Miha Zajc

Miha Zajc

Personal information
Full name	Miha Zajc
Date of birth	(1994-07-01) 1 July 1994
Place of birth	Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Genoa (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2009	Bilje
2009–2012	Interblock
2012–2014	Bravo
2012	→ Olimpija Ljubljana (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Interblock	5	(0)
2012	→ Olimpija Ljubljana (loan)	1	(2)
2013–2014	→ Celje (loan)	51	(2)
2014–2017	Olimpija Ljubljana	70	(16)
2017–2019	Empoli	66	(12)
2019–	Fenerbahçe	20	(3)
2020–	→ Genoa (loan)	15	(1)
International career‡
2010	Slovenia U17	2	(0)
2012	Slovenia U19	3	(0)
2013	Slovenia U20	1	(0)
2013–2016	Slovenia U21	10	(1)
2016–	Slovenia	22	(5)
2017	Slovenia B	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020

Miha Zajc (born 1 July 1994) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Genoa, on loan from Fenerbahçe, and the Slovenia national team.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Interblock	2011–12	2. SNL	5	0	—		—		5	0
Olimpija Ljubljana	2012–13	1. SNL	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
Celje	2012–13	1. SNL	12	0	3	0	—		15	0
	2013–14		36	2	3	1	2	0	41	3
	2014–15		3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		51	2	6	1	2	0	59	3
Olimpija Ljubljana	2014–15	1. SNL	19	4	4	0	—		23	4
	2015–16		32	5	3	0	—		35	5
	2016–17		19	7	3	1	2	1	24	9
	Total		70	16	10	1	2	1	82	18
Empoli	2016–17	Serie A	5	1	0	0	—		5	1
	2017–18	Serie B	41	8	1	0	—		42	8
	2018–19	Serie A	20	3	1	0	—		21	3
	Total		66	12	2	0	0	0	68	12
Fenerbahçe	2018–19	Süper Lig	10	2	0	0	0	0	10	2
	2019–20		10	1	7	1	—		17	2
	Total		20	3	7	1	0	0	27	4
Genoa	2020–21	Serie A	15	1	2	0	—		17	1
Career total			228	36	27	3	4	1	259	40

International

As of 11 November 2020

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Slovenia	2016	3	0
	2018	8	3
	2019	8	2
	2020	3	0
Total		22	5

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zajc goal.

List of international goals scored by Miha Zajc

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 June 2018	Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro	Montenegro	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	6 September 2018	Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Bulgaria	1–1	1–2	2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
3.	19 November 2018	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	1–1	1–1	2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
4.	24 March 2019	Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia	North Macedonia	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
5.	10 June 2019	Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	5–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Olimpija Ljubljana

• Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2015–16

Empoli

• Serie B: 2018–19

External links

• NZS profile (in Slovene)