.jpg) Vrhovec with Maribor in November 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-02-20) 20 February 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Maribor | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2008 | Svoboda | ||
| 2008–2009 | Slovan | ||
| 2010–2011 | Interblock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Interblock | 25 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Celje | 111 | (6) |
| 2016–2022 | Maribor | 143 | (9) |
| 2022 | Anorthosis | 11 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Górnik Zabrze | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Maribor | 30 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Slovenia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Slovenia U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Slovenia U21 | 14 | (1) |
| 2016–2021 | Slovenia | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Slovenia B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024 | |||
Blaž Vrhovec (born 20 February 1992) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor.
Career
Vrhovec made his debut in European competitions for Celje on 5 July 2012, in the UEFA Europa League first preliminary round match against Dacia Chişinău. He scored his first goal in the Slovenian top division on 12 August 2012 against Mura 05. On 23 March 2016, he made his debut for the Slovenia national football team against Macedonia.
In June 2016, Vrhovec signed a three-year contract with Maribor.
On 15 January 2022, after five-and-a-half years with Maribor, Vrhovec signed for the Cypriot First Division side Anorthosis Famagusta until 2024. However, his contract with Anorthosis was terminated on 31 August 2022.
Two days later, on 2 September 2022, he joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze on a one-year deal with an extension option.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 April 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Interblock | 2011–12 | Slovenian Second League | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
| Celje | 2012–13 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Total | 111 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 7 | ||
| Maribor | 2016–17 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Total | 143 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 191 | 9 | ||
| Anorthosis | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Career total | 303 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 383 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Maribor
References
- ^ "Slovenia – B. Vrhovec – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- "Blaž Vrhovec » Europa League Qual. 2012/2013". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "Blaž Vrhovec – 2012/13" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "Blaž Vrhovec" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- "Blaž Vrhovec in Sunny Omoregie do 2019" [Blaz Vrhovec and Sunny Omoregie until 2019] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- Podvratnik, Urban (15 January 2022). "Vrhovec se po petih letih in pol poslavlja od Maribora, kateremu se obeta lepa odškodnina". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "Στα γαλανόλευκα ο Blaz Vrhovec!" (in Greek). Anorthosis Famagusta FC. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "Αποχωρεί από την Ανόρθωση ο Βερχόβετς". alphanews.live (in Greek). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- "Blaž Vrhovec piłkarzem Górnika" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
External links
- Blaž Vrhovec at NZS (in Slovene)
- Blaž Vrhovec at Soccerway.com
- Blaž Vrhovec at National-Football-Teams.com
- Blaž Vrhovec at kicker (in German)
- Blaž Vrhovec at FBref.com
- Blaž Vrhovec at EU-Football.info
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Ljubljana
- Men's association football midfielders
- Slovenian men's footballers
- 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen
- Slovenia men's youth international footballers
- Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers
- Slovenia men's international footballers
- NK IB 1975 Ljubljana players
- NK Celje players
- NK Maribor players
- Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
- Górnik Zabrze players
- Slovenian Second League players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Slovenian expatriate men's footballers
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland