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Miha Blažič (footballer)

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Miha Blažič
Blažič with Slovenia in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Koper, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Kalba
Number 16
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)
2023–2024 Lech Poznań 24 (1)
2024– Kalba 0 (0)
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 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Miha Blažič (born 8 May 1993) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for UAE Pro League club Kalba and the Slovenia national team.

Club career

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Blažič signed his first professional contract with Koper at the age of 17.[citation needed]

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]

On 23 September 2024, his transfer to Emirati side Kalba FC was announced.[6][7][8]

International career

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Blažič played for all Slovenian youth international levels 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.[9][10]

In June 2024, he was selected in Slovenia's squad for UEFA Euro 2024 played in Germany.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Koper 2010–11 1. SNL 11 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
2011–12 1. SNL 21 0 2 1 2[a] 0 25 1
2012–13 1. SNL 22 1 2 0 24 1
2013–14 1. SNL 29 0 0 0 29 0
2014–15 1. SNL 16 1 2 0 4[a] 0 22 1
2015–16 1. SNL 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
Total 99 2 8 1 8 0 115 3
Domžale 2015–16 1. SNL 15 1 4 0 19 1
2016–17 1. SNL 28 1 5 0 1[a] 0 34 1
2017–18 1. SNL 4 0 0 0 8[a] 0 12 0
Total 47 2 9 0 9 0 65 2
Ferencváros 2017–18 NB I 24 7 2 0 0 0 26 7
2018–19 NB I 29 2 5 0 2[a] 0 36 2
2019–20 NB I 31 3 0 0 14[b] 0 45 3
2020–21 NB I 24 0 1 0 11[c] 0 36 0
2021–22 NB I 26 0 4 0 14[d] 1 44 1
Total 134 12 12 0 41 1 187 13
Angers 2022–23 Ligue 1 24 2 2 1 26 3
Lech Poznań 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 24 1 2 0 4[e] 0 30 1
Career total 328 19 33 2 62 1 423 22
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

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Koper

Domžale

Ferencváros

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "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. ^ Galiński, Tomasz (23 September 2024). "Lech Poznań sprzedał piłkarza. Egzotyczny kierunek". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  7. ^ Czaplewski, Jacek (23 September 2024). "Lech Poznań sprzedał Szejkom uczestnika Euro 2024. Miha Blazić wyfrunął do Emiratów". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Lech już potwierdził. Odchodzi czołowy piłkarz". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  9. ^ A. V. (2 June 2018). "Slovenci na dopust z zmago nad Črnogorci" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Miha Blažič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Kek je objavil končni seznam za Euro: brez Zahovića, Vidovška, tudi Zajca" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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