Rene Mihelič

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

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)
Playing 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 Persib Bandung 10 (0)
2020– Maribor 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 23 August 2019

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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