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NK Istra 1961

NK Istra 1961

Croatia · SuperSport HNL · SuperSport HNL
Squad size18
Avg age25.2
Nations11
Latest season2018
Squad value €9.95m

About NK Istra 1961

Nogometni klub Istra 1961, commonly referred to as Istra 1961, is a Croatian professional football club based in Pula, that competes in the Croatian First League.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Squad size18active players
Avg age25.2years
Domestic10Croatia
Foreigners844% of squad
EU passport13non-EU: 5
Nationalities11different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
5
18–22
7
23–26
3
27–30
3
31+

Position breakdown

GK
2 (11%)
DEF
7 (39%)
MID
4 (22%)
FWD
5 (28%)
67% foreign players
12 of 18
25.7y avg squad age
2 Goalkeepers
7 Defenders
4 Midfielders
5 Attackers
21 seasons in dataset
02/03 – 25/26
198 players ever
€50k biggest signing ever
€500k biggest sale ever
16 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Ville Koski Defender - Centre-Back 24 Finland right 185.00m 2027-06-30 €1.50m
Dario Maresic Defender - Centre-Back 26 Austria Croatia both 183.00m 2026-06-30 €1.20m
Emil Frederiksen Attack - Right Winger 25 Denmark left 175.00m 2028-06-30 €1.20m
Josip Radosevic Midfield - Defensive Midfield 32 Croatia right 180.00m 2027-06-30 €1.20m
Stjepan Loncar Midfield - Defensive Midfield 29 Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia left 187.00m 2027-06-30 €1.00m
Antonio Mauric Midfield - Defensive Midfield 22 Croatia 0.00m 2027-06-30 €700k
Salim Fago Lawal Attack - Centre-Forward 23 Nigeria 184.00m 2028-06-30 €650k
Advan Kadusic Defender - Right-Back 28 Bosnia-Herzegovina right 178.00m 2028-06-30 €600k
Smail Prevljak Attack - Centre-Forward 31 Bosnia-Herzegovina right 187.00m 2027-06-30 €600k
Kristian Fucak Attack - Left Winger 27 Croatia 193.00m 2027-06-30 €300k
Franko Kolic Goalkeeper 23 Croatia right 190.00m 2027-06-30 €200k
Jovan Ivanisevic Defender - Centre-Back 21 Canada Croatia right 191.00m 2029-06-30 €200k
Marcel Heister Defender - Left-Back 33 Germany Croatia left 182.00m 2026-06-30 €200k
Saydou Bangura Attack - Centre-Forward 23 Netherlands Guinea right 188.00m 2028-06-30 €200k
Irfan Ramic Defender - Right-Back 22 Bosnia-Herzegovina right 175.00m 2028-06-30 €100k
Jan Paus-Kunst Goalkeeper 24 Croatia left 193.00m 2028-06-30 €50k
Marin Zgomba Midfield - Central Midfield 20 Croatia right 183.00m 2026-06-30 €50k
Diego Rossi Defender - Right-Back 21 United States Puerto Rico right 175.00m 2027-06-30
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
24/25 2024-07-01 Marin Zgomba Midfield - Central Midfield Istra 1961 U19 Transfer
24/25 2024-07-01 Lorenzo Travaglia Attack - Centre-Forward Istra 1961 U19 Transfer
24/25 2024-08-08 Beyatt Lekoueiry Attack - Second Striker AS Douanes Transfer
25/26 2025-08-19 Diego Rossi Defender - Right-Back Parma U20 Transfer
14/15 2015-02-03 Vítor Bastos Defender - Centre-Back Olhanense Transfer
24/25 2024-07-01 Istra 1961 U19 Transfer
24/25 2025-06-30 NK Uljanik Return from loan
23/24 2023-07-01 Tomislav Glavan Attack - Centre-Forward Istra 1961 U19 Transfer
23/24 2024-01-29 Tomislav Glavan Attack - Centre-Forward Zrinski Osjecko Return from loan
22/23 2022-07-01 Antonio Mauric Midfield - Defensive Midfield Istra 1961 U19 Transfer
23/24 2023-08-18 Elias Filet Attack - Centre-Forward FC Sochaux Transfer
18/19 2019-02-08 Kévin Rimane Defender - Centre-Back Paris SG B Loan
08/09 2008-08-01 Nikola Prelcec Attack - Centre-Forward NK Medulin Transfer
10/11 2011-06-30 Nikola Prelcec Attack - Centre-Forward NK Pomorac Return from loan
16/17 2016-07-08 Nikola Prelcec Attack - Centre-Forward Piovese Transfer
08/09 2008-08-08 Sevko Okic Attack - Centre-Forward Rudar Labin Transfer
25/26 2025-07-01 Istra 1961 U19 Transfer
25/26 2026-01-15 NK Uljanik Return from loan
11/12 2012-02-10 NK Lokomotiva Transfer
22/23 2022-07-26 Monsef Bakrar Attack - Centre-Forward ES Sétif Transfer
08/09 2008-08-10 Kalilou Traoré Midfield - Defensive Midfield Wydad AC Transfer €100k
14/15 2015-02-10 Dinis Midfield - Defensive Midfield Delhi Dynamos Transfer
17/18 2017-08-04 Reagy Ofosu Attack - Left Winger NEC Nijmegen Transfer
20/21 2020-08-04 Jan Paus-Kunst Goalkeeper Istra 1961 U19 Transfer
21/22 2022-02-04 Jan Paus-Kunst Goalkeeper Karlovac 1919 Return from loan
21/22 2022-06-30 Jan Paus-Kunst Goalkeeper NK Cres Return from loan
23/24 2023-08-30 Jan Paus-Kunst Goalkeeper NK Triglav Return from loan
21/22 2021-08-21 Facundo Cáseres Midfield - Central Midfield Vélez Sarsfield Loan
12/13 2012-07-01 Karlovac 1919 Transfer
21/22 2021-08-31 Branko Djukic Attack - Right Winger Din. Zagreb II Transfer
23/24 2024-02-06 Hamza Jaganjac Attack - Centre-Forward Adana Demirspor Loan
24/25 2024-07-01 Hamza Jaganjac Attack - Centre-Forward Adana Demirspor Transfer
25/26 2026-06-30 Hamza Jaganjac Attack - Centre-Forward Zeljeznicar Return from loan
07/08 2008-01-31 Valentino Stepcic Midfield - Attacking Midfield Rudar Labin Transfer
16/17 2016-07-07 Valentino Stepcic Midfield - Attacking Midfield NK Zagreb Loan
13/14 2014-01-31 Sasa Dreven Goalkeeper NK Podravina Transfer
13/14 2013-07-05 Josip Uzelac Midfield - Right Midfield FC Winterthur Transfer
24/25 2024-07-29 Stephane Keller Defender - Centre-Back Alavés B Loan
09/10 2010-06-30 Paolo Grbac Midfield - Attacking Midfield NK Istra Pula Return from loan
11/12 2012-06-30 Paolo Grbac Midfield - Attacking Midfield NK Pomorac Return from loan
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
25/26 2025-08-06 Lorenzo Travaglia Attack - Centre-Forward Mlad. Zdralovi Transfer
24/25 2025-02-07 Beyatt Lekoueiry Attack - Second Striker Lausanne-Sport Transfer €2.00m
15/16 2015-07-03 Vítor Bastos Defender - Centre-Back Red Star FC Transfer
24/25 2025-02-17 NK Uljanik Loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Amateure OÖ Transfer
23/24 2023-08-08 Tomislav Glavan Attack - Centre-Forward Zrinski Osjecko Loan
24/25 2024-07-18 Tomislav Glavan Attack - Centre-Forward NK Opatija Transfer
24/25 2025-01-17 Elias Filet Attack - Centre-Forward FC Aarau Transfer
18/19 2019-06-30 Kévin Rimane Defender - Centre-Back Paris SG B Return from loan
10/11 2011-01-28 Nikola Prelcec Attack - Centre-Forward NK Pomorac Loan
13/14 2013-08-09 Nikola Prelcec Attack - Centre-Forward NK Pomorac Transfer
18/19 2018-08-17 Nikola Prelcec Attack - Centre-Forward NK Dugopolje Transfer
10/11 2010-08-01 Sevko Okic Attack - Centre-Forward Velez Mostar Transfer
25/26 2025-08-22 NK Uljanik Loan
15/16 2015-07-31 NK Lucko Transfer
23/24 2023-07-11 Monsef Bakrar Attack - Centre-Forward New York City Transfer €2.00m
10/11 2010-07-01 Kalilou Traoré Midfield - Defensive Midfield Odense BK Transfer
16/17 2016-08-11 Dinis Midfield - Defensive Midfield Cinfães Transfer
17/18 2018-01-17 Reagy Ofosu Attack - Left Winger Spartak Trnava Transfer
21/22 2021-08-10 Jan Paus-Kunst Goalkeeper Karlovac 1919 Loan
21/22 2022-02-08 Jan Paus-Kunst Goalkeeper NK Cres Loan
23/24 2023-07-27 Jan Paus-Kunst Goalkeeper NK Triglav Loan
22/23 2023-06-30 Facundo Cáseres Midfield - Central Midfield Vélez Sarsfield Return from loan
12/13 2013-01-01 NK Zadar Transfer
22/23 2022-08-08 Branko Djukic Attack - Right Winger NK Dugopolje Transfer
23/24 2024-06-30 Hamza Jaganjac Attack - Centre-Forward Adana Demirspor Return from loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Hamza Jaganjac Attack - Centre-Forward Zeljeznicar Loan
08/09 2008-07-11 Valentino Stepcic Midfield - Attacking Midfield HNK Rijeka Transfer
17/18 2017-07-15 Valentino Stepcic Midfield - Attacking Midfield NK Zagreb Return from loan
15/16 2015-07-10 Sasa Dreven Goalkeeper DNŠ Zavrč Transfer
13/14 2013-08-30 Josip Uzelac Midfield - Right Midfield Without Club Transfer
24/25 2025-06-30 Stephane Keller Defender - Centre-Back Alavés B Return from loan
09/10 2010-02-01 Paolo Grbac Midfield - Attacking Midfield NK Istra Pula Loan
11/12 2012-02-03 Paolo Grbac Midfield - Attacking Midfield NK Pomorac Loan
12/13 2012-07-10 Paolo Grbac Midfield - Attacking Midfield KSC Lokeren Transfer €50k
12/13 2013-02-18 Igor Jugovic Midfield - Defensive Midfield Slaven Belupo Transfer
23/24 2024-01-30 Ali Mahmud Attack - Left Winger FK Gornji Rahic Transfer
14/15 2014-07-01 Dejan Radonjic Attack - Centre-Forward Dinamo Zagreb Transfer
14/15 2015-06-30 Dejan Radonjic Attack - Centre-Forward Dinamo Zagreb Return from loan
22/23 2023-02-16 Mauro Perkovic Defender - Centre-Back Dinamo Zagreb Loan
NationalityPlayers% of squad
Croatia 6 33.3%
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 16.7%
Finland 1 5.6%
Austria Croatia 1 5.6%
Denmark 1 5.6%
Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia 1 5.6%
Nigeria 1 5.6%
Canada Croatia 1 5.6%
Germany Croatia 1 5.6%
Netherlands Guinea 1 5.6%
United States Puerto Rico 1 5.6%
SeasonCompetition
25/26SuperSport HNL
24/25Hrvatski nogometni kup
24/25SuperSport HNL
23/24Hrvatski nogometni kup
23/24SuperSport HNL
22/23Hrvatski nogometni kup
22/23SuperSport HNL
21/221. HNL
21/22Hrvatski nogometni kup
20/21Hrvatski nogometni kup
20/21SuperSport HNL
19/20Hrvatski nogometni kup
19/20Releg. 1.HNL
19/20SuperSport HNL
18/19Hrvatski nogometni kup
18/19Releg. 1.HNL
18/19SuperSport HNL
17/18Hrvatski nogometni kup
17/18Releg. 1.HNL
17/18SuperSport HNL
16/171.HNL
16/17Hrvatski nogometni kup
15/16Hrvatski nogometni kup
15/16Releg. 1.HNL
15/16SuperSport HNL
14/15Hrvatski nogometni kup
14/15SuperSport HNL
13/14Hrvatski nogometni kup
13/14SuperSport HNL
12/13SuperSport HNL
11/12SuperSport HNL
10/11SuperSport HNL
09/10SuperSport HNL
06/07SuperSport HNL
05/06SuperSport HNL
04/05SuperSport HNL
02/03Hrvatski nogometni kup
72 matches this season · 180 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2025-05-25 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Osijek 1–1 NK Istra 1961 D
2025-05-16 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 3–0 HNK Šibenik W
2025-05-11 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 0–0 NK Varaždin D
2025-05-03 KR1 REGULAR SEASON Lokomotiva Zagreb 0–0 NK Istra 1961 D
2025-04-28 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 1–1 Slaven Belupo D
2025-04-23 KR1 REGULAR SEASON Hajduk Split 0–1 NK Istra 1961 W
2025-04-19 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 2–0 HNK Rijeka W
2025-04-12 KR1 REGULAR SEASON HNK Gorica 3–2 NK Istra 1961 L
2025-04-05 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 3–0 Dinamo Zagreb W
2025-03-29 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 2–1 NK Osijek W
2025-03-15 KR1 REGULAR SEASON HNK Šibenik 1–0 NK Istra 1961 L
2025-03-08 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Varaždin 0–0 NK Istra 1961 D
2025-02-28 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 3–2 Lokomotiva Zagreb W
2025-02-23 KR1 REGULAR SEASON Slaven Belupo 0–0 NK Istra 1961 D
2025-02-15 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 1–1 Hajduk Split D
2025-02-09 KR1 REGULAR SEASON HNK Rijeka 0–1 NK Istra 1961 W
2025-01-31 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 0–0 HNK Gorica D
2025-01-25 KR1 REGULAR SEASON Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 NK Istra 1961 L
2024-12-20 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Osijek 2–2 NK Istra 1961 D
2024-12-14 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 3–3 HNK Šibenik D
2024-12-07 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 0–0 NK Varaždin D
2024-12-01 KR1 REGULAR SEASON Lokomotiva Zagreb 1–2 NK Istra 1961 W
2024-11-22 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 2–3 Slaven Belupo L
2024-11-09 KR1 REGULAR SEASON Hajduk Split 1–1 NK Istra 1961 D
2024-11-03 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 0–1 HNK Rijeka L
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 0–0 NK Varaždin D
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 0–0 NK Varaždin D
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 2–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb D
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 3–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb W
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 1–1 HNK Hajduk Split D
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Osijek 1–1 NK Istra 1961 D
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Osijek 2–2 NK Istra 1961 D
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 NK Istra 1961 L
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON GNK Dinamo Zagreb 5–0 NK Istra 1961 L
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 3–0 HNK Šibenik W
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 0–0 HNK Gorica D
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 1–1 HNK Hajduk Split D
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON HNK Rijeka 4–0 NK Istra 1961 L
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON HNK Rijeka 0–1 NK Istra 1961 W
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 2–3 NK Slaven Belupo L
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 1–1 NK Slaven Belupo D
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON HNK Šibenik 0–0 NK Istra 1961 D
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON HNK Šibenik 1–0 NK Istra 1961 L
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 0–2 NK Lokomotiva L
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 3–2 NK Lokomotiva W
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 0–1 HNK Rijeka L
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 2–0 HNK Rijeka W
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 3–3 HNK Šibenik D
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Varaždin 0–0 NK Istra 1961 D
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON HNK Gorica 1–0 NK Istra 1961 L
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON HNK Gorica 3–2 NK Istra 1961 L
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Slaven Belupo 0–1 NK Istra 1961 W
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Slaven Belupo 0–0 NK Istra 1961 D
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Lokomotiva 1–2 NK Istra 1961 W
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Lokomotiva 0–0 NK Istra 1961 D
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 2–1 NK Osijek W
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON HNK Hajduk Split 1–1 NK Istra 1961 D
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON HNK Hajduk Split 0–1 NK Istra 1961 W
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Varaždin 1–0 NK Istra 1961 L
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 2–1 HNK Gorica W
2024-11-01 KR2 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 2–1 NK Osijek W
2024-10-27 KR1 REGULAR SEASON HNK Gorica 1–0 NK Istra 1961 L
2024-10-19 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 2–2 Dinamo Zagreb D
2024-10-04 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 2–1 NK Osijek W
2024-09-27 KR1 REGULAR SEASON HNK Šibenik 0–0 NK Istra 1961 D
2024-09-20 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Varaždin 1–0 NK Istra 1961 L
2024-09-14 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 0–2 Lokomotiva Zagreb L
2024-08-31 KR1 REGULAR SEASON Slaven Belupo 0–1 NK Istra 1961 W
2024-08-25 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 1–1 Hajduk Split D
2024-08-18 KR1 REGULAR SEASON HNK Rijeka 4–0 NK Istra 1961 L
2024-08-10 KR1 REGULAR SEASON NK Istra 1961 2–1 HNK Gorica W
2024-08-02 KR1 REGULAR SEASON Dinamo Zagreb 5–0 NK Istra 1961 L

Aggregated from 72 completed matches across all competitions in season 2024.

Record 22W-30D-20L 1.33 pts/game
Goals scored 78 1.08 per match
Goals conceded 84 1.17 per match
Goal difference -6
Clean sheets 26 36% of matches
Failed to score 28 39% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 14W-16D-6L 54-38 goals
Away record 8W-14D-14L 24-46 goals

Highlights

16 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Franko Kolic Goalkeeper Croatia 5 450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Salim Fago Lawal Attack - Centre-Forward Nigeria 5 404 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.22 0.22 0.45
Smail Prevljak Attack - Centre-Forward Bosnia-Herzegovina 4 295 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.31 0.00 0.31
Stjepan Loncar Midfield - Defensive Midfield Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia 5 225 2 1 3 0 2 0 0.80 0.40 1.20
Saydou Bangura Attack - Centre-Forward Netherlands Guinea 6 182 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.49 0.00 0.49
Marcel Heister Defender - Left-Back Germany Croatia 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Josip Radosevic Midfield - Defensive Midfield Croatia 6 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dario Maresic Defender - Centre-Back Austria Croatia 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Advan Kadusic Defender - Right-Back Bosnia-Herzegovina 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Emil Frederiksen Attack - Right Winger Denmark 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Ville Koski Defender - Centre-Back Finland 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jan Paus-Kunst Goalkeeper Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Antonio Mauric Midfield - Defensive Midfield Croatia 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Marin Zgomba Midfield - Central Midfield Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jovan Ivanisevic Defender - Centre-Back Canada Croatia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Raul Kumar Defender - Centre-Back Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about NK Istra 1961

What is NK Istra 1961?

NK Istra 1961 is a professional football club based in Croatia, competing in SuperSport HNL.

How many players are in NK Istra 1961's squad?

NK Istra 1961 currently has 18 players in the first-team squad in our database.

What league does NK Istra 1961 play in?

NK Istra 1961 plays in SuperSport HNL.