The ND Gorica Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Mattia Chiesa
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Aljaž Zalaznik turns down ND Gorica
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Koper keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at ND Gorica
Andrija Drljo was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
ND Gorica rebuffed over Yaya Dukuly
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. NK Celje have kept their man, and ND Gorica go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
One of their own: Luka Baruca
He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Robert Ilicic joins the ND Gorica first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Robert Ilicic is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Filip Oblak steps up from the ND Gorica academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Filip Oblak has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
ND Gorica promote Erik Balkovec from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Erik Balkovec has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Andraz Ilicic joins the ND Gorica first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Andraz Ilicic is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad 100 appearances for Miha Žejen
- Player ratings Prosper Obiora Nwachukwu beats them one at a time
- Player ratings Luka Baruca stands above it all