Goran Roce

Goran Roce (born 12 April 1986) is a Croatian retired footballer who last played for NK Istra 1961.

Club career
Roce 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. 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. Roce was the club’s top goalscorer during the 2012–13 season, when he netted 11 goals. 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. In 2015, he moved to Osijek, another 1. HNL club. On 1 July 2017, he signed with Super League club Xanthi