Gabriel Rukavina is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Prva HNL club Rijeka.
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,[3] 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.
[4] Rukavina would go on to make 27 appearances in the league, registering 4 goals, including a brace against Dugopolje in a 3–1 win,[5] 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.
[6] He would go on to make 5 more substitute appearances that season, helping the side to the 2022–23 Prva HNL title.