istra 1961 | Transfer | Free |
| 16 Jul 2024 | LW | Gabriel Rukavina | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer | Free |
| 2 Aug 2024 | LB | Mladen Devetak | Palermo | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 7 Aug 2024 | CF | Komnen Andrić | Clermont Foot | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 4 Sep 2024 | CF | Stipe Perica | Standard Liège | Transfer | Free |
| 5 Sep 2024 | AM | Amer Gojak | Ferencváros | Transfer | Free |
| 5 Sep 2024 | CF | Dominik Dogan | Zrinski Osječko 1664 | Transfer | Free |
| 9 Jan 2025 | CB | Mile Škorić | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Transfer | Free |
| 21 Jan 2025 | CB | Duje Dujmović | Šibenik | Return from loan | — |
| 23 Jan 2025 | LW | Luka Menalo | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer | Free |
| 23 Jan 2025 | CF | Niko Gajzler | Radomlje | Return from loan | — |
| 23 Jan 2025 | GK | Aleksa Todorović | Karlovac 1919 | Return from loan | — |
| 24 Jan 2025 | CB | Petar Raguž | Gorica | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 27 Jan 2025 | CF | Duje Čop | Lokomotiva Zagreb | Transfer | €300,000 |
| 6 Feb 2025 | CF | Cherno Saho | Buje | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 11 Feb 2025 | CB | Jovan Manev | Adana Demirspor | Transfer | Free |
| 17 Feb 2025 | LW | Dominik Simčić | Koper | Return from loan | — |
| 18 Feb 2025 | RB | Ante Oreč | Velež Mostar | Transfer | €200,000 |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Type | Fee |
| 11 Jun 2024 | GK | Nediljko Labrović | Augsburg | Transfer | €2,500,000 |
| 17 Jun 2024 | CB | Anton Krešić | CFR Cluj | Transfer | €400,000 |
| 20 Jun 2024 | CB | Emir Dilaver | — | Retirement | — |
| 20 Jun 2024 | CB | Matej Mitrović | Al Ahli | End of contract | Free |
| 30 Jun 2024 | DM | Antonio Galešić | Orijent | End of contract | Free |
| 30 Jun 2024 | AM | Karlo Valjan | Orijent | End of contract | Free |
| 30 Jun 2024 | CF | Mirko Marić | Monza | End of loan | — |
| 1 Jul 2024 | CB | Mateo Pavlović | TBC | End of contract | Free |
| 1 Jul 2024 | RB | Alen Grgić | Slaven Belupo | End of contract | Free |
| 1 Jul 2024 | RB | Danilo Veiga | Estrela da Amadora | Transfer | Free |
| 3 Jul 2024 | LM | Steven Juncaj | Michigan Stars FC | Released (mutual consent) | Free |
| 3 Jul 2024 | LW | Marko Pjaca | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer | €1,500,000 |
| 6 Jul 2024 | LW | Dominik Simčić | Koper | Loan (until 30/6/2025) | — |
| 12 Jul 2024 | CF | Momo Yansané | Torpedo Kutaisi | Released (mutual consent) | Free |
| 18 Jul 2024 | CF | Niko Gajzler | Radomlje | Loan (until 29/6/2025; option to buy) | — |
| 31 Jul 2024 | CB | Duje Dujmović | Šibenik | Loan (until 26/6/2025) | — |
| 1 Aug 2024 | CB | Tino Agić | Lokomotiva Zagreb | End of contract | Free |
| 1 Aug 2024 | DM | Damjan Pavlović | Gorica | End of contract | Free |
| 14 Aug 2024 | GK | David Nwolokor | Opatija | Dual registration | — |
| 14 Aug 2024 | LB | Noel Bodetić | Orijent | Dual registration | — |
| 14 Aug 2024 | AM | Borna Panić | Orijent | Dual registration | — |
| 14 Aug 2024 | RW | Nikola Medojević | Orijent | Dual registration | — |
| 14 Aug 2024 | RW | Matej Momčilovski | Orijent | Dual registration | — |
| 21 Aug 2024 | GK | Aleksa Todorović | Karlovac 1919 | Loan (until 14/6/2025) | — |
| 29 Aug 2024 | CF | Jorge Obregón | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Transfer | €500,000 |
| 31 Aug 2024 | CF | Franjo Ivanović | Union SG | Transfer | €4,000,000 |
| 5 Sep 2024 | CF | Marco Djuricin | SV Stripfing | Released (mutual consent) | Free |
| 12 Sep 2024 | DM | Veldin Hodža | Rubin Kazan | Transfer | €3,000,000 |
| 12 Sep 2024 | CM | Emmanuel Banda | Al-Tai | Released (mutual consent) | Free |
| 4 Jan 2025 | CB | Niko Galešić | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer | €3,000,000 |
| 23 Jan 2025 | CF | Niko Gajzler | Radomlje | Released (mutual consent) | Free |
| 24 Jan 2025 | CB | Duje Dujmović | Zrinjski Mostar | Released (mutual consent) | Free |
| 28 Jan 2025 | GK | Josip Posavec | Primorje | Loan (until 30/6/2025) | — |
| 31 Jan 2025 | CF | Komnen Andrić | Lokomotiva Zagreb | Loan (until 26/6/2025) | — |
| 2 Feb 2025 | CF | Stipe Perica | Dinamo București | Released (mutual consent) | Free |
| 3 Feb 2025 | RB | Ivan Smolčić | Como | Transfer | €1,600,000 |
| 5 Feb 2025 | RW | Marco Pašalić | Orlando City | Transfer | €4,800,000 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | LB | Marijan Čabraja | TBC | Released (mutual consent) | Free |
| 13 Feb 2025 | CB | Bruno Burčul | Opatija | Dual registration | — |
| 13 Feb 2025 | DM | Andro Babić | Opatija | Dual registration | — |
| 14 Feb 2025 | RW | Matej Momčilovski | Brinje Grosuplje | Loan (until 30/6/2025) | — |
| 17 Feb 2025 | GK | Domagoj Ivan Marić | Karlovac 1919 | Loan (until 26/6/2025) | — |
| 17 Feb 2025 | LW | Dominik Simčić | BSK Bijelo Brdo | Loan (until 30/6/2025) | — |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza
Spending: €500,000 Income: €21,300,000 Expenditure: €20,800,000