2023–24 HNK Gorica season

HNK Gorica
2023–24 season
Chairman	Nenad Črnko
Manager	Željko Sopić (until 23 August 2023); Dinko Jeličić (since 30 August 2023)
Stadium	Stadion Radnik
HNL	Preseason
Croatian Cup	Preseason

The 2023–24 season is HNK Gorica 15th season in existence and the club's 6th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. In addition to the domestic league, Gorica are participating in this season's edition of the Croatian Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Current squad

As of 1 September 2023[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	CRO	Mateo Leš
6	MF	CRO	Marko Soldo (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
7	FW	CRO	Ante Matej Jurić
8	MF	CGO	Merveil Ndockyt
9	FW	NED	Sven Blummel
10	MF	CRO	Jurica Pršir (2nd Captain)
11	FW	CRO	Lenny Ilečić
12	GK	CRO	Jan Paolo Debijađi
13	DF	DEN	Alexander Munksgaard
14	MF	CRO	Josip Mitrović
15	MF	CRO	Filip Mrzljak (Captain)
20	DF	MNE	Momčilo Raspopović
22	DF	CRO	Mario Maloča


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	CRO	Luka Kapulica
24	MF	CRO	Martin Šroler
25	DF	CRO	Krešimir Krizmanić
30	MF	CRO	Luka Brlek
31	GK	CRO	Ivan Banić
34	DF	CRO	Mario Matković
44	GK	CRO	Božidar Radošević
46	FW	MNE	Nikola Vujnović
77	MF	CRO	Valentino Majstorović
89	FW	SVN	Tim Matavž
90	DF	CRO	Dino Štiglec
99	MF	IRQ	Abdullah Hameed

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Dominik Prokop	Hartberg	Back from loan	31 May 2023
GK	Faruk Dalipagić	Karlovac 1919	Back from loan	15 June 2023
FW	Caio Da Cruz	Dugopolje	Back from loan	15 June 2023
FW	Tin Janušić	Dugo Selo	Back from loan	15 June 2023
MF	Lenny Ilečić	Dinamo Zagreb	Free	26 June 2023	[2]
MF	Sven Blummel	MVV Maastricht	Free	1 July 2023	[3]
DF	Mateo Leš	Heracles Almelo	Free	5 July 2023	[4]
GK	Božidar Radošević	No team	Free	8 July 2023	[5]
MF	Marko Soldo	Dinamo Zagreb	Loan	14 July 2023	[6]
DF	Mario Maloča	Lechia Gdańsk	Free	26 July 2023	[7]
MF	Martin Šroler	Mura	Free	27 July 2023	[8]
DF	Alexander Munksgaard	AGF	Undisclosed	2 August 2023	[9]
MF	Abdullah Hameed	Zalaegerszeg II	Free	9 August 2023	[10]

Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

Out

Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Dominik Prokop	Hartberg	Undisclosed	31 May 2023	[11]
DF	Cheick Keita	No team	Free	3 June 2023	[12]
DF	Matúš Vojtko	Slovan Bratislava	Back from loan	3 June 2023	[12]
FW	Vinko Petković	Osijek	Back from loan	3 June 2023	[12]
MF	Edin Julardžija	Domžale	Free	13 June 2023	[13]
FW	Kristian Fućak	Osijek	Back from loan	15 June 2023
GK	Božidar Radošević	No team	Free	21 June 2023	[14]
DF	Slavko Bralić	Osijek	Back from loan	21 June 2023	[14]
MF	Joey Suk	Karmiotissa	Free	23 June 2023	[15]
DF	Robert Ćosić	Šibenik	Free	4 July 2023	[16]
MF	Toni Fruk	Fiorentina	Back from loan	12 July 2023	[17]
DF	Ivan Tomečak	Rudeš	Free	18 July 2023	[18]
GK	Karlo Žiger	Sesvete	Loan	19 July 2023	[19]
GK	Faruk Dalipagić	Sloboda Tuzla	Free	23 July 2023	[20]
DF	Matthew Steenvoorden	Pakhtakor	Free	27 July 2023	[21]
MF	Patrik Jug	Ilirija 1911	Loan	28 July 2023	[22]
MF	Vinko Skrbin	Tolmin	Loan	28 July 2023	[22]
DF	Nathan Cruce-Corcy	Mladost Ždralovi	Loan	16 August 2023	[23]
FW	Caio Da Cruz	Radomlje	Loan	31 August 2023	[24]

Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

Total spending: €0

Total income: €0

Total expenditure: €0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
SuperSport HNL	23 July 2023		Matchday 1	11	5	4	2	12	8	+4	045.45
Croatian Cup	27 September 2023		First round	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Total				12	6	4	2	14	8	+6	050.00

Last updated: 22 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

SuperSport HNL

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Hajduk Split	11	7	0	4	13	8	+5	21	Conference League Second qualifying round
3	Dinamo Zagreb	10	6	1	3	21	9	+12	19	Conference League Second qualifying round
4	Gorica	11	5	4	2	12	8	+4	19
5	Osijek	11	5	3	3	26	17	+9	18
6	Varaždin	11	3	6	2	16	14	+2	15

Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: SuperSport HNL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2-4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams to international competition or teams for relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[25]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
11	5	4	2	12	8	+4	19	3	2	0	8	5	+3	2	2	2	4	3	+1

Last updated: 22 October 2023.
Source: SuperSport HNL

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H
Result	D	W	D		L	D	W	W	W	L	D	W
Position	4	3	4

Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source: SuperSport HNL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

23 July 2023 1	Gorica	1–1	Varaždin	Velika Gorica
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Vujnović 28' Soldo 53' Steenvoorden 77'	Report	Jelenić 20' Brodić 80' Elezi 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Radnik Attendance: 1,296 Referee: Duje Strukan

29 July 2023 2	Gorica	1–0	Lokomotiva	Velika Gorica
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pršir 53' Blummel 90+1'	Report	Kanižaj 71'	Stadium: Stadion Radnik Attendance: 1,187 Referee: Dario Bel

5 August 2023 3	Dinamo Zagreb	0–0	Gorica	Zagreb
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bernauer 47' Mišić 90+4'	Report	Banić 74' Ndockyt 82' Maloča 90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 3,005 Referee: Patrik Kolarić

20 August 2023 5	Osijek	1–0	Gorica	Osijek
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Caktaš 30' 43' Brlek 66'	Report		Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 6,679 Referee: Ante Čulina

25 August 2023 6	Gorica	2–2	Slaven Belupo	Velika Gorica
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ndockyt 45+3', 51' 45+3'	Report	Crnac 40' Hoxha 50' Mioč 54' Hlevnjak 72' Marina 82'	Stadium: Stadion Radnik Attendance: 1,114 Referee: Goran Pečarić

2 September 2023 7	Rudeš	0–2	Gorica	Zagreb
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Campos 42' Vukmanović 56' Petković 56'	Report	Majstorović 17' Soldo 24' Ndockyt 87'	Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 387 Referee: Mateo Erceg

17 September 2023 8	Gorica	2–1	Hajduk Split	Velika Gorica
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pršir 63' Raspopović 74' Štiglec 87' Jurić 90+2'	Report	Šarlija 62' 78'	Stadium: Stadion Radnik Attendance: 4,514 Referee: Dario Bel

23 September 2023 9	Istra 1961	0–1	Gorica	Pula
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Hujber 8' Marešić 79' Petrusenko 90+5'	Report	V. Majstorović 36' Ndockyt 54' Jurić 78'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 1,081 Referee: Fran Jović

30 September 2023 10	Varaždin	1–0	Gorica	Varaždin
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Postonjski 26' (pen.)	Report	Pršir 89'	Stadium: Stadion Varteks Attendance: 1,683 Referee: Duje Strukan

8 October 2023 11	Lokomotiva	1–1	Gorica	Zagreb
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Tuci 52' Marić 74' Živković 89'	Report	Matavž 77' Štiglec 85'	Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 883 Referee: Mateo Erceg

21 October 2023 12	Gorica	2–1	Dinamo Zagreb	Velika Gorica
18:10 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Vujnović 70' Banić 79' Jurić 90' 90' Mrzljak 90'	Report	Vidović 28' Ristovski 57' Ademi 63' Emreli 64' Perić 69' Kulenović 80' Moharrami 90'	Stadium: Stadion Radnik Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Patrik Kolarić

Croatian Football Cup

27 September 2023 R1	Zagorec Krapina	0–2	Gorica	Krapina
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kunštić 46' Bračević 71'	Report	Matković 11' Vujnović 85'	Stadium: ŠRC Podgora Attendance: 415 Referee: Dario Kulušić

Player seasonal records

Updated 22 October 2023

Goals

Rank	Name	League	Cup	Total
1	Nikola Vujnović	2	1	3
2	Ante Matej Jurić	2	–	2
	Valentino Majstorović	2	–	2
	Merveil Ndockyt	2	–	2
5	Sven Blummel	1	–	1
	Tim Matavž	1	–	1
	Marko Soldo	1	–	1
	Dino Štiglec	1	–	1
	Mario Matković	–	1	1
TOTALS		12	2	14

Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	League	Cup	Total
1	Ivan Banić	4	–	4
2	Božidar Radošević	–	1	1
TOTALS		4	1	5

Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

Number	Position	Player	HNL			Croatian Cup			Total
Number	Position	Player
4	DF	Matthew Steenvoorden	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	MF	Marko Soldo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	FW	Ante Matej Jurić	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	MF	Merveil Ndockyt	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
10	MF	Jurica Pršir	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
15	MF	Filip Mrzljak	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	DF	Momčilo Raspopović	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	DF	Mario Maloča	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
31	GK	Ivan Banić	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
90	DF	Dino Štiglec	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTALS			17	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0

Appearances and goals

Number	Position	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Number	Position	Player	Total		HNL[n 1]		Croatian Cup[n 1]
4	DF	Matthew Steenvoorden	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	Mateo Leš	7	0	2+4	0	1+0	0
6	MF	Marko Soldo	12	1	8+3	1	1+0	0
7	FW	Ante Matej Jurić	9	2	0+8	2	1+0	0
8	MF	Merveil Ndockyt	11	2	10+0	2	0+1	0
9	FW	Sven Blummel	8	1	1+6	1	1+0	0
10	MF	Jurica Pršir	11	0	10+0	0	0+1	0
11	FW	Lenny Ilečić	7	0	1+5	0	0+1	0
13	DF	Alexander Munksgaard	9	0	2+6	0	1+0	0
14	FW	Josip Mitrović	11	0	10+1	0	0+0	0
15	MF	Filip Mrzljak	11	0	6+4	0	0+1	0
20	DF	Momčilo Raspopović	11	0	10+1	0	0+0	0
22	DF	Mario Maloča	11	0	9+1	0	1+0	0
23	MF	Luka Kapulica	7	0	1+5	0	1+0	0
24	MF	Martin Šroler	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
25	DF	Krešimir Krizmanić	11	0	10+1	0	0+0	0
31	GK	Ivan Banić	11	0	11+0	0	0+0	0
34	DF	Mario Matković	1	1	0+0	0	1+0	1
44	GK	Božidar Radošević	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
46	FW	Nikola Vujnović	12	3	10+1	2	0+1	1
77	FW	Valentino Majstorović	9	2	7+2	2	0+0	0
89	FW	Tim Matavž	7	1	1+5	1	1+0	0
90	DF	Dino Štiglec	11	1	11+0	1	0+0	0

Notes

First number represents appearances in starting eleven, while the second number indicates a substitute appearance.

References

"Momčad". Retrieved 23 May 2021.
"Lenny Ilečić potpisao do 2026.!" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
"Novi Nizozemac u Gorici: Sven Blummel došao da bude – pravo pojačanja!" (in Croatian). Velika Gorica Online. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
"Gorica dovela hrvatskog stopera koji je s Heraclesom prvo ispao, a onda ekspresno izborio povratak u Eredivisie" (in Croatian). Germanijak. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
"Bivši vratar Hajduka potpisao novi ugovor" (in Croatian). Dalmatinski portal. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
"Dinamo posudio veznjaka Gorici" (in Croatian). Index.hr. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
"Mario Maloča se vratio u HNL" (in Croatian). Index.hr. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
"U Gorici sve vrvi od povratnika u HNL: nakon godinu i pol dana vratio se i Martin Šroler" (in Croatian). Telesport. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
"Na Gradski stadion je stigao desni bek Alexander Munksgaard!" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
"Abdullah Talal Hameed novi igrač Gorice!" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
"Dominik Prokop bleibt in Hartberg" (in Austrian German). TSV Hartberg. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
"Keita, Petković i Vojko napuštaju Goricu" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
"Edin Julardžija više nije igrač Gorice" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
"Bralić i Radošević više nisu igrači Gorice" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
"Suki, hvala ti na svemu!" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
"Novo stopersko rješenje: Robert Ćosić vraća se u šibenski dres" (in Croatian). Šibenik IN. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
"Dvije godine nakon što nam je stigao na posudbu iz talijanske Fiorentine, Toni Fruk će svoju karijeru nastaviti u redovima Rijeke". Facebook (in Croatian). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
"Ivan Tomečak više nije igrač Gorice". Facebook (in Croatian). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
"Karlo Žiger, 22-godišnji vratar Gorice, ovu će sezonu odraditi na posudbi u NK Sesvete". Facebook (in Croatian). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
"Sloboda dovela još dva nova igrača". Meridian Sport BiH (in Bosnian). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
"Iznenađujuć odlazak iz HNL-a. Prije četiri dana odigrao je cijelu utakmicu" (in Croatian). Index.hr. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
"Patrik Jug i Vinko Skrbin ovu će sezonu provesti na posudbi u slovenskim drugoligašima" (in Croatian). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
"Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 16.08.2023" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
"Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 31.08.2023" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
"Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo SuperSport Hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2023/2024" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

External links

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[note2-26] First number represents appearances in starting eleven, while the second number indicates a substitute appearance.

[1] "Momčad". Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[2] "Lenny Ilečić potpisao do 2026.!" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[3] "Novi Nizozemac u Gorici: Sven Blummel došao da bude – pravo pojačanja!" (in Croatian). Velika Gorica Online. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[4] "Gorica dovela hrvatskog stopera koji je s Heraclesom prvo ispao, a onda ekspresno izborio povratak u Eredivisie" (in Croatian). Germanijak. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

[5] "Bivši vratar Hajduka potpisao novi ugovor" (in Croatian). Dalmatinski portal. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

[6] "Dinamo posudio veznjaka Gorici" (in Croatian). Index.hr. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

[7] "Mario Maloča se vratio u HNL" (in Croatian). Index.hr. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[8] "U Gorici sve vrvi od povratnika u HNL: nakon godinu i pol dana vratio se i Martin Šroler" (in Croatian). Telesport. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[9] "Na Gradski stadion je stigao desni bek Alexander Munksgaard!" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[10] "Abdullah Talal Hameed novi igrač Gorice!" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[11] "Dominik Prokop bleibt in Hartberg" (in Austrian German). TSV Hartberg. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[out1-12] "Keita, Petković i Vojko napuštaju Goricu" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[13] "Edin Julardžija više nije igrač Gorice" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[out2-14] "Bralić i Radošević više nisu igrači Gorice" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[15] "Suki, hvala ti na svemu!" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[16] "Novo stopersko rješenje: Robert Ćosić vraća se u šibenski dres" (in Croatian). Šibenik IN. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

[17] "Dvije godine nakon što nam je stigao na posudbu iz talijanske Fiorentine, Toni Fruk će svoju karijeru nastaviti u redovima Rijeke". Facebook (in Croatian). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

[18] "Ivan Tomečak više nije igrač Gorice". Facebook (in Croatian). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

[19] "Karlo Žiger, 22-godišnji vratar Gorice, ovu će sezonu odraditi na posudbi u NK Sesvete". Facebook (in Croatian). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

[20] "Sloboda dovela još dva nova igrača". Meridian Sport BiH (in Bosnian). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[21] "Iznenađujuć odlazak iz HNL-a. Prije četiri dana odigrao je cijelu utakmicu" (in Croatian). Index.hr. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[loans-22] "Patrik Jug i Vinko Skrbin ovu će sezonu provesti na posudbi u slovenskim drugoligašima" (in Croatian). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

[23] "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 16.08.2023" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[24] "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 31.08.2023" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

[25] "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo SuperSport Hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2023/2024" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

2023–24 in Croatian football
« 2022–23
Domestic leagues	HNL 1. NL 2. NL 3. NL Prva HNLŽ
Domestic cups	Croatian Football Cup (Final) Super Cup Croatian Women's Football Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa Conference League
Related to national team	UEFA Euro 2024 (Qualifying: Group E) Zlatko Dalić
Club seasons
HNL	Dinamo Zagreb Gorica Hajduk Split Istra 1961 Lokomotiva Osijek Rijeka Rudeš Slaven Belupo Varaždin