Goran Roce (born 12 April 1986) is a Croatian retired footballer who last played for NK Istra 1961.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Pula, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Žminj | ||
| 2004–2005 | Waidhofen/Ybbs | 14 | (1) |
| 2005 | Örgryte | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Žminj | (15) | |
| 2007–2013 | Istra 1961 | 134 | (20) |
| 2013–2015 | RNK Split | 52 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Osijek | 24 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Istra 1961 | 31 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | Xanthi | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | Istra 1961 | 16 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002 | Croatia U16 | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2015 | |||
Club career
editRoce started his career in 2003 with Žminj in Croatia’s 3. HNL. Following a couple of seasons with his home club, Roce had stints with Waidhofen/Ybbs in the Austrian Regional League East and Örgryte in the 2005 Allsvenskan.[1] In 2007, Roce moved to Istra 1961 where he stayed for six consecutive seasons, including the last four seasons in the 1. HNL. He scored his first goal in 1. HNL in a 2–4 defeat against Međimurje on 8 August 2009.[2] Roce was the club’s top goalscorer during the 2012–13 season, when he netted 11 goals.[3] In 2013, he moved to RNK Split, where he stayed for two seasons. He collected six appearances for the club during the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.[4] In 2015, he moved to Osijek, another 1. HNL club. On 1 July 2017, he signed with Super League club Xanthi.[5]
Career statistics (from 2007 onwards)
edit| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2007–08 | Istra 1961 | 2. HNL | 20 | 2 | – | – | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 1. HNL | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2010–11 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2012–13 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | – | 27 | 12 | |||
| 2013–14 | RNK Split | 29 | 2 | – | – | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16 | Osijek | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Istra 1961 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Xanthi | Superleague | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Istra 1961 | 1. HNL | 14 | 3 | – | – | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career Total | 268 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 295 | 41 | ||
| Last Update: 26 August 2018. | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "SvenskaFans". www.svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Međimurje - Istra 1961 4:2". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "MAXtv Prva liga 2012/13 - Ljestvice - Sportnet.hr". sportnet.rtl.hr. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ UEFA.com
- ^ "Επίσημο: Ανακοίνωσε Ρότσε η Ξάνθη". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
External links
edit- Goran Roce at Soccerway.com
- Goran Roce at FBref.com
- Goran Roce at the Croatian Football Federation
- Goran Roce at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
