List of HNK Rijeka players

Below is a list of notable footballers who have played for HNK Rijeka. The first table includes players who have played 50 or more official matches or scored more than 10 goals for the club since 1974–75. The second table includes players who have played 50 or more Yugoslav First League matches or scored more than 10 goals for the club between 1958 and 1969.

For individual records see the statistics and records related article. For the current squad, see the current season article.

List of players (1974–2024)

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Players are listed in alphabetical order. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches and include:

Bold denotes current members of the first-team squad. Updated 3 November 2024.

Name Nationality Position Rijeka career Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League Cup & Supercup Europe Total
Maxwell Acosty   FW 2017–20 68 16 7 0 12 1 87 17
Jasmin Agić   MF 1993–94, 1996–2000 102 4 9 0 2 0 113 4
Prince Ampem   MF 2021–23 67 8 6 0 8 2 81 10
Franko Andrijašević   MF 2016–17, 2019–21 84 34 10 2 7 1 101 37
Radojko Avramović     GK 1974–79 119 0 14 0 4 0 137 0
Duje Baković   DF 2006–08, 2010–11 57 0 9 0 0 0 66 0
Boško Balaban   FW 1996–2000 100 21 8 1 2 0 110 22
Bekim Balaj   FW 2015–16 46 18 7 2 2 0 55 20
Zoran Ban     FW 1991–93 38 11 7 0 0 0 45 11
Emmanuel Banda   MF 2023–24 42 3 4 0 4 0 50 3
Stojan Belajić     DF 1988–94 107 2 16 0 0 0 123 2
Leon Benko   FW 2012–14 50 34 3 2 11 6 64 42
Igor Bernobić   DF 1992–96, 1999 47 0 5 0 0 0 52 0
Mateo Bertoša   DF 2007, 2013–16 34 0 8 1 8 0 50 1
Roman Bezjak   FW 2015–16, 2017 55 24 8 4 4 2 67 30
Filip Bradarić   MF 2015–18 103 7 15 1 14 0 132 8
Goran Brajković   MF 1998–2003 131 9 11 3 8 1 150 13
Elvis Brajković   DF 1992–94, 1996, 2001–02 110 3 24 1 0 0 134 4
Mate Brajković   FW 2001–03, 2007 74 8 5 0 2 0 81 8
Josip Brezovec   MF 2012–14, 2016 73 4 10 1 11 0 94 5
Senad Brkić   FW 1995–98 85 31 6 2 0 0 91 33
Fausto Budicin   DF 2005, 2006–11, 2014 137 10 16 0 6 0 159 10
Nino Bule   FW 2006–08 49 7 6 1 2 1 57 9
Dragoljub Bursać     MF 1978–82 51 7 5 1 5 0 61 8
Denis Bušnja   FW 2018–19, 2021–23 49 2 7 6 7 2 63 10
Josip Butić   MF 2003–05 56 5 5 0 2 0 63 5
Luka Capan   MF 2018–21 70 2 11 0 10 0 91 2
Nikica Cukrov     MF 1975–79 135 11 13 3 8 1 156 15
Božidar Čačić   DF 1998–2001 60 6 4 0 4 0 68 6
Igor Čagalj   DF 2007–12 112 1 15 0 5 0 132 1
Dario Čanađija   MF 2014, 2016–17, 2018–19 41 0 6 2 5 0 52 2
Kristijan Čaval   DF 1998–2005, 2010–13 196 14 18 2 7 0 221 16
Antonio Čolak     FW 2018–20 76 38 10 11 6 2 92 51
Antonini Čulina   MF 2009–13 71 9 7 2 1 0 79 11
Damir Desnica     FW 1974–85 251 54 21 5 12 4 284 63
Duško Devčić     DF 1974–76 62 4 0 0 0 0 62 4
Branko Dragutinović     DF 1987–91 122 1 10 0 0 0 132 1
Josip Drmić     FW 2021–22 46 27 5 4 4 1 55 32
Salih Durkalić     FW 1974–79 98 18 8 0 4 1 110 19
Radomir Đalović   FW 2007–08, 2009–11 72 33 7 4 2 0 81 37
Davor Dželalija   FW 1994–96 64 14 9 3 0 0 73 17
Josip Elez   DF 2016–18 47 2 6 0 13 2 66 4
Tomislav Erceg   FW 2004–05 32 17 8 7 2 2 42 26
João Escoval   DF 2018–22 84 1 11 0 11 1 106 2
Adriano Fegic     FW 1977–85 161 36 9 2 8 4 178 42
Ramón Fernández   MF 2008–10 50 7 4 0 3 0 57 7
Savo Filipović     DF 1974–80 99 2 8 1 0 0 107 3
Matjaž Florijančič     FW 1987–91 83 7 5 0 0 0 88 7
Matija Frigan   FW 2022–23 27 14 2 1 3 0 32 15
Toni Fruk   MF 2023– 45 6 6 1 12 0 63 7
Tonči Gabrić     GK 1988–91 92 0 6 0 0 0 98 0
Niko Galešić   DF 2020–21, 2022– 74 6 6 1 12 1 92 8
Nino Galović   DF 2020–22 51 6 8 1 9 0 68 7
Mario Gavranović     FW 2016–18 59 25 9 9 12 6 80 40
Adam Gnezda Čerin   MF 2020–22 58 3 6 0 9 0 73 3
Alexander Gorgon   MF 2016–20 100 34 14 5 13 4 127 43
Nenad Gračan     MF 1980–86, 1995–96 146 32 13 4 4 0 163 36
Alen Grgić   MF 2022–24 49 3 5 2 5 1 59 6
Tibor Halilović   MF 2019–21 51 4 8 2 7 1 66 7
Admir Hasančić   FW 1995–2000 147 46 10 3 4 2 161 51
Héber   FW 2017–19 38 25 3 1 11 1 52 27
Veldin Hodža   MF 2020, 2022–24 70 8 9 2 14 0 93 10
Alen Horvat   DF 1992–96 67 1 16 0 0 0 83 1
Miloš Hrstić     DF 1975–84 230 10 19 1 14 1 263 12
Mladen Ivančić   DF 1994–99, 2001–03 153 7 18 2 2 0 173 9
Franjo Ivanović   FW 2023–24 34 8 5 4 12 4 51 16
Janko Janković     FW 1985–88 98 37 11 5 2 0 111 42
Niko Janković   MF 2023– 62 14 6 1 12 2 80 17
Igor Jelavić     DF 1985–88 85 0 11 0 2 0 98 0
Ive Jerolimov     DF 1978–82 106 7 5 0 4 0 115 7
Vedran Jugović   MF 2012–15 69 5 15 1 16 1 100 7
Srećko Juričić     DF 1974–85 293 3 25 1 14 0 332 4
Matko Kalinić   GK 2001–04 43 0 6 0 1 0 50 0
Dušan Kerkez   MF 2005–07 41 1 11 1 3 1 55 3
Sandro Klić   FW 1999–2004 80 23 3 2 4 2 87 27
Dušan Kljajić     DF 1988–91 86 1 9 1 0 0 95 2
Damir Knežević   FW 1993–94 36 11 7 4 0 0 43 15
Dario Knežević   DF 2002–06, 2012–15 148 0 28 3 13 0 189 3
Fabijan Komljenović     FW 1989–91 50 13 5 3 0 0 55 16
Vlado Kotur     MF 1983–88 119 3 12 1 3 0 134 4
Andrej Kramarić   FW 2013–14 42 37 7 10 16 8 65 55
Damir Kreilach   MF 2008–13 128 19 11 0 5 0 144 19
Anton Krešić   DF 2021–23 42 3 6 1 6 0 54 4
Sandi Križman   MF 2008–11 76 9 10 3 4 0 90 12
Ivan Krstanović     FW 2013–15 35 16 8 2 15 2 58 20
Ivan Kurtović     DF 1989–94 95 5 18 1 0 0 113 6
Miodrag Kustudić     FW 1974–78, 1983 76 39 7 3 0 0 83 42
Zoran Kvržić     MF 2013–15, 2017–20 117 12 17 3 38 7 172 22
Nediljko Labrović   GK 2021–24 94 0 4 0 11 0 109 0
Davor Landeka   MF 2008–11 81 0 8 0 3 0 92 0
Marin Leovac     DF 2013–15, 2018 53 3 10 0 11 1 74 4
Ivan Lepinjica   MF 2018–22, 2023 79 3 14 0 15 1 108 4
Peter Lérant   DF 2004–06 65 3 16 1 5 0 86 4
Marko Lešković   DF 2013–16 62 3 10 3 15 1 87 7
Adrian Liber   MF 2019, 2021–23 39 2 3 0 10 0 52 2
Siniša Linić   MF 2000, 2002–07 136 14 30 9 6 0 172 23
Robert Lisjak   GK 2010–12 76 0 7 0 0 0 83 0
Rade Ljepojević     DF 1979–87 65 0 5 1 1 0 71 1
Stjepan Lončar     MF 2018–21 89 8 12 2 12 2 113 12
Duško Lukić     FW 1979–84 99 15 6 2 2 0 107 17
Sergio Machin     MF 1974–81 166 6 10 1 9 0 185 7
Nebojša Malbaša     FW 1981–86 118 25 10 2 3 0 131 27
Mate Maleš   MF 2013–18 90 2 13 1 24 0 127 3
Luka Marić   DF 2012–14 39 0 5 0 9 0 53 0
Nikola Marjanović     DF 1980–84 123 1 9 0 0 0 132 1
Ivan Maroslavac   MF 2000–02 45 1 4 0 4 0 53 1
Florentin Matei   MF 2016–18 39 4 6 1 7 2 52 7
Danko Matrljan     MF 1982–87 132 25 15 4 6 1 153 30
Damir Matulović   MF 1999–2002 74 3 8 0 5 0 87 3
Željko Mijač     MF 1976–81 72 6 4 1 3 0 79 7
Andre Mijatović   DF 1998–03 123 12 7 0 5 2 135 14
Nikica Milenković     DF 1979–80, 1982–87 154 1 15 0 9 0 178 1
Ante Milicic   FW 1999–2001 51 15 4 0 4 1 59 16
Damir Milinović   DF 1994–97, 1998–01, 2003–04 196 14 23 4 2 0 221 18
Josip Mišić   MF 2015–18 65 4 13 0 12 1 90 5
Matej Mitrović   DF 2013–17, 2022–24 108 5 17 2 14 0 139 7
Mladen Mladenović     MF 1982–89, 1993–94, 1997 156 43 18 4 1 0 175 47
Ivan Močinić   MF 2011–16 112 4 15 0 14 1 141 5
Josip Mohorović     MF 1974–77 73 8 2 0 0 0 75 8
Lima Magalhães Moisés   MF 2013–15 41 7 10 3 11 2 62 12
Luka Menalo     FW 2020–21 28 6 4 3 4 1 36 10
Goran Mujanović   MF 2012–14 58 4 7 0 7 2 72 6
Jasmin Mujdža   MF 2003–05 47 1 12 0 2 0 61 1
Robert Murić   MF 2019–22 100 28 2 8 11 2 123 38
Igor Musa   MF 1998–99 30 14 2 1 0 0 32 15
Igor Novaković   MF 2004–06, 2008–09 98 16 23 8 4 0 125 24
Jorge Obregón   FW 2021–24 84 14 8 3 13 0 105 17
Stjepan Ostojić   MF 1995–97, 2001 49 1 5 0 0 0 54 1
Roberto Paliska     DF 1984–91, 1995–96 172 8 17 0 2 0 191 8
Alen Pamić   MF 2008–10 53 5 5 0 5 0 63 5
Marco Pašalić   MF 2023– 42 8 7 3 12 3 61 14
Domagoj Pavičić   MF 2017–22 141 15 15 4 19 2 175 21
Dubravko Pavličić     DF 1990–94 104 2 20 4 0 0 124 6
Darko Peranić     DF 1977–86 52 0 10 0 0 0 62 0
Borimir Perković   MF 1995–97 67 16 9 3 0 0 76 19
Saša Peršon     DF 1987–90, 1997–98 109 1 6 0 0 0 115 1
Renato Pilipović   MF 1995–99 74 3 10 2 0 0 84 5
Mario Prišć   MF 2005–07 69 2 23 0 4 0 96 2
Andrej Prskalo   GK 2014–22 81 0 12 0 14 0 107 0
Jakov Puljić   FW 2017–20 62 24 8 3 7 2 77 29
Roberto Punčec   DF 2017–19 58 1 10 2 9 0 77 3
Natko Rački   FW 2001–03 54 22 5 1 2 0 61 23
Stjepan Radeljić   DF 2023– 36 2 7 1 10 1 53 4
Zvjezdan Radin     DF 1974–84 247 7 24 0 11 0 282 7
Velimir Radman   GK 2004–10 77 0 14 0 3 0 94 0
Davor Radmanović     MF 1977–78, 1983–87 95 18 13 2 6 1 114 21
Milan Radović     FW 1976–81 123 56 14 2 6 2 143 60
Momčilo Raspopović   DF 2018–21 44 2 5 0 8 0 57 2
Mauro Ravnić     GK 1978–88 186 0 14 0 13 0 213 0
Josip Ražić     FW 1974–76 53 6 0 0 0 0 53 6
Krunoslav Rendulić   DF 2005–07 56 1 14 0 4 1 74 2
Stefan Ristovski   DF 2015–17 68 0 11 1 7 1 86 2
Mladen Romić     DF 1988–93, 1996–98 180 2 19 1 0 0 199 3
Robert Rubčić     DF 1982–84, 1985–94, 1995 184 6 26 1 0 0 210 7
Milan Ružić     MF 1976–83 176 18 15 2 10 0 201 20
Jasmin Samardžić   FW 1992–96, 2003–04 126 15 25 8 0 0 151 23
Miral Samardžić   DF 2014–16 52 6 10 4 11 1 73 11
Elvis Scoria     FW 1989–94 75 13 14 1 0 0 89 14
Lindon Selahi   MF 2021– 102 8 10 0 16 0 128 8
Ahmad Sharbini   FW 2003–07, 2008–09 117 54 24 14 7 2 148 70
Anas Sharbini   MF 2005–09, 2013–15 137 39 20 5 22 2 179 46
Bledi Shkëmbi   MF 2002–04 49 2 3 2 2 0 54 4
Josip Skoblar     FW 1974–77 36 11 1 0 0 0 37 11
Stjepan Skočibušić   DF 1999–2003 93 7 9 0 6 0 108 7
Simon Sluga   GK 2015, 2016–19 64 0 10 0 12 0 86 0
Hrvoje Smolčić   DF 2019–22 68 1 7 1 10 0 85 2
Ivan Smolčić   DF 2019, 2021, 2022– 63 1 9 1 9 1 81 3
Borče Sredojević     DF 1984–87 105 0 12 0 6 0 123 0
Radomir Stefanović     DF 1974–77 68 1 2 0 0 0 70 1
Miro Stipić     MF 1988–91 68 4 7 0 0 0 75 4
Barnabás Sztipánovics   FW 1998–2000 56 19 3 1 2 1 61 21
Daniel Šarić     DF 1990–93, 2003–07 147 9 34 2 5 0 186 11
Fuad Šašivarević   MF 1992–94 51 6 12 3 0 0 63 9
Zoran Šestan     MF 1977–87 73 2 9 0 1 0 83 2
Zoran Škerjanc     MF 1982–88, 1992 112 19 11 0 2 0 125 19
Daniel Štefulj   DF 2018–21 41 0 7 0 8 0 56 0
Hrvoje Štrok   MF 2007–11 122 16 12 4 6 0 140 20
Miroslav Šugar     DF 1975–82 101 0 4 0 2 0 107 0
Valdi Šumberac     MF 1986–91 59 1 1 0 0 0 60 1
Andro Švrljuga   DF 2010–12 52 3 8 0 0 0 60 3
Dragan Tadić   MF 1992–95, 2003–06 158 7 34 4 5 0 197 11
Đoni Tafra   GK 1996–2003 176 0 7 0 7 0 190 0
Boris Tičić     DF 1982–86 69 1 3 0 2 0 74 1
Igor Tkalčević   DF 2004–07 60 3 16 0 3 0 79 3
Mario Tokić   DF 1993–98 133 5 19 2 0 0 152 7
Marin Tomasov   MF 2015–16 53 16 8 6 4 1 65 23
Ivan Tomečak   DF 2013–15, 2019–22 136 9 17 2 38 1 191 12
Edmond Tomić     FW 1978–83 129 35 9 3 8 1 146 39
Mauro Tomišić   DF 1998–2000 51 0 4 0 5 0 60 0
Predrag Valenčić     MF 1984–90 114 14 7 0 1 0 122 14
Ivan Vargić   GK 2012–16 95 0 14 0 23 0 132 0
Darko Velkovski   DF 2018–22 62 1 8 0 8 1 78 2
Marko Vešović   MF 2013–18 84 11 15 1 19 0 118 12
Rajko Vidović   FW 2001–02, 2003–04 44 10 10 3 0 0 54 13
Goran Vincetić   DF 2001–03 52 1 5 1 2 1 59 3
Dalibor Višković   DF 1995–2002 156 1 16 0 6 0 178 1
Haris Vučkić   FW 2021–22 37 12 3 2 3 1 43 15
Davor Vugrinec   FW 2005–06 24 15 6 4 0 0 30 19
Zoran Vujčić     FW 1986–90 93 16 11 1 2 0 106 17
Andrija Vukčević   DF 2021–23 72 1 5 0 11 0 88 1
Kazimir Vulić     MF 1987–93, 1999 109 11 8 3 0 0 117 14
Neşhet Zhaveli     GK 1979–84 77 0 5 0 0 0 82 0
Leonard Zuta     DF 2015–19 109 2 16 0 14 0 139 2
Mladen Žganjer     GK 1989–97 146 0 30 0 0 0 176 0
Dragan Žilić   GK 2005–08 79 0 15 1 4 0 98 1
Andrej Živković   MF 1993–96 71 4 13 0 0 0 84 4
Dario Župarić   DF 2017–19 89 4 10 1 18 0 117 5

List of players (1958–69)

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Due to incomplete data, this article only partially includes statistics for seasons before 1974–75. The table below lists players who have played 50 or more league matches or scored more than ten goals for Rijeka between 1958–59 and 1968–69, when the club competed in the Yugoslav First League.

Name Position Rijeka career Apps Goals
1. Div
Marijan Brnčić DF 1959–64 95 1
Mario Brnjac DF 1963–69 103 2
Boško Bursać FW 1965–69 106 41
Branko Čalović MF 1967–69 61 2
Duško Devčić DF 1965–69 76 0
Ferdo Dunaj DF 1958–62 72 0
Blaž Granić DF 1959–63 53 0
Tonči Gulin FW 1963–68 82 30
Marijan Jantoljak GK 1959–69 190 9
Vladimir Lukarić FW 1958–69 202 40
Ivan Medle FW 1958–63 79 22
Ratko Mihovilović DF 1958–63 79 0
Anđelo Milevoj DF 1963–69 174 0
Zoran Mišić GK 1959–64 53 0
Ɖorđe Mugoša DF 1962–68 97 2
Velimir Naumović MF 1958–65 155 19
Marko Pavković DF 1958–61 65 0
Andrija Perčić MF 1964–69 84 19
Berislav Poldrugovac MF 1967–69 51 6
Bruno Rabac DF 1962–68 78 2
Petar Radaković MF 1959–67 132 15
Ivica Šangulin DF 1962–66 70 0
Mile Tomljenović MF 1963–67 60 8
Bruno Veselica FW 1958–64 83 38
Mladen Vranković DF 1960–68 158 5
Nedeljko Vukoje FW 1961–69 143 32
Vincenzo Zadel MF 1959–64 73 14
Roko Žepina FW 1967–69 41 10

List of captains

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Name Years
  Josip Mohorović 1975–1976
  Zvjezdan Radin 1976–1984
  Srećko Juričić 1984–1985
  Mauro Ravnić 1985–1988
  Robert Rubčić 1988–1990
  Saša Peršon 1990
  Tonči Gabrić 1990–1991
  Robert Rubčić 1991–1993
  Mladen Mladenović 1993–1994
  Mladen Žganjer 1994–1996
  Nenad Gračan 1996
  Damir Milinović 1996–1997
  Saša Peršon 1998
  Mladen Ivančić 1998–1999
  Damir Milinović 1999–2000
  Andre Mijatović 2000–2003
  Daniel Šarić 2003–2007
  Anas Sharbini 2007–2009
  Fausto Budicin 2009–2011
  Igor Čagalj 2011–2012
  Dario Knežević 2012–2014
  Anas Sharbini 2014–2015
  Ivan Močinić 2015–2016
  Mate Maleš 2016–2018
  Filip Bradarić 2018
  Simon Sluga 2018
  Alexander Gorgon 2018–2020
  Franko Andrijašević 2020–2021
  Hrvoje Smolčić 2021–2022
  Haris Vučkić 2022
  Nediljko Labrović 2023–2024
  Ivan Smolčić 2024–
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References

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