Miha Blažič (footballer)

Miha Blažič (born 8 May 1993) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Slovenia national team.

Miha Blažič
Blažič with Slovenia in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993
Place of birth Koper, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lech Poznań
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2011 Koper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Koper 99 (2)
2015–2017 Domžale 47 (2)
2017–2022 Ferencváros 134 (12)
2022–2023 Angers 24 (2)
2023– Lech Poznań 8 (1)
International career‡
2009 Slovenia U16 2 (0)
2010 Slovenia U18 4 (0)
2011–2012 Slovenia U19 9 (0)
2011–2013 Slovenia U20 4 (0)
2013 Slovenia U21 7 (0)
2017 Slovenia B 1 (0)
2018– Slovenia 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

Blažič signed his first professional contract with Koper at the age of 17.

On 31 August 2017, Blažič signed a three-year deal with Ferencváros.[2] With Ferencváros, he won four consecutive league titles, from 2018–19 to 2021–22.[1] He also played in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage after his team eliminated Molde in the play-offs.[3]

On 4 June 2022, he joined Ligue 1 club Angers on a three-year contract.[4]

On 6 July 2023, Polish side Lech Poznań announced that Blažič joined the club on a two-year contract.[5]

International career

Blažič played for all Slovenian youth selections from under-16 to under-21, with four years as a captain. He debuted for the senior team on 2 June 2018 in a friendly match against Montenegro.[6][7]

Club statistics

As of match played 6 October 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Koper 2010–11 1. SNL 1102000130
2011–12 1. SNL 210212[lower-alpha 1]0251
2012–13 1. SNL 22120—241
2013–14 1. SNL 29000—290
2014–15 1. SNL 161204[lower-alpha 1]0221
2015–16 1. SNL 00002[lower-alpha 1]020
Total 99281801153
Domžale 2015–16 1. SNL 15140—191
2016–17 1. SNL 281501[lower-alpha 1]0341
2017–18 1. SNL 40008[lower-alpha 1]0120
Total 4729090652
Ferencváros 2017–18 NB I 2472000267
2018–19 NB I 292502[lower-alpha 1]0362
2019–20 NB I 3130014[lower-alpha 2]0453
2020–21 NB I 2401011[lower-alpha 3]0360
2021–22 NB I 2604014[lower-alpha 4]1441
Total 1341212041118713
Angers 2022–23 Ligue 1 24221—263
Lech Poznań 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 81004[lower-alpha 5]0121
Career total 3121931262140522
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Koper

Domžale

Ferencváros

References
  1. "Slovenia – M. Blažič – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. Uredništvo (31 August 2017). "Blažič iz Domžal v Ferencvaros" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. "Ferencváros – Molde 2021 History". UEFA. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. M. L. (4 June 2022). "Blažič okrepil vrste Angersa" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. "#Blažič2025". lechpoznan.pl (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. A. V. (2 June 2018). "Slovenci na dopust z zmago nad Črnogorci" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  7. "Miha Blažič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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