The 2020–21 season was the 75th season in HNK Rijeka’s history. It was their 30th successive season in the Croatian First Football League, and 47th successive top tier season.
Competitions Overall
HT Prva liga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Results by opponent TeamResultsPoints1234Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–5 4Gorica 0–0 0–2 4–3 2–1 7Hajduk Split 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–3 3Istra 1961 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 10Lokomotiva 0–1 1–0 3–2 3–0 9Osijek 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–0 2Slaven Belupo 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 10Šibenik 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 7Varaždin 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–2 9
Source: 2020–21 Croatian First Football League article
UEFA Europa League Group stage
Matches
HT Prva liga
Source: Croatian Football Federation
Croatian Cup
Source: Croatian Football Federation
UEFA Europa League
Source: uefa.com
Friendlies
Mid-season
On-season
Player seasonal records Updated 23 May 2021. Competitive matches only.
Goals Rank Name League Europe Cup Supercup Total1 Franko Andrijašević 13 1 – – 142 Robert Murić 8 1 3 – 123 Luka Menalo 6 1 3 – 104 Sandro Kulenović 7 1 – – 85 Josip Drmić 6 – 1 – 76 Nino Galović 4 – 1 – 57 Stjepan Lončar 2 1 – – 38 Domagoj Pavičić 1 – 1 – 29 Luka Capan 1 – – – 1 Adam Gnezda Čerin 1 – – – 1 Sterling Yatéké 1 – – – 1 João Escoval – 1 – – 1 Ivan Tomečak – 1 – – 1 Darko Velkovski – 1 – – 1 Veldin Hodža – – 1 – 1 Silvio Ilinković – – 1 – 1 Tomislav Turčin – – 1 – 1 Own goals 1 1 – – 2TOTALS51912072 Source: Competitive matches
Clean sheets Rank Name League Europe Cup Supercup Total1 Ivan Nevistić 9 2 – –112 Antonio Frigan – – 1 –1 David Nwolokor – – 1 –1TOTALS922013 Source: Competitive matches
Disciplinary record NumberPositionPlayer1. HNLEuropeCroatian CupSupercupTotal2DF Filip Braut0001000000001003DF Niko Galešić1000000000001004DF Nino Galović6000000000006006MF Ivan Lepinjica2003000000005007MF Robert Murić3000001000004008MF Tibor Halilović00010000000010010MF Domagoj Pavičić61010000000071011FW Sterling Yatéké20000000000020012DF Andrija Vukčević40000010000050014DF Darko Velkovski01000010000011015DF Zoran Arsenić20100000000020116MF Adam Gnezda Čerin60010010000080017FW Antonio Čolak10000000000010017MF Luka Menalo10020020000050018FW Josip Drmić10000000000010019MF Franko Andrijašević40020000000060020DF Momčilo Raspopović10020000000030020MF Robert Mudražija20000000000020023DF Armando Anastasio00010000000010024DF Daniel Štefulj50010010000070027DF Ivan Tomečak40000000000040031MF Luka Capan701300000000100133GK Ivan Nevistić20000000000020036DF Hrvoje Smolčić40110000000050144MF Stjepan Lončar800100200000110099FW Sandro Kulenović200300000000500TOTALS7423230090000010623 Source: nk-rijeka.hr
Appearances and goals NumberPositionPlayer Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsTotal1. HNLEuropa LeagueCroatian CupSupercup1GK David Nwolokor20+00+00+00+002DF Filip Braut110+30+10+10+003DF Niko Galešić80+20+00+00+004DF Nino Galović385+04+00+01+006MF Ivan Lepinjica200+110+40+00+007MF Robert Murić3812+128+01+03+008MF Tibor Halilović90+00+10+10+008MF Adrian Liber70+60+00+10+009FW Milan Ristovski30+30+00+00+0010MF Domagoj Pavičić362+151+20+01+0011FW Sterling Yatéké251+161+50+10+0012DF Andrija Vukčević130+30+00+00+0013DF Ennio Travaglia10+00+00+00+0014DF Darko Velkovski161+10+01+10+0015DF Zoran Arsenić100+20+00+10+0016MF Adam Gnezda Čerin361+21+00+00+0017FW Antonio Čolak40+00+00+00+0017MF Luka Menalo3610+86+01+03+0018FW Josip Drmić187+56+00+01+0018DF Noa Zuliani10+00+00+10+0019MF Franko Andrijašević4014+013+01+00+0020MF Robert Mudražija180+90+00+10+0020DF Momčilo Raspopović90+40+40+00+0021FW Tomislav Turčin21+10+00+01+0022GK Antonio Frigan10+00+00+10+0022DF Roko Jurišić20+10+00+00+0023DF Armando Anastasio40+00+20+00+0024DF Daniel Štefulj440+90+10+10+0025MF Silvio Ilinković11+00+00+11+0025GK Ivor Pandur20+00+00+00+0026DF João Escoval261+50+31+00+0027DF Ivan Tomečak431+20+01+00+0030MF Dani Iglesias20+20+00+00+0031MF Luka Capan311+01+10+00+0032GK Andrej Prskalo10+00+00+00+0033GK Ivan Nevistić430+00+00+00+0036DF Hrvoje Smolčić240+10+00+00+0044MF Stjepan Lončar423+22+01+00+0054MF Veldin Hodža21+00+10+11+0060FW Matija Frigan10+00+10+00+0071MF Dominik Simčić10+00+00+10+0099FW Sandro Kulenović388+137+21+10+00 Source: nk-rijeka.hr
Suspensions Date Incurred Competition Player Games Missed Reason12 Sep 20201. HNL Zoran Arsenić117 Oct 20201. HNL Adam Gnezda Čerin 29 Oct 2020UEL Sandro Kulenović Ivan Lepinjica 1 Nov 20201. HNL Ivan Tomečak Darko Velkovski8 Nov 20201. HNL Stjepan Lončar 29 Nov 20201. HNL Domagoj Pavičić10 Dec 2020UEL Luka Capan 19 Jan 20211. HNL Luka Capan Nino Galović Hrvoje Smolčić Daniel Štefulj 27 Jan 20211. HNL Hrvoje Smolčić31 Jan 20211. HNL Luka Capan21 Feb 20211. HNL Domagoj Pavičić 7 Mar 20211. HNL Nino Galović Andrija Vukčević 3 Apr 20211. HNL Franko Andrijašević Stjepan Lončar 21 Apr 20211. HNL Adam Gnezda Čerin 25 Apr 20211. HNL Luka Capan 9 May 20211. HNL Robert Murić 22 May 20211. HNL Domagoj Pavičić
Penalties For Date Competition Player Opposition Scored? 29 Aug 20201. HNL Franko AndrijaševićIstra 1961 4 Oct 20201. HNL Sandro KulenovićSlaven Belupo 8 Nov 20201. HNL Robert MurićLokomotiva 27 Jan 20211. HNL Franko AndrijaševićIstra 1961 3 Feb 20211. HNL Franko AndrijaševićŠibenik6 Feb 20211. HNL Robert MurićLokomotiva Robert Murić 27 Feb 20211. HNL Franko AndrijaševićHajduk Split 3 Mar 2021Cup Robert MurićOsijek 14 Apr 2021Cup Robert MurićIstra 1961 25 Apr 20211. HNL Robert MurićOsijek 12 May 20211. HNL Josip DrmićSlaven Belupo Against Date Competition Goalkeeper Opposition Scored? 29 Oct 2020UEL Ivan NevistićAZ 6 Dec 20201. HNL Ivan NevistićHajduk Split 19 Jan 20211. HNL Ivan NevistićDinamo Zagreb 6 Feb 20211. HNL Ivan NevistićLokomotiva 3 Mar 2021Cup Ivan NevistićOsijek
Overview of statistics Statistic Overall 1. HNL Croatian Cup Europa League Most appearances Štefulj (44) Nevistić (33) Galović, Menalo & Štefulj (4) Lončar, Nevistić, Štefulj & Tomečak (8) Most starts Nevistić (43) Nevistić (33) Galović & Menalo (4) Lončar, Nevistić & Tomečak (8) Most substitute appearances Yatéké (22) Yatéké (16) 14 players (1) Yatéké (5) Most minutes played Nevistić (3,900) Nevistić (2,970) Galović (360) Nevistić (750) Top goalscorer Andrijašević (14) Andrijašević (13) Menalo & Murić (3) 8 players (1) Most assists Murić (10) Murić (8) Andrijašević & Murić (2) Andrijašević, Lončar & Menalo (2) Most yellow cards Lončar (11) Lončar (8) Lončar & Menalo (2) Capan, Kulenović & Lepinjica (3) Most red cards 5 players (1) 5 players (1) – –Last updated: 28 June 2021.
Transfers In DatePos.PlayerMoving fromTypeFeeRef.9 Aug 2020GK Ivan Nevistić VaraždinReturn from loan9 Aug 2020LB Petar Mamić VaraždinReturn from loan9 Aug 2020LW Josip Mitrović Inter ZaprešićReturn from loan9 Aug 2020LW Denis Bušnja Istra 1961Return from loan12 Aug 2020LB Ennio Travaglia Orijent 1919TransferFree26 Aug 2020CM Adam Gnezda Čerin NürnbergLoan (until 30/6/2022; option to buy)7 Sep 2020CB Zoran Arsenić Jagiellonia BiałystokLoan (until 30/6/2021; option to buy)21 Sep 2020CF Sandro Kulenović Dinamo ZagrebLoan (until 15/6/2021; option to buy)6 Oct 2020LB Armando Anastasio MonzaLoan (until 30/6/2021)6 Oct 2020LW Luka Menalo Dinamo ZagrebLoan (until 15/6/2021; option to buy)18 Jan 2021CM Adrian Liber Orijent 1919Return from loan22 Jan 2021LB Roko Jurišić Dinamo Zagreb IITransferFree25 Jan 2021CB Jasmin Čeliković SereďReturn from loan26 Jan 2021LB Daniel Štefulj Dinamo ZagrebLoan (until 15/6/2021)27 Jan 2021CM Robert Mudražija CopenhagenLoan (until 30/6/2022)29 Jan 2021GK Ivan Nevistić Dinamo ZagrebLoan (until 15/6/2021)4 Feb 2021LB Andrija Vukčević Waasland-BeverenTransferFree5 Feb 2021CF Josip Drmić Norwich CityLoan (until 30/6/2021) Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza
Out DatePos.PlayerMoving toTypeFeeRef.3 Aug 2020LW Alexander Gorgon Pogoń SzczecinTransferFree11 Aug 2020CB Josip Mitrović GoricaTransferFree12 Aug 2020LW Denis Bušnja SereďLoan (until 30/6/2021)1 Sep 2020GK Ivor Pandur Hellas VeronaTransfer€900,0009 Sep 2020CB Jasmin Čeliković SereďLoan (until 15/6/2021)11 Sep 2020LB Petar Mamić Raków CzęstochowaTransferFree15 Sep 2020LW Matej Vuk Istra 1961Loan (until 15/6/2021)21 Sep 2020LB Antonio Čolak PAOKTransfer€3,000,0005 Oct 2020RM Mario Pavelić Wolfsberger ACTransferFree1 Jan 2021RB Momčilo Raspopović Astra GiurgiuTransfer€200,00011 Jan 2021DM Tibor Halilović HeerenveenTransfer€1,500,00018 Jan 2021LB Armando Anastasio MonzaEnd of loan25 Jan 2021LB Daniel Štefulj Dinamo ZagrebTransfer€1,000,00026 Jan 2021CF Milan Ristovski Spartak TrnavaLoan (until 15/6/2021; option to buy)28 Jan 2021GK Ivan Nevistić Dinamo ZagrebTransfer€3,000,0001 Feb 2021AM Dani Iglesias Spartak TrnavaLoan (until 30/6/2021; option to buy)8 Feb 2021CB Jasmin Čeliković ŽeljezničarLoan (until 31/5/2021)9 Feb 2021CB Marko Putnik Orijent 1919Loan (until 15/6/2021)9 Feb 2021DM Veldin Hodža Orijent 1919Loan (until 15/6/2021)15 Feb 2021LB Ennio Travaglia Zrinjski MostarTransferFree15 Feb 2021RW Tomislav Turčin Dinamo Zagreb IILoan (until 30/6/2021)23 Feb 2021CB Zoran Arsenić Jagiellonia BiałystokEnd of loan
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza
Spending: €0 Income: €9,600,000 Expenditure: €9,600,000
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