| Gabrijel Rukavina | |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Rijeka |
| Clubnumber: | 41 |
| Youthyears1: | –2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Dinamo Zagreb II |
| Caps1: | 27 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Gorica (loan) |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Rijeka |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam1: | Croatia U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Croatia U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam3: | Croatia U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021–2023 |
| Nationalteam4: | Croatia U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 15 August 2023 |
Gabrijel Rukavina is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Prva HNL club Rijeka.[1]
Rukavina was born in the Croatian capital Zagreb in January 2004. He is the son of former professional footballer and current manager Tomislav Rukavina.
Rukavina played for Dinamo Zagreb from a young age, and made his professional debut for the club's B team, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute, in a 1–1 draw against Osijek II,[2] in the Prva NL. Rukavina scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw away to Craoatia Zmijavci, after coming on at half-time for Ante Crnac.[3] Rukavina would go on to make 27 appearances in the league, registering 4 goals, including a brace against Dugopolje in a 3–1 win,[4]
Rukavina would be promoted to the first team the next season, and would make his first team debut in a 3–1 away win against NK Varaždin, coming on as a 89th minute sub for Luka Ivanušec.[5] He would go on to make 5 more substitute appearances that season, helping the side to the 2022–23 Prva HNL title.
On 9 February 2024, Rukavina joined Gorica on loan until the end of the season.[6]
Rukavina joined fellow Prva HNL club HNK Rijeka in July 2024, signing a four year contract with the club.[7]
Rukavina has competed for Croatia's U16, U17, U18 and U19 teams, amassing over 20 appearances.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 2021–22 | Druga HNL | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| Total | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2022–23 | Prva HNL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Gorica(loan) | 2023–24 | Prva HNL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Rijeka | 2024–25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 7 | |||