Blaž Vrhovec

Blaž Vrhovec (born 20 February 1992) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor.[1]

Blaž Vrhovec
Vrhovec with Maribor in November 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-20) 20 February 1992
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 Famagusta 11 (2)
2022–2023 Górnik Zabrze 13 (0)
2023– Maribor 4 (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 7 October 2023

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.[2] He scored his first goal in the Slovenian top division on 12 August 2012 against Mura 05.[3] On 23 March 2016, he made his debut for the Slovenia national football team against Macedonia.[4]

In June 2016, Vrhovec signed a three-year contract with Maribor.[5]

On 15 January 2022, after five-and-a-half years with Maribor, Vrhovec signed for the Cypriot First Division side Anorthosis Famagusta until 2024.[6][7] However, his contract with Anorthosis was terminated on 31 August 2022.[8]

Two days later, on 2 September 2022, he joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze on a one-year deal with an extension option.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Interblock 2011–12 Slovenian Second League 25130—281
Celje 2012–13 Slovenian PrvaLiga 271502[lower-alpha 1]0341
2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga 292201[lower-alpha 1]0322
2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga 25251—303
2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga 301602[lower-alpha 1]0381
Total 1116181501347
Maribor 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 270506[lower-alpha 1]0380
2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga 2122010[lower-alpha 2]0332
2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga 273606[lower-alpha 1]0393
2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga 250008[lower-alpha 3]0330
2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga 2810000281
2021–22 Slovenian PrvaLiga 153104[lower-alpha 4]0203
Total 14391403401919
Anorthosis 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 11240—152
Górnik Zabrze 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 13020—150
Career total 3031841139038319
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Maribor

References
  1. "Slovenia – B. Vrhovec – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. "Blaž Vrhovec » Europa League Qual. 2012/2013". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. "Blaž Vrhovec – 2012/13" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. "Blaž Vrhovec" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. "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.
  6. 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.
  7. "Στα γαλανόλευκα ο Blaz Vrhovec!" (in Greek). Anorthosis Famagusta FC. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. "Αποχωρεί από την Ανόρθωση ο Βερχόβετς". alphanews.live (in Greek). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  9. "Blaž Vrhovec piłkarzem Górnika" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
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