The 2025–26 NK Istra 1961 season was the club's 65th season in existence and the 17th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football.
First-team squad
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource Iurie Iovu Deportivo Alavés BBack from loan Filip Taraba Široki Brijeg€200,000 Carlo Jurak UljanikBack from loan Jovan Ivanišević BolognaBack from loan Mohamed Nasraoui CS Sfaxien€340,000 Saydou Bangura Roda JC KerkradeUndisclosed Emil Frederiksen Rosenborg€300,000 Alejandro Jay Deportivo Alavés BLoan Smail Prevljak Hertha BSCFree Rene Hrvatin DomžaleFree Mutari Momoh MavlonUndisclosed Niko Šepić Dinamo ZagrebUndisclosed Samuli Miettinen KuPSFree Silvio Goričan Lokomotiva Zagreb€150,000 Gustavo Albarracín Deportivo AlavésLoan Leo Štulac ReggianaFree Allen Obando BarcelonaLoan Danijel Djuric Železničar PančevoRecalled from loan Ebou Sama Steve BikoUndisclosed
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource Iurie Iovu Dundee United€200,000 Stephane Keller Deportivo AlavésBack from loan Luka Bogdan AEL LimassolFree Hamza Jaganjac Željezničar SarajevoLoan Mateo Lisica Dinamo Zagreb€1,300,000 Moris Valinčić Dinamo Zagreb€1,350,000 Carlo Jurak FC Juniors OÖUndisclosed Slavko BlagojevićNo teamRetired Lovro Majkić Aris Thessaloniki€200,000 Marko Juršić BanjoleFree Ivan Ćalušić RadomljeFree Lorenzo Travaglia Mladost ŽdraloviFree Giorgi Gagua DAC Dunajská Streda€200,000 Raul Kumar UljanikDual registration Dukan Ahmeti UljanikDual registration Dominik Celija UljanikDual registration Charles Agada UljanikDual registration Stipe Ukich UljanikDual registration Irfan Ramić Stupčanica OlovoFree Kristian FućakNo teamFree Salim Fago Lawal Viktoria Plzeň€2,400,000 Ville Koski Deportivo AlavésLoan Saydou Bangura Široki BrijegLoan Alejandro Jay Deportivo Alavés BRecalled from loan Jovan Ivanišević SarajevoLoan Marin Žgomba VitebskFree Mutari Momoh UljanikDual registration Danijel Djuric Železničar PančevoLoan Dario Marešić Hajduk Split€175,000 Logi Hrafn Róbertsson IFK Värnamo€200,000 Danijel Djuric KA€125,000
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza
Total spending: €990,000
Total income: €6,150,000
Total expenditure: €5,160,000
Competitions Overview
Croatian Football League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Croatian Football Cup
Player seasonal records Updated 22 June 2026
Goals Rank Name League Cup Total 1 Smail Prevljak 14 1 15 2 Salim Fago Lawal 5 2 7 3 Emil Frederiksen 4 – 4 4 Stjepan Lončar 3 – 3 Vinko Rozić 3 – 3 6 Saydou Bangura 2 – 2 Antonio Maurić 2 – 2 8 Charles Agada 1 – 2 Israel Isaac Ayuma 1 – 1 Marcel Heister 1 – 1 Advan Kadušić 1 – 1 Dario Marešić 1 – 1 Josip Radošević 1 – 1TOTALS39342 Source: Competitive matches
Clean sheets Rank Name League Cup Total 1 Franko Kolić 6 – 6TOTALS606 Source: Competitive matches
Disciplinary record NumberPositionPlayerHNLCroatian CupTotal1GK Franko Kolić2000002003DF Mohamed Nasraoui4000004004DF Dario Marešić6001007005MF Josip Radošević4000004007FW Vinko Rozić6000006008MF Antonio Maurić5000005009FW Smail Prevljak40000040010MF Stjepan Lončar70000070013DF Niko Šepić20000020016DF Samuli Miettinen20000020017MF Emil Frederiksen20000020018MF Israel Isaac Ayuma10010020020MF Dukan Ahmeti10000010021DF Ville Koski30000030022FW Danijel Djuric10000010023DF Alejandro Jay10000010024DF Filip Taraba10010020025MF Gustavo Albarracín10000010026DF Marcel Heister80000080029FW Allen Obando10000010038DF Raul Kumar40000040077FW Charles Agada00010010097DF Advan Kadušić500000500TOTALS71004007500
Appearances and goals NumberPositionPlayer Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsTotalHNLCroatian Cup1GK Franko Kolić350+00+002DF Jovan Ivanišević70+40+103DF Mohamed Nasraoui210+40+004DF Dario Marešić211+01+005MF Josip Radošević331+01+006MF Logi Hrafn Róbertsson110+70+107FW Vinko Rozić273+103+008MF Antonio Maurić312+72+009FW Smail Prevljak3415+314+0110MF Stjepan Lončar333+13+0011FW Saydou Bangura142+102+2011MF Silvio Goričan110+70+0013DF Niko Šepić130+70+0016DF Samuli Miettinen110+20+0017MF Emil Frederiksen344+54+0018MF Israel Isaac Ayuma171+71+0020MF Dukan Ahmeti140+70+1021DF Ville Koski180+00+0022FW Danijel Djuric100+80+0023DF Alejandro Jay110+70+0023MF Leo Štulac100+20+0024DF Filip Taraba240+120+0025MF Gustavo Albarracín40+40+0026DF Marcel Heister311+71+0029FW Allen Obando60+50+0030MF Nik Škafar Žužić40+40+0032MF Dominik Celija30+20+1038DF Raul Kumar210+10+0040GK Jan Paus-Kunšt30+00+0041MF Marin Žgomba20+10+0044DF Rene Hrvatin50+10+0070FW Salim Fago Lawal197+15+0277FW Charles Agada151+141+1097DF Advan Kadušić301+81+00
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