Market value
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Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.09
goals / match
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
top club · 63 apps
Career highs
€3.50m
peak value · 2008
€3.50m
top transfer fee · 07/08
5
best season · 07/08
54 / 3
int'l caps / goals
259Appearances
23Goals
12Assists
53Yellow cards
1Red cards
44Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Nikola Pokrivac |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Nikola Pokrivač |
| Date of birth | 1985-11-26 (40 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Čakovec, Croatia |
| Citizenship |  Croatia |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 186.00 m |
| Current club | --- |
| Joined | — |
| Contract expires | — |
Aug 2024
Transfer: Tigar Sv. Ned. → NK Vojnic 95
24/25 · Transfer
Aug 2023
Transfer: NK Pusca → Tigar Sv. Ned.
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — GNK Tigar Sveta Nedelja
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Sep 2021
Transfer: Career break → NK Pusca
21/22 · Transfer
Jan 2018
Transfer: Slaven Belupo → Career break
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Slaven Belupo Koprivnica
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2016
Transfer: Without Club → Slaven Belupo
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Slaven Belupo Koprivnica
9 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Shakhter Karaganda
14 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Shakhter K. → Without Club
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Shakhter Karaganda
6 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
2014 — Shakhter Karaganda
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2014
Transfer: HNK Rijeka → Shakhter K.
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — HNK Rijeka
26 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Dinamo Zagreb → HNK Rijeka
13/14 · Transfer
Jun 2013
Transfer: Inter Zapresic → Dinamo Zagreb
12/13 · Return from loan
Jan 2013
Transfer: Dinamo Zagreb → Inter Zapresic
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — GNK Dinamo Zagreb, NK Inter Zapresic
17 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2011
Transfer: RB Salzburg → Dinamo Zagreb
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — GNK Dinamo Zagreb
15 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Red Bull Salzburg
17 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2009
Transfer: Monaco → RB Salzburg
09/10 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 2009
09/10 — Red Bull Salzburg
29 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — AS Monaco
27 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: Dinamo Zagreb → Monaco
07/08 · Transfer · €3.50m
Jul 2007
07/08 — GNK Dinamo Zagreb, AS Monaco
36 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Varteks → Dinamo Zagreb
06/07 · Transfer · €500k
Jul 2006
06/07 — GNK Dinamo Zagreb, NK Varteks Varazdin
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — NK Varteks Varazdin
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — NK Varteks Varazdin
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
Transfer: Varteks U19 → Varteks
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2002
Transfer: Varteks U17 → Varteks U19
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
Transfer: NK Cakovec U17 → Varteks U17
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2000
Transfer: NK Cakovec Jgd → NK Cakovec U17
00/01 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
GNK Tigar Sveta Nedelja
0.0%
Shakhter Karaganda
12.2%
Slaven Belupo Koprivnica
14.8%
HNK Rijeka
16.6%
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
14.3%
NK Inter Zapresic
0.0%
Red Bull Salzburg
17.5%
AS Monaco
24.6%
NK Varteks Varazdin
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNK Tigar Sveta Nedelja | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakhter Karaganda | 3 | 14/15 | 2015 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 488 |
| Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 2 | 15/16 | 16/17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 593 |
| HNK Rijeka | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 664 |
| GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 06/07 | 12/13 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 571 |
| NK Inter Zapresic | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | 09/10 | 10/11 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 702 |
| AS Monaco | 2 | 07/08 | 08/09 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 986 |
| NK Varteks Varazdin | 3 | 04/05 | 06/07 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | GNK Tigar Sveta Nedelja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Kazakhstan Cup | Shakhter Karaganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Premier Liga | Shakhter Karaganda | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Kazakhstan Cup | Shakhter Karaganda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Premier Liga | Shakhter Karaganda | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 1.HNL | Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 113 |
| 15/16 | SuperSport HNL | Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 480 |
| 14/15 | Europa League Qualifying | Shakhter Karaganda | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 488 |
| 13/14 | Europa League | HNK Rijeka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Europa League Qualifying | HNK Rijeka | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 307 |
| 13/14 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | HNK Rijeka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | SuperSport HNL | HNK Rijeka | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 357 |
| 12/13 | Champions League Qu. | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | SuperSport HNL | NK Inter Zapresic | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | SuperSport HNL | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Champions League | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | SuperSport HNL | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 292 |
| 10/11 | Bundesliga | Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Champions League Qu. | Red Bull Salzburg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 266 |
| 10/11 | Europa League | Red Bull Salzburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | ÖFB-Cup | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 09/10 | Bundesliga | Red Bull Salzburg | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 368 |
| 09/10 | Europa League | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | ÖFB-Cup | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Coupe de France | AS Monaco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 08/09 | Coupe de la Ligue | AS Monaco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Ligue 1 | AS Monaco | 23 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 716 |
| 07/08 | Champions League Qu. | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Ligue 1 | AS Monaco | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 07/08 | SuperSport HNL | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 279 |
| 07/08 | UEFA Cup | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | SuperSport HNL | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | SuperSport HNL | NK Varteks Varazdin | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | NK Varteks Varazdin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | NK Varteks Varazdin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | SuperSport HNL | NK Varteks Varazdin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | UI Cup | NK Varteks Varazdin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | SuperSport HNL | NK Varteks Varazdin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | NK Cakovec Jgd | NK Cakovec U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-06 | NK Cakovec U17 | Varteks U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Varteks U17 | Varteks U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Varteks U19 | Varteks | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-19 | Varteks | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer | 0 | €500k |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-30 | Dinamo Zagreb | Monaco | Transfer | 2000000 | €3.50m |
| 09/10 | 2009-08-24 | Monaco | RB Salzburg | Transfer | 2000000 | €2.00m |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-16 | RB Salzburg | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer | 800000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-12 | Dinamo Zagreb | Inter Zapresic | Loan | 250000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-06-30 | Inter Zapresic | Dinamo Zagreb | Return from loan | 250000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Dinamo Zagreb | HNK Rijeka | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-06-17 | HNK Rijeka | Shakhter K. | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Shakhter K. | Without Club | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-03-29 | Without Club | Slaven Belupo | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-01 | Slaven Belupo | Career break | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-09-03 | Career break | NK Pusca | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-10 | NK Pusca | Tigar Sv. Ned. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-01 | Tigar Sv. Ned. | NK Vojnic 95 | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€250k
Peak€3.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€400k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #36543 | #13 | 3 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #29380 | #3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #28207 | #3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21141 | #3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #17379 | #13 | 11 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #11943 | #4 | 8 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3556 | #14 | 15 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Modrić | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mihret Topcagic | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josip Tadic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Somen Tchoyi | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ivan Tomecak | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Enes Novinic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | SuperSport HNL | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 5 | 17 |
| 09/10 | Bundesliga | Red Bull Salzburg | 4 | 22 |
| 08/09 | Ligue 1 | AS Monaco | 2 | 23 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Bundesliga | Red Bull Salzburg | 3 | 22 |
| 2015 | Premier Liga | Shakhter Karaganda | 2 | 13 |
| 11/12 | SuperSport HNL | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 11 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | 2013-06-30 | Inter Zapresic | Dinamo Zagreb | Return from loan | — | €250k |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-12 | Dinamo Zagreb | Inter Zapresic | Loan | — | €250k |
Teams faced most often by Nikola Pokrivac's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympique Lyonnais | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 0% |
| FC Lorient | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50% |
| EA Guingamp | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 50% |
| Stade de Reims | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50% |
| Juventus | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0% |
| Montpellier HSC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 75% |
| SC Bastia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 100% |
| Stade Rennais | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0% |
| Arsenal FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50% |
| AS Saint-Étienne | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 25% |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 25% |
| OGC Nice | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 75% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Senior debut season | |
| 07/08 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | 9 | 593 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 14/15 | 6 | 488 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 13/14 | 26 | 664 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.54 |
| 12/13 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | 15 | 292 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 10/11 | 17 | 334 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.81 |
| 09/10 | 29 | 368 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.71 |
| 08/09 | 27 | 986 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 |
| 07/08 | 36 | 279 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.94 |
| 06/07 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
SuperSport HNL
105 apps
10 G
4 A
Bundesliga
30 apps
4 G
3 A
Europa League Qualifying
11 apps
2 G
2 A
Ligue 1
32 apps
2 G
1 A
ÖFB-Cup
3 apps
2 G
0 A
Hrvatski nogometni kup
10 apps
1 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
9 apps
1 G
0 A
Coupe de France
3 apps
1 G
0 A
Premier Liga
22 apps
0 G
2 A
Europa League
12 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Nikola Pokrivac?
Nikola Pokrivac is a Croatia professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for ---.
How old is Nikola Pokrivac?
Nikola Pokrivac is 40 years old. He was born on November 26, 1985 in Čakovec.
What position does Nikola Pokrivac play?
Nikola Pokrivac plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Nikola Pokrivac play for?
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How many career goals has Nikola Pokrivac scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nikola Pokrivac has scored 23 goals in 259 appearances.