Duje Čop

Following his move to HNK Rijeka, Čop's current-season form is up 60% on last season (Season 5→8), while his Rating eased 24→8. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	HNK Rijeka · 4th	25	2	0	6.49	8	8
2024/25	HNK Rijeka	15	3	0	7.03	—	—
2024/25	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	7	2	0	7.03	—	—
2023/24	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	18	10	1	7.14	—	—
2022/23	SibenikLoan	12	4	2	6.8	—	—
2021/22	CeljeLoan	8	1	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Dinamo Zagreb	8	1	0	6.5	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Croatia · international

Side	Apps	G
Croatia	14	2
Croatia U21	6	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

D. Čop is a 36-year-old centre-forward at HNK Rijeka, rated 8.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Čop.

On the season, Čop graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 0 assists in 25 appearances (0.188 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 8).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 36 Čop is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Čop is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level

8.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

7.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

29.5%

Minutes

limited game time

0.19

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · HNK Rijeka finished 4th of 10 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.08

Goals / app

2 goals in 25 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 29.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.19 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 8.4 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.19 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %29.5%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900.188

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.188

Defensive actions / 901.317

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %26.1

Pass accuracy %70

Dribble success %37.5

Cards / 900.188

Foul involvement / 902.163

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 36, Čop sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Čop's projected Rating — 8.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the HNL with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target6

Shots23

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles3

Dribble success37.5%

Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles7

Interceptions6

Blocks1

Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.5M total transfer fees · 16 moves

Free agentJun 2026 – nowEnd of career

HNK RijekaJan 2025 – Jun 2026

NK Lokomotiva Zagrebuntil Jan 2025

SSibenik(on loan)Jul 2022 – Jan 2025

Dinamo Zagreb(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2022

CCelje(on loan)Feb 2022 – Jul 2022

Dinamo ZagrebJun 2021 – Feb 2022

Standard Liege(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Jun 2021

Valladolid(on loan)Aug 2018 – Jul 2019

Standard LiegeAug 2017 – Aug 2018

Cagliari(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Aug 2017

Sporting Gijon(on loan)Jul 2016 – Jul 2017

Malaga(on loan)Jul 2015 – Jul 2016

CagliariJul 2015 – Jul 2015€ 2.5M

Cagliari(on loan)Jan 2015 – Jul 2015

Dinamo ZagrebJul 2012 – Jan 2015

RRNK SplitJul 2011 – Jul 2012

HNK Hajduk Splituntil Jul 2011

About D. Čop

Duje Čop is a 36-year-old centre-forward who plays for HNK Rijeka, born on February 1, 1990 in Vinkovci, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Croatia. HNK Rijeka currently sit 4th of 10 in the HNL.

This season

In the current season, D. Čop has made 25 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 957 minutes, averaging a 6.48 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the HNL and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

When D. Čop plays, HNK Rijeka's record this season is 4W-4D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.44 at home against 6.48 on the road.

Recent matches

May 8, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Vukovar (9 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 3, 2026: 3-0 win away at NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (14 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 26, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs HNK Hajduk Split (83 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 22, 2026: 0-1 loss away at NK Varazdin (22 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 18, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Dinamo Zagreb (30 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 15, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Istra 1961 (73 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 12, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Strasbourg (24 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 8, 2026: 1-0 win away at Vukovar (9 minutes, 6.3 rating)
December 18, 2025: 0-0 draw away at Shakhtar Donetsk (11 minutes, 6.5 rating)
November 22, 2025: 5-0 win at home vs HNK Hajduk Split (15 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Čop at 8.4 with a Season form score of 7.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 13 career titles — among them the Arena Cup and the HNL. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, D. Čop has totalled 364 club appearances with 109 goals and 11 assists for 13 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2013/14, with 33 appearances for Dinamo Zagreb.

D. Čop's career has also included time at NK Lokomotiva Zagreb, SSibenik, Dinamo Zagreb, CCelje, Standard Liege, Valladolid, Cagliari, Sporting Gijon, Malaga, RRNK Split and HNK Hajduk Split.

On the international stage, D. Čop has represented Croatia and Croatia U21 — 20 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · HNK Rijeka finished 4th of 10 · a mid-table side

Watch points