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

Rene Mihelič
Mihelič with Hapoel Ra'anana in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-07-05) 5 July 1988 (age 36)
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
0000–2007 Maribor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Maribor 134 (19)
2010–2013 Nacional 35 (1)
2013Levski 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 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 13 (3)
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 22 December 2023

Club career

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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

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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, 1 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

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Club

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As of match played 2 June 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 4 40 11
2007–08 PrvaLiga 28 5 5 0 4[b] 0 37 5
2008–09 PrvaLiga 28 2 4 0 32 2
2009–10 PrvaLiga 33 5 3 0 6[c] 1 1[d] 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[e] 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[f] 1 1[g] 0 20 2
2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 3 0 0 0 3[e] 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[h] 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
  1. ^ Five appearances and three goals in UEFA Intertoto Cup, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Slovenian Supercup
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  7. ^ Appearance in Szuperkupa
  8. ^ Appearance in Hero Super Cup

Honours

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Maribor

Debrecen

Chennaiyin FC

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Rene Mihelič". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Mihelič Rene – nastopi" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Mihelič poleti k Nacionalu". Delo (in Slovenian). 5 February 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Mihelič pristal v Zavrču" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ "DVSC: négy évre szerződtették a szlovén válogatott játékost". Nemzeti Sport. 25 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Debrecen come good against Cliftonville". UEFA. 22 July 2014.
  8. ^ "ISL: Chennaiyin FC sign Slovenian player Rene Mihelic". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Slovenian midfielder Rene Mihelic joins Delhi Dynamos for ISL 2018–19 from Chennaiyin FC". First Post. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Rene Mihelič". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  11. ^ Jerič, Slavko (19 November 2014). "Stojanović postal najmlajši debitant v dresu Slovenije" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Rene Mihelic – Stats and titles won". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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Association 1
INTERN 3
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