Filip Valenčič
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 January 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Jezero Medvode[1] | |||
–2010 | Interblock | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Interblock | 31 | (4) |
2011–2015 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 88 | (13) |
2015 | Monza | 6 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Notts County | 9 | (1) |
2016–2017 | PS Kemi | 29 | (9) |
2017–2018 | HJK | 34 | (12) |
2018–2020 | Stabæk | 12 | (0) |
2018 | → Stabæk II | 8 | (4) |
2019 | → Inter Turku (loan) | 27 | (16) |
2020 | Inter Turku | 7 | (2) |
2021 | HJK | 27 | (6) |
National team | |||
2008 | Slovenia U16 | 1 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Slovenia U17 | 7 | (0) |
2010 | Slovenia U19 | 5 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Slovenia U20 | 4 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Slovenia U21 | 2 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2021 |
Filip Valenčič (born 7 January 1992) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career[]
Valenčič started his senior career with local side Interblock, before moving to Slovenian PrvaLiga side Olimpija Ljubljana in 2011.[2]
In July 2015, he signed with English side Notts County.[3] He scored his first goal for the club against Crawley Town in a 1–0 win in January 2016.[4]
Following his short spell in England, he signed with Palloseura Kemi Kings ahead of their first season in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish football. In 2017, he moved to HJK. In his first campaign with HJK, he finished as the league's joint second top-scorer with 15 goals (7 after his move from PS Kemi), and helped his team winning their record 28th league title. He also went on to win the league's player of the season award at the league's end of year gala on 3 November 2017.[5]
After two successful seasons with HJK, Valenčič signed a deal with Stabæk in 2018 on a three-year contract.[6] He would go on to only play 124 minutes during the 2018 Eliteserien campaign, scoring no goals.[6] On 12 February 2019, he joined Inter Turku on loan for the 2019 Veikkausliiga season. He finished the campaign as the league's top scorer with 16 goals[7] as the club finished in second place, securing a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.[8]
International career[]
Valenčič has represented Slovenia at various youth levels.[9] In 2019, it was reported that he has considering switching allegiances and taking Finnish citizenship so that he could represent Finland on the international stage.[10]
Honours[]
HJK
Individual
- Veikkausliiga player of the season: 2017,[5] 2019[11]
- Veikkausliiga best forward: 2019[11]
- Veikkausliiga top-goalscorer: 2019[7]
References[]
- ^ Bertoncelj, Maja (6 December 2017). "Nogometaš leta na Finskem" [Footballer of the Year in Finland]. gorenjskiglas.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Viškovič, Rok (10 August 2018). "Čudne besede finskega trenerja o Slovencu, ki odhaja na Norveško". siol.net (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Slovenian Filip Valencic Arrives To Boost Attacking Options". nottscountyfc.co.uk. Notts County F.C. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Crawley Town 0–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Filip Valencic Vuoden Veikkausliigapelaaja". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Ikke god nok for Stabæk, leies ut til finsk fotball". Budstikka (in Norwegian). 12 February 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Perustilastot". veikkausliiga.com/ (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Rožmanu je na Hrvaškem steklo, nov gol Verbiča #video". Sportal (in Slovenian). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Filip Valenčič – Nogometna zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Slovenije ne bo na EURU, toda – Ali bo tam zaigral Slovenec!? V dresu PRESENETLJIVE REPREZENTANCE!?". ekipa.svet24.si (in Slovenian). 16 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ a b "NORO! Bivši član Olimpije pobral VSE NAGRADE! Bil je NAJBOLJŠI STRELEC in celo IGRALEC SEZONE! (foto)". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Filip Valenčič. |
- Player profile at NZS (in Slovene)
- Filip Valenčič at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ljubljana
- Slovenian footballers
- Slovenia youth international footballers
- Slovenia under-21 international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- NK IB 1975 Ljubljana players
- NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players
- A.C. Monza players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Kemi City F.C. players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Stabæk Fotball players
- FC Inter Turku players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Slovenian Second League players
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- Eliteserien players
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