Miha Blažič (footballer)
![]() Blažič with Slovenia in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | Lech Poznań | ||
Number | 23 | ||
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– | Lech Poznań | 24 | (1) |
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 5 June 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 Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Slovenia national team.
Club career
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]
International career
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.[6][7]
In June 2024, he was selected in Slovenia's squad for UEFA Euro 2024 played in Germany.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 May 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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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 |
- ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Koper
- Slovenian Cup: 2014–15[1]
- Slovenian Supercup: 2015[1]
Domžale
- Slovenian Cup: 2016–17[1]
Ferencváros
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22[1]
- Magyar Kupa: 2021–22[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Slovenia – M. Blažič – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Uredništvo (31 August 2017). "Blažič iz Domžal v Ferencvaros" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Ferencváros – Molde 2021 History". UEFA. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ M. L. (4 June 2022). "Blažič okrepil vrste Angersa" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "#Blažič2025". lechpoznan.pl (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ A. V. (2 June 2018). "Slovenci na dopust z zmago nad Črnogorci" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Miha Blažič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Kek je objavil končni seznam za Euro: brez Zahovića, Vidovška, tudi Zajca" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
External links
- Miha Blažič at NZS (in Slovene)
- Miha Blažič at WorldFootball.net
- Miha Blažič at National-Football-Teams.com
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