2020–21 NK Varaždin (2012) season explained

Club:	NK Varaždin (2012)
Season:	2020–21
Chrtitle:	Chairman
Chairman:	Stjepan Cvek
Mgrtitle:	Manager
Manager:	(until 7 December 2020) Zoran Kastel
Stadium:	Stadion Varteks
League:	Prva HNL
League Result:	10th (relegated)
Cup1:	Croatian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Round 2
Prevseason:	2019–20
Nextseason:	2021–22

The 2020–21 NK Varaždin (2012) season was the club's ninth season in existence and the second consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. In addition to the domestic league, Varaždin participated in this season's edition of the Croatian Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

In

	scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
MF	Mijo Šabić	Croatia Zmijavci	Free
FW	Sven Golub	Podravina Ludbreg	Loan
FW	Dino Skorup	Hajduk Split	Loan
FW	Ivan Delić	Hajduk Split	Loan
DF	Jurica Grgec	Urartu	Free
DF	Itsuki Urata	Free agent	Free
DF	Tin Hrvoj	Dinamo Zagreb	Loan
GK	Matija Kovačić	Aluminij	Free
DF	Kerim Memija	Vejle	Free
DF	Jorgo Pëllumbi	Skënderbeu Korçë	Free
MF	Agon Elezi	Skënderbeu Korçë	Free
DF	Stefan Milić	Dinamo Zagreb	Loan
FW	Borna Petrović	Hartberg	Free
GK	Dinko Horkaš	Dinamo Zagreb	Loan
FW	Demir Peco	Radnik Bijeljina	Free
DF	Damjan Daničić	Dinamo Zagreb	Loan
DF	Dominik Perković	Dubrava	End of loan
FW	Antonio Dedić	Orijent 1919	End of loan
FW	Leonard Vuk	Međimurje	End of loan
FW	Patrick Kesse	Podravina Ludbreg	End of loan
MF	Igor Postonjski	Zagorec Krapina	Free
DF	Maks Juraj Čelić	FC Lviv	Free
FW	Matija Kanceljak	Zagorec Krapina	Free
DF	Hrvoje Crnčec	Podravina Ludbreg	Free
FW	Gabrijel Boban	Free agent	Free
FW	Andris Herrera	Yaracuyanos	Free

Out

	scope=col	Player	Transferred to	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
MF	Hong Wan	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of loan
FW	Tomislav Turčin	Rijeka	End of loan
MF	Karlo Težak	Free agent	Released
MF	Shohei Yokoyama	Free agent	Contract expired
MF	Duje Ninčević	Solin	Free
GK	Ante Mrmić	Tehničar Cvetkovec	Free
FW	Dejan Šarac	Free agent	Released
DF	Hrvoje Crnčec	Podravina Ludbreg	Free
DF	Karlo Sambolec	Podravina Ludbreg	Free
GK	Ivan Nevistić	Rijeka	End of loan
DF	Petar Mamić	Rijeka	End of loan
MF	Tonio Teklić	Hajduk Split	End of loan
DF	Franjo Prce	Slaven Belupo	Free
DF	Matija Špičić	Ravnice	Free
DF	Denis Glavina	Međimurje	Free
DF	Matej Rodin	Cracovia	€65,000
FW	Leonard Vuk	Međimurje	Loan
FW	Antonio Dedić	Orijent 1919	Loan
DF	Tin Hrvoj	Dinamo Zagreb	End of loan
FW	Kristian Fućak	Grobničan	Free
MF	Jamal Bajandouh	Al Shabab	Free
DF	Dominik Perković	Dubrava	Loan
FW	Mehdi Mehdikhani	Persepolis	€50,000
FW	Domagoj Drožđek	Lokomotiva Zagreb	End of loan
DF	Damjan Daničić	Dinamo Zagreb	End of loan
DF	Stefan Milić	Dinamo Zagreb	End of loan
FW	Dino Skorup	Hajduk Split	End of loan
FW	Ivan Delić	Hajduk Split	End of loan
GK	Dinko Gavranović	Mladost Ždralovi	Loan
MF	Mijo Šabić	Široki Brijeg	Free
DF	Hrvoje Crnčec	Podravina Ludbreg	Loan
MF	Dejan Glavica	Polet Sveti Martin na Muri	Loan
FW	Antonio Dedić	Podravina Ludbreg	Loan
FW	Matija Kanceljak	Zagorec Krapina	Loan
FW	Patrick Kesse	Varteks	Loan
MF	Ivan Roca	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	Free

Total spending: €0

Total income: €115,000

Total expenditure: €115,000

Competitions

HT Prva liga

See main article: 2020–21 Croatian First Football League.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 29 July 2020.^[1]

Croatian Football Cup

See main article: 2020–21 Croatian Football Cup.

Player seasonal records

Updated 3 May 2021

Goals

width=40	Rank	width=180	Name	width=50	League	width=50	Cup	width=70 style="background: #DCDCDC"	Total
1	Jorge Obregón	6	1	7
2	Neven Đurasek	3	-	3
	Matej Senić	3	-	3
	Leon Benko	2	1	3
	Ivan Posavec	2	1	3
6	Ivan Delić	1	1	2
	Domagoj Drožđek	1	1	2
	Jurica Grgec	1	1	2
	Mehdi Mehdikhani	1	1	2
10	Gabrijel Boban	1	-	1
	Andris Herrera	1	-	1
	Demir Peco	1	-	1
	Vinko Petković	1	-	1
	Itsuki Urata	1	-	1
Own goals	1	1	2
TOTALS		26	8	34

Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

width=40	Rank	width=180	Name	width=50	League	width=50	Cup	width=70 style="background: #DCDCDC"	Total
1	Dinko Horkaš	3	-	3
	Oliver Zelenika	2	1	3
3	Luka Šteko	-	1	1
TOTALS		4	2	6

Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

width=40 rowspan="2" align="center"	Number	width=40 rowspan="2" align="center"	Position	width=180 rowspan="2" align="center"	Player	width=120 colspan="3" align="center"	1. HNL	width=120 colspan="3" align="center"	Croatian Cup	width=140 colspan="3" align="center" style="background: #DCDCDC"	Total
1	GK	Oliver Zelenika	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
4	MF	Jurica Grgec	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	DF	Kerim Memija	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
6	DF	Maks Juraj Čelić	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
6	MF	Dino Skorup	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	MF	Demir Peco	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8	MF	Igor Postonjski	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	FW	Jorge Obregón	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
10	MF	Ivan Posavec	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
11	FW	Leon Benko	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
13	MF	Leonard Vuk	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	DF	Itsuki Urata	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
16	DF	Matej Senić	9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1	0
17	FW	Ivan Delić	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
18	MF	Matija Kolarić	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
19	FW	Andris Herrera	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	MF	Neven Đurasek	6	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
24	DF	Marko Stolnik	4	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	1
25	FW	Vinko Petković	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
32	DF	Jorgo Pëllumbi	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1
33	DF	Damjan Daničić	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
44	MF	Jessie Guera Djou	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
55	FW	Gabrijel Boban	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
55	DF	Stefan Milić	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
77	FW	Mehdi Mehdikhani	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
78	MF	Agon Elezi	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
99	GK	Dinko Horkaš	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
TOTALS			71	3	2	5	0	0	76	3	2

Appearances and goals

width=40 rowspan="2" align="center"	Number	width=40 rowspan="2" align="center"	Position	width=180 rowspan="2" align="center"	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Total	1. HNL	Croatian Cup
1	GK	Oliver Zelenika	15	0	+1	0	+0	0
2	DF	Fran Cerovčec	1	0	+1	0	+0	0
4	MF	Jurica Grgec	19	2	+9	1	+0	1
5	DF	Kerim Memija	23	0	+3	0	+0	0
6	DF	Maks Juraj Čelić	14	0	+3	0	+0	0
6	MF	Dino Skorup	10	0	+6	0	+0	0
7	MF	Demir Peco	15	1	+5	1	+0	0
8	MF	Luka Mezga	1	0	+1	0	+0	0
8	MF	Igor Postonjski	16	0	+2	0	+0	0
9	FW	Domagoj Drožđek	15	2	+1	1	+0	1
9	FW	Jorge Obregón	33	7	+2	6	+0	1
10	MF	Ivan Posavec	27	3	+9	2	+1	1
11	FW	Leon Benko	27	3	+19	2	+1	1
13	MF	Leonard Vuk	7	0	+6	0	+0	0
14	DF	Itsuki Urata	23	1	+1	1	+0	0
15	MF	Mijo Šabić	4	0	+1	0	+1	0
16	DF	Matej Senić	28	3	+4	3	+1	0
17	FW	Ivan Delić	15	2	+7	1	+0	1
17	FW	Dominik Glavina	4	0	+3	0	+0	0
18	MF	Matija Kolarić	19	0	+11	0	+2	0
19	FW	Andris Herrera	12	1	+6	1	+0	0
20	MF	Neven Đurasek	30	3	+0	3	+1	0
21	GK	Luka Šteko	1	0	+0	0	+0	0
22	FW	Borna Petrović	5	0	+5	0	+0	0
22	DF	Matej Rodin	2	0	+0	0	+0	0
23	DF	Ivan Novoselec	7	0	+3	0	+0	0
24	DF	Marko Stolnik	27	0	+3	0	+0	0
25	FW	Vinko Petković	22	1	+12	1	+2	0
26	MF	Leon Belcar	1	0	+0	0	+1	0
30	DF	Nikola Tkalčić	23	0	+3	0	+0	0
32	DF	Jorgo Pëllumbi	23	0	+0	0	+0	0
33	DF	Damjan Daničić	6	0	+2	0	+0	0
44	MF	Jessie Guera Djou	8	0	+3	0	+0	0
55	FW	Gabrijel Boban	9	1	+3	1	+0	0
55	DF	Stefan Milić	7	0	+1	0	+1	0
77	MF	Karlo Lusavec	3	0	+2	0	+1	0
77	FW	Mehdi Mehdikhani	7	2	+1	1	+0	1
78	MF	Agon Elezi	13	0	+6	0	+0	0
99	GK	Dinko Horkaš	20	0	+0	0	+0	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Poznat raspored nove sezone Prve HNL.