Rene Mihelič
Rene Mihelič (born 5 July 1988) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USV Hengsberg.
 Mihelič with Hapoel Ra'anana in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Maribor, Socialist Republic of Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | USV Hengsberg | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Maribor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2010 | Maribor | 134 | (19) |
| 2010–2013 | Nacional | 35 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Levski Sofia (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Zavrč | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Debrecen | 31 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 48 | (4) |
| 2017 | Riga | 5 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Chennaiyin FC | 14 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Delhi Dynamos | 16 | (1) |
| 2019 | Persib Bandung | 10 | (0) |
| 2020 | Maribor | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 13 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | SC Kalsdorf | 53 | (5) |
| 2023– | USV Hengsberg | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Slovenia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Slovenia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Slovenia U20 | 8 | (3) |
| 2006–2010 | Slovenia U21 | 20 | (7) |
| 2007 | Slovenia | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023 | |||
Club career
Mihelič came through NK Maribor's youth academy, before making his senior team debut in September 2005.[2] In 2010 he was signed by the Portuguese team Nacional.[3]
On 8 February 2013, Bulgarian side Levski Sofia confirmed Mihelič had joined on loan until the end of the season, with the option of making the move permanent. He made his official A PFG debut for Levski Sofia on 17 March 2013, after coming on as a substitute in the 0–0 home draw with Montana. Mihelič scored his first goal in his first appearance as a starter for Levski Sofia, netting the equalizer in the 1–1 away draw with PFC Cherno More Varna on 30 March 2013.[4]
Mihelič returned to Slovenia in October 2013, when he joined Zavrč.[5]
On 25 January 2014, Mihelič was signed by Hungarian League club Debrecen.[6] On 22 July 2014, Mihelič scored his first goal in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying round against Cliftonville at the Nagyerdei Stadion.[7]
On 27 July 2017, Mihelič joined Indian Super League franchise Chennaiyin FC on a free transfer after his contract with Latvian club Riga expired.[8] He scored two goals in fourteen appearances and won the league title with his team. On 11 August 2018, he joined fellow league club Delhi Dynamos FC on a one-year deal.[9]
International career
Between 2006 and 2010, Mihelič represented Slovenia in all youth categories from under-18 to under-21.[10] In August 2007, he made his debut for the senior team when he was 19 years, one month and 17 days old, which was a record for the youngest player ever to play for the national team at the time, before the record was broken by Petar Stojanović in 2014.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 June 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maribor | 2005–06 | PrvaLiga | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2006–07 | PrvaLiga | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | — | 40 | 11 | |||
| 2007–08 | PrvaLiga | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2008–09 | PrvaLiga | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2009–10 | PrvaLiga | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 43 | 6 | ||
| Total | 134 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 25 | ||
| Nacional | 2010–11 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2012–13 | A Group | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Zavrč | 2013–14 | PrvaLiga | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Debrecen | 2013–14 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 2015–16 | Israeli Premier League | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | Israeli Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| Total | 48 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 5 | ||
| Riga | 2016 | Virsliga | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | Virsliga | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
| Chennaiyin FC | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Delhi Dynamos | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Persib Bandung | 2019 | Liga 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Maribor | 2019–20 | PrvaLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | PrvaLiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Sutjeska | 2020–21 | Montenegrin First League | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| SC Kalsdorf | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Central | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Central | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 382 | 42 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 462 | 53 | ||
- Five appearances and three goals in UEFA Intertoto Cup, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Slovenian Supercup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Szuperkupa
- Appearance in Hero Super Cup
Honours
Maribor
Debrecen
Chennaiyin FC
References
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Rene Mihelič". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- "Mihelič Rene – nastopi" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- "Mihelič poleti k Nacionalu". Delo (in Slovenian). 5 February 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- "Cherno More vs. Levski Sofia Matchcast". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 30 March 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- "Mihelič pristal v Zavrču" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- "DVSC: négy évre szerződtették a szlovén válogatott játékost". Nemzeti Sport. 25 January 2014.
- "Debrecen come good against Cliftonville". UEFA. 22 July 2014.
- "ISL: Chennaiyin FC sign Slovenian player Rene Mihelic". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- "Slovenian midfielder Rene Mihelic joins Delhi Dynamos for ISL 2018–19 from Chennaiyin FC". First Post. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- "Rene Mihelič". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- Slavko Jerič. "Stojanović postal najmlajši debitant v dresu Slovenije" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- "Rene Mihelic – Stats and titles won". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
External links
- Player profile at NZS (in Slovene)
- Rene Mihelič at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rene Mihelič at Soccerway