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 (1974–2023)

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

• League: Yugoslav First League (1974–91), Croatian First Football League (1992–present);
• Cup: Yugoslav Cup (1974–91), Croatian Football Cup and Croatian Football Super Cup (1992–present);
• Europe: UEFA competitions (1978–present).

Bold denotes current members of the first-team squad. Updated 16 December 2023.

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
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
Tonči Gabrić		GK	1988–91	92	0	6	0	0	0	98	0
Niko Galešić		DF	2020–21, 2022–	48	1	2	0	6	0	56	1
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
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–	49	1	5	2	9	0	63	3
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–	17	5	2	4	6	3	25	12
Janko Janković		FW	1985–88	98	37	11	5	2	0	111	42
Niko Janković		MF	2023–	36	8	2	1	6	2	44	11
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–	77	0	4	0	11	0	92	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–	98	4	15	2	14	0	127	6
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–	68	9	5	3	11	0	84	12
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
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
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–	76	6	5	0	10	0	91	6
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
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)

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.

List of captains

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–

External links

• Croatian Football Statistics (www.hrnogomet.com) (in Croatian)
• Football in the former Yugoslavia (www.exyufudbal.in.rs) (in Serbian)

References

• Lazzarich, Marinko (2008). Kantrida bijelih snova (in Croatian). Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0.
• Almanah Fudbalskog saveza Jugoslavije 1978–86 [Almanac of the Football Association of Yugoslavia 1978–86] (in Serbo-Croatian). Football Association of Yugoslavia. 1986.
• Almanah Yu Fudbal 1987–88 [Almanac of the Yugoslav Football 1987–88] (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Tempo. 1988.
• Almanah Yu Fudbal 1988–89 [Almanac of the Yugoslav Football 1988–89] (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Tempo. 1989.
• Almanah Yu Fudbal 1989–90 [Almanac of the Yugoslav Football 1989–90] (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Tempo. 1990.
• Almanah Yu Fudbal 1990–91 [Almanac of the Yugoslav Football 1990–91] (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Tempo. 1991.