Rene Mihelič

Rene Mihelič (born 5 July 1988) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sutjeska Nikšić.

Rene Mihelič
Mihelič with Hapoel Ra'anana in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rene Mihelič
Date of birth (1988-07-05) 5 July 1988
Place of birth Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2007 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)
2019-2020 Persib Bandung 10 (0)
2020-2021 Maribor 3 (0)
2021- Sutjeska Nikšić 0 (0)
National team
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:31, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Mihelič came through NK Maribor's youth academy, before making his senior team debut in September 2005.[1] In 2010 he was signed by the Portuguese team Nacional.[2]

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.[3]

Mihelič returned to Slovenia in October 2013, when he joined Zavrč.[4]

On 25 January 2014, Mihelič was signed by Hungarian League club Debrecen.[5] On 22 July 2014, Mihelič scored his first goal in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying round against Cliftonville at the Nagyerdei Stadion.[6]

On 27 July 2017, Mihelič joined Indian Super League franchise Chennaiyin FC on a free transfer after his contract with Latvian club Riga expired.[7] 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.[8]

International career

Between 2006 and 2010, Mihelič was a member of the Slovenian youth selections from under-18 to under-21.[9] 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.[10]

Honours

Club
Maribor
Debrecen
Chennaiyin FC

References
  1. "Mihelič Rene – nastopi" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. "Mihelič poleti k Nacionalu" (in Slovenian). Delo. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. topsport editor (30 March 2013). "Cherno More vs. Levski Sofia Matchcast" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  4. "Zavrču bo pomagal tudi Rene Mihelič" [Rene Mihelic will help Zavrc] (in Slovenian). DNŠ Zavrč. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  5. "DVSC: négy évre szerződtették a szlovén válogatott játékost". Nemzeti Sport. 25 January 2014.
  6. "Debrecen come good against Cliftonville". UEFA.com. 22 July 2014.
  7. "ISL: Chennaiyin FC sign Slovenian player Rene Mihelic". Indian Express. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. "Slovenian midfielder Rene Mihelic joins Delhi Dynamos for ISL 2018-19 from Chennaiyin FC". First Post. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  9. "Rene Mihelič". www.nzs.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  10. Slavko Jerič. "Stojanović postal najmlajši debitant v dresu Slovenije" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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