Blaž Vrhovec

Blaž Vrhovec
	Vrhovec with Maribor in November 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	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
2011–2012	Interblock
2012–2016	Celje
2016–2022	Maribor
2022	Anorthosis
2022–2023	Górnik Zabrze
2023–	Maribor
International career
2010	Slovenia U19
2011–2013	Slovenia U20
2012–2014	Slovenia U21
2016–2021	Slovenia
2019	Slovenia B
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024

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

Career[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 14 April 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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^[a]	0	34	1
	2013–14	Slovenian PrvaLiga	29	2	2	0	1^[a]	0	32	2
	2014–15	Slovenian PrvaLiga	25	2	5	1	—		30	3
	2015–16	Slovenian PrvaLiga	30	1	6	0	2^[a]	0	38	1
	Total		111	6	18	1	5	0	134	7
Maribor	2016–17	Slovenian PrvaLiga	27	0	5	0	6^[a]	0	38	0
	2017–18	Slovenian PrvaLiga	21	2	2	0	10^[b]	0	33	2
	2018–19	Slovenian PrvaLiga	27	3	6	0	6^[a]	0	39	3
	2019–20	Slovenian PrvaLiga	25	0	0	0	8^[c]	0	33	0
	2020–21	Slovenian PrvaLiga	28	1	0	0	0	0	28	1
	2021–22	Slovenian PrvaLiga	15	3	1	0	4^[d]	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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours[edit]

Maribor

Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2016–17, 2018–19^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "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[edit]

Blaž Vrhovec at NZS (in Slovene)
Blaž Vrhovec at UEFA
Blaž Vrhovec at EU-Football.info
Blaž Vrhovec at FBref.com
Blaž Vrhovec at National-Football-Teams.com
Blaž Vrhovec at Soccerway.com

[el-10] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

[cl-11] Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

[12] Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

[ecl-13] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

[soccerway-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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