Vid Belec

Vid Belec (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈʋíːd ˈbéːləts];[3] born 6 June 1990) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot First Division club APOEL and the Slovenia national team.

Vid Belec
Belec playing for Internazionale in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-06) 6 June 1990
Place of birth Maribor, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 APOEL
Number 27
Youth career
2002–2007[1] Maribor
2007–2010 Internazionale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Internazionale 0 (0)
2010–2012 → Crotone (loan) 50 (0)
2013–2014 → Olhanense (loan) 22 (0)
2014–2015 → Konyaspor (loan)[2] 14 (0)
2015–2017 Carpi 56 (0)
2017–2018 Benevento 13 (0)
2018 → Sampdoria (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2020 Sampdoria 0 (0)
2019–2020 → APOEL (loan) 21 (0)
2020–2022 Salernitana 57 (0)
2022– APOEL 39 (0)
International career‡
2006 Slovenia U17 4 (0)
2007 Slovenia U18 4 (0)
2007–2009 Slovenia U19 7 (0)
2014– Slovenia 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023

Club career

Internazionale

Signed by Internazionale along with Rene Krhin at the age of 16,[4] Belec spent three-and-a-half seasons with Inter Primavera team. In the first season he was a backup for Paolo Tornaghi and won the Primavera Scudetto that season.[5] He also played for Campionato Nazionale Allievi under-17 youth team in the 2006–07 season.[6] In the 2007–08 season, at first he had to compete with Enrico Alfonso for the starting place in Primavera team until Alfonso left the club in January 2008. He then became the fourth keeper of Inter's first team[7] and the first choice in Primavera, which won the 2008 Torneo di Viareggio[8] and finished as the league runners-up.[9] Under José Mourinho, Belec was promoted to the senior team and made his first team debut on 17 July 2009, in a pre-season friendly.[10] He also played at the World Football Challenge.[11][12]

In November 2009, he signed a reported five-year contract with the club.[13]

Crotone

On 6 July 2010, Belec completed a loan to Serie B club Crotone.[14] He made his debut on 4 September 2010[15] after the first-choice keeper Emanuele Concetti was not available. He then became the starting goalkeeper ahead of Concetti since round 18.[15]

However, in the 2011–12 Serie B season, his former Inter teammate Giacomo Bindi took the starting place from round 2 to 4, and again since round 10.[16] However, after a 3–0 defeat to Brescia, Belec re-took the starting place in January 2012.[16]

Return to Internazionale

Belec returned to Inter during the summer 2012 window after his loan deal to Crotone expired. He was kept as a third choice keeper behind Samir Handanović and Luca Castellazzi. He made his first team debut on 30 August as a substitute in a UEFA Europa League game against FC Vaslui to replace Antonio Cassano after starting goalkeeper Castellazzi was sent off.

Olhanense

On 15 July 2013, Belec completed a loan to Olhanense, from the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Konyaspor

On 1 September 2014, Belec was signed by Konyaspor in a temporary deal.[17] On 2 February 2015 the loan was terminated.

Carpi

In summer 2015, Belec terminated his contract with Internazionale. On 31 August 2015, he signed with Carpi F.C. 1909 for one season.[18] He made his debut in Serie A in a win against Torino on 10 October 2015. After debut he became a regular starter in first eleven for Carpi. On 30 May 2016, he signed a new two-year deal with Carpi.[19]

Benevento

In July 2017, Belec signed a three-year contract with Serie A side Benevento.[20][21]

APOEL

On 23 June 2019, Belec joined APOEL on loan with an obligation to buy after two seasons.[22][23]

Salernitana

On 25 September 2020, he moved to Serie B club Salernitana.[24]

Return to APOEL

On 27 June 2022, Belec returned to APOEL on a three-year deal.[25]

International career

Belec received a call-up to 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification.[26] He was the first choice in 2008 and 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification.

Belec received a call-up to Slovenia national under-21 football team in September 2010, he was the backup of Jan Koprivec.[27] On 1 October, he received another call-up against Hungary, which the team was composed with players that eligible to 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship (born 1990 or after).[28] However he did not play that match.[29]

He received a call-up from the senior team in February 2011, after the injury of Samir Handanović, for a friendly match against Albania.

References
  1. "Lazio v Inter: Mancini's Primavera call-ups". inter.it. Internazionale. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  2. TFF
  3. Vid in isolation: [ˈʋíːt].
  4. "THREE NEW PLAYERS FOR INTER PRIMAVERA". inter.it. Internazionale. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  5. "Primavera: Inter win Scudetto!". inter.it. Internazionale. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  6. "Under-17 squad for playoffs". inter.it. Internazionale. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  7. "Mancini names squad for cup semi-final return". inter.it. Internazionale. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  8. "Carnival Cup: Inter win 7–6 after penalties". inter.it. Internazionale. 13 February 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  9. "Primavera: Inter 2–3 Sampdoria". inter.it. Internazionale. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  10. "Pre-season: UCLA Bruins 2–2 Inter". inter.it. Internazionale. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  11. "WFC: Inter 1–1 Club America (5–6 after pens)". inter.it. Internazionale. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  12. "World Football Challenge: Inter 0–2 Chelsea". inter.it. Internazionale. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  13. Laudisa, Carlo (7 November 2009). "Khrin e Belec C' è l' intesa sino al 2014". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  14. "Vid Belec moves on loan to Crotone". inter.it. Internazionale. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  15. "Vid Belec » Serie B 2010/2011". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  16. "Vid Belec » Serie B 2011/2012". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  17. "Mercato, Belec al Konyaspor". inter.it (in Italian). Internazionale. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  18. "UFFICIALE: VID BELEC E' BIANCOROSSO" (in Italian). Carpi F.C. 1909. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  19. "Belec rinnova fino al 2018" (in Italian). Carpi F.C. 1909. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  20. T. J. (8 July 2017). "Belec se vrača v Serie A, Samardžić pred vrati Zvezde" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  21. "Belec e Letizia in giallorosso: formalizzato l'accordo" (Press release) (in Italian). Benevento Calcio. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  22. "UFFICIALE: Sampdoria, Belec si trasferisce all'APOEL". Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  23. "Official: Belec to APOEL". football-italia.net. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  24. "BELEC CEDUTO ALLA SALERNITANA A TITOLO DEFINITIVO" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  25. Mlakar, Anže (27 June 2022). "Belec iz Italije odhaja na otok". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  26. "Fifteen Inter players on international duty". inter.it. Internazionale. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  27. "Kavčičev seznam za Belgijo in Ukrajino". Slovenian FA (in Slovenian). 24 August 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  28. "Začetek nove zgodbe". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  29. "Zmaga nad Madžari | NZS". Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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