Article by Marius Mărgărit – published Monday, August 18, 2025 7:44 / Updated Monday, August 18, 2025 7:44
When no one expected, Elvir Koljic (30 years old) unlocked the Rapid in the last quarter of the derby on Sunday night, with FCSB, becoming the MVP of the match.
First with a personal execution, a heel invented from a heavy position, with the back at the gate, after which he scored for 2-2, like a true Striker, bringing an unexpected point to the Giulesti, in the derby with FCSB.
Koljic, Nsimba, Lukic, Podium of efficiency
The Bosnian striker, introduced on the ground only in the 55th minute, instead of Kosovar Drilon Harzollaj, completely lost in the landscape, thus became the most effective of the goalscorers in the first 6 rounds of the superlig, compared to the number of minutes played.
With the three successes so far, in just 149 minutes, it has a success at 49.66 minutes. And if we add the assist in the match with FC Argeș, it has a contribution to the successes of the Rapid every 37.25 minutes.
It is not the first in the ranking of “bombers”, led by Florin Tanase, Steven Nsimba and Sebastian Mailat, each with 4 goals, but Elvir Koljic is a leader in this top of the yield according to the time on the lawn. Due to the injuries, he has evolved only in 3 of the 6 stages so far, being a holder only twice, in the first two rounds.
On the second place in this top is the Frenchman Steven Nsimba (29 years old), with 4 goals in the Superliga (he has one in the European Cups) and an Assist. And he gave a “double” in the last round, being decisive in the success of Craiova University in Csikszereda (2-1).
He has collected 257 minutes in the field and now has an average of a goal at 64.25 minutes in the championship. And with that assist from the confrontation with U Cluj, he has an offensive achievement at 51.4 minutes for the Oltenians, in the championship.
The podium of efficiency is complemented, surprisingly, by Jovo Lukic (26 years), who scored 3 goals in the championship (he has one in the European Cups), in 278 minutes (without the match tonight, with the Lighthouse). It has an average of one goal at 92.66 minutes, being 3 times holder and entering two other disputes.
Alin Roman remains the first to achieve the achievements
In another top, of the players with the most successes so far in the superlig (goals and decisive passes), the leader remains the midfielder of UTA, Alin Roman (31 years), with 6 achievements, 3 goals and 3 assists. He has collected 483 minutes, so he has a goal at 161 minutes and a contribution to the team's goal every 80.5 minutes.
It is followed in this hierarchy by Sebastian Mailat, Steven Nsimba (4 goals and an assist) and Florin Purece (Unirea Slobozia, 3 goals and two “decisive).
