Aljaž Ivačič

Aljaž Ivačič
Ivačič with the New England Revolution in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993
Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 New England Revolution
Number 31
Youth career
2003–2011 Domžale
2012 Olimpija Ljubljana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Olimpija Ljubljana 2 (0)
2012–2013 → Rudar Trbovlje (loan) 22 (0)
2013 → Bela Krajina (loan) 9 (0)
2015–2016 → Radomlje (loan) 20 (0)
2016–2017 Radomlje 35 (0)
2017 Pafos 0 (0)
2017–2019 Olimpija Ljubljana 43 (0)
2019–2024 Portland Timbers 54 (0)
2019 Portland Timbers 2 12 (0)
2024– New England Revolution 29 (0)
International career
2013 Slovenia U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2025

Aljaž Ivačič (born 29 December 1993) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.

Club career

Ivačič was signed by Portland Timbers on 18 January 2019.[2] He made his debut for the club in a 6–1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on 19 September 2020, earning three saves and giving up one goal.[3] On 25 September 2023, Ivačič filed a complaint with the MLS Players Association against the Timbers alleging abusive conduct and tampering.[4] A few days later, Major League Soccer announced it was suspending Ivačič for three matches and fining him an undisclosed amount for using threatening language toward team staff.[5] Ivačič left the team in March 2024 after his contract was waived.[6]

On 23 April 2024, the New England Revolution announced they had signed Ivačič through the 2025 season.[7] He was named MLS Player of the Matchday for week 19, following the Revolution's 1–0 victory over the New York Red Bulls in which he made five saves.[8] He became the first goalkeeper to win Player of the Matchday award since Dayne St. Clair in 2022, and the second Revolution keeper to win the award, following Matt Turner in 2021.[8]

During the 2025 New England Revolution season, Ivačič was named in MLS Team of the Matchday for weeks 8 and 10, posting shut-outs against Atlanta United FC and Charlotte FC.[9][10]

International career

Ivačič made one appearance for the Slovenia under-20 national team in April 2013, in a 4–1 loss to Croatia.[11] In June 2023, he was called up to the Slovenia senior team by manager Matjaž Kek as a third-choice goalkeeper for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Finland and Denmark.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 October 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olimpija Ljubljana 2012–13 1. SNL 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Rudar Trbovlje (loan) 2012–13 3. SNL 22 0 — — — 22 0
Bela Krajina (loan) 2013–14 2. SNL 9 0 — — — 9 0
Radomlje (loan) 2014–15 1. SNL 2 0 — — — 2 0
2015–16 2. SNL 18 0 — — — 18 0
Total 20 0 0 0 0 0 — 20 0
Radomlje 2016–17 1. SNL 35 0 2 0 — — 37 0
Olimpija Ljubljana 2017–18 1. SNL 25 0 6 0 — — 31 0
2018–19 18 0 0 0 7[a] 0 — 25 0
Total 43 0 6 0 7 0 — 56 0
Portland Timbers 2019 Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2020 2 0 — — 0 0 2 0
2021 5 0 — 0 0 0 0 5 0
2022 32 0 0 0 — — 32 0
2023 15 0 0 0 — 2 0 17 0
Total 54 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 56 0
Portland Timbers 2 2019 USL Championship 12 0 — — — 12 0
New England Revolution 2024 Major League Soccer 25 0 — — 3 0 28 0
Career total 222 0 8 0 7 0 5 0 242 0
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ a b "Aljaž Ivačič". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Portland Timbers acquire Slovenian goalkeeper Aljaž Ivačič". Portland Timbers. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes 1, Portland Timbers 6". Portland Timbers. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ Clarke, Ryan (23 September 2023). "Aljaz Ivacic files complaint with MLS Players Association against Portland Timbers". oregonlive.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  5. ^ Clarke, Ryan (28 September 2023). "MLS suspends Aljaz Ivacic for threatening language toward Portland Timbers staff". oregonlive.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Portland Timbers waive goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic". mlssoccer.com. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ "New England Revolution sign goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic". mlssoccer.com. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b Kurie, Brendan (10 June 2024). "After his sixth start with the club, Revolution goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic is tabbed MLS Player of the Matchday". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  9. ^ Ruderman, Justin (14 April 2025). "Team of the Matchday: Vancouver run rampant, New England rebound". mlssoccer. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  10. ^ Ruderman, Justin (28 April 2025). "Team of the Matchday: Nashville score a touchdown, Cincinnati surge ahead". mlssoccer. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Aljaž Ivačič – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  12. ^ Plestenjak, Rok (7 June 2023). "Črne slutnje so se uresničile" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  13. ^ Aljaž Ivačič at Soccerway
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