Niko Šepić
Defender · Istra 1961 · №13
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
HNK Rijeka
Istra 1961
HNL
|
3:2 | |
HNK Hajduk Split
Istra 1961
HNL
|
2:2 | |
Istra 1961
NK Lokomotiva
HNL
|
2:3 | |
HNK Gorica
Istra 1961
HNL
|
1:0 | |
Istra 1961
Dinamo Zagreb
HNL
|
0:2 | |
Istra 1961
Vukovar
HNL
|
1:2 | |
|
NK Lokomotiva
Istra 1961
HNL
|
2:0 | |
|
Istra 1961
HNK Hajduk Split
HNL
|
1:3 | |
|
HNK Rijeka
Istra 1961
HNL
|
0:2 | |
Istra 1961
NK Osijek
HNL
|
0:1 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| HNL | 2025 | 10 |
| HNL | 2026 | 3 |
About the player
Niko Šepić signed with NK Istra 1961 on 16 January 2026 until 2030. The fee was not disclosed. He had returned to the GNK Dinamo Zagreb senior squad only days earlier.
Šepić grew up in the Rijeka academy and left at 14 for the Dinamo Zagreb system, where he worked through the U15 and U17 sides before settling at U19 level. The 2023/24 season brought a national junior title in the Prva NL Juniori with the Dinamo U19 team. The following campaign he played 25 matches for the U19s and scored three goals.
In July 2024 he was sent on loan to NK Dubrava in the Prva NL, Croatia's second tier. Croatian Football Federation records credit him with 17 appearances, two goals and three yellow cards there in 2025/26. The loan was terminated around the turn of the year.
HNL over the remainder of 2025/26. Across all competitions that season he was recorded with 31 appearances, two goals and five yellow cards. By August 2026 he had four outings in the new campaign.
He has been called into Croatia's youth national teams, appearing for the U19 side during 2024 in tournament fixtures that included matches against Armenia and Belarus. No senior international call-up has been registered.
Career path
- 2026 — 2027 — now Istra 1961 21 matches
- 2026 NK Dubrava Tim kabel 17 matches
- 2023 — 2025 GNK Dinamo Zagreb U19 20 matches
- 2025 GNK Dinamo Zagreb UEFA U19 7 matches
- 2023 — 2025 GNK Dinamo Zagreb II 2 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Istra 1961 | SuperSport HNL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
| 26/27 | Istra 1961 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 25/26 | NK Dubrava Tim kabel | Prva Nogometna Liga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 325 |
| 25/26 | Istra 1961 | SuperSport HNL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 621 |
| 24/25 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb U19 | Prva HNL - Juniori | 12 | 1 | 0 | 978 |
| 24/25 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb UEFA U19 | UEFA Youth League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 630 |
| 24/25 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb II | Premier League International Cup U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb U19 | Prva HNL - Juniori | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 22/23 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb U19 | Prva HNL - Juniori | 5 | 0 | 0 | 226 |
| 22/23 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb II | Premier League International Cup U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Total | Istra 1961 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 266 | |
| Total | GNK Dinamo Zagreb U19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 312 | |
| Total | NK Dubrava Tim kabel | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 325 | |
| Total | GNK Dinamo Zagreb UEFA U19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 630 | |
| Total | Croatia U19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133 | |
| Total | GNK Dinamo Zagreb II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 Dinamo Zagreb NK Istra
- 25/26 NK Dubrava ZG Dinamo Zagreb
- 25/26 Dinamo Zagreb NK Dubrava ZG
- 25/26 Din. Zagreb U19 Dinamo Zagreb
- 23/24 Din. Zagreb U17 Din. Zagreb U19
- 21/22 D. Zagreb Yth. Din. Zagreb U17
- 20/21 HNK Rijeka Jgd D. Zagreb Yth.
- 15/16 NK Opatija Jgd HNK Rijeka Jgd
