Miha Blažič (footballer)
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Blažič with Slovenia in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Koper, Slovenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kalba | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Koper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Koper | 99 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Domžale | 47 | (2) |
| 2017–2022 | Ferencváros | 134 | (12) |
| 2022–2023 | Angers | 24 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Lech Poznań | 24 | (1) |
| 2024– | Kalba | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Slovenia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Slovenia U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Slovenia U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Slovenia U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Slovenia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Slovenia B | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | Slovenia | 32 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Miha Blažič (born 8 May 1993) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for UAE Pro League club Kalba and the Slovenia national team.
Club career
Blažič signed his first professional contract with Koper at the age of 17.
On 31 August 2017, Blažič signed a three-year deal with Ferencváros.[2] With Ferencváros, he won four consecutive league titles, from 2018–19 to 2021–22.[1] He also played in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage after his team eliminated Molde in the play-offs.[3]
On 4 June 2022, he joined Ligue 1 club Angers on a three-year contract.[4]
On 6 July 2023, Polish side Lech Poznań announced that Blažič joined the club on a two-year contract.[5]
On 23 September 2024, his transfer to Emirati side Kalba FC was announced.[6][7][8]
International career
Blažič played for all Slovenian youth international levels from under-16 to under-21, with four years as a captain. He debuted for the senior team on 2 June 2018 in a friendly match against Montenegro.[9][10]
In June 2024, he was selected in Slovenia's squad for UEFA Euro 2024 played in Germany.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Koper | 2010–11 | 1. SNL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 1. SNL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 1. SNL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 1. SNL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 1. SNL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 1. SNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 115 | 3 | ||
| Domžale | 2015–16 | 1. SNL | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 1. SNL | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 1. SNL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 65 | 2 | ||
| Ferencváros | 2017–18 | NB I | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 |
| 2018–19 | NB I | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | NB I | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14[c] | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | NB I | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11[d] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | NB I | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14[e] | 1 | 44 | 1 | |
| Total | 134 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 187 | 13 | ||
| Angers | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | |
| Lech Poznań | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Kalba | 2024–25 | UAE Pro League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 337 | 19 | 34 | 2 | 62 | 1 | 433 | 22 | ||
- ^ Includes Slovenian Cup, Magyar Kupa, Coupe de France, Polish Cup, UAE President's Cup
- ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Koper
Domžale
Ferencváros
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Slovenia – M. Blažič – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Uredništvo (31 August 2017). "Blažič iz Domžal v Ferencvaros" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Ferencváros – Molde 2021 History". UEFA. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ M. L. (4 June 2022). "Blažič okrepil vrste Angersa" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "#Blažič2025". lechpoznan.pl (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Galiński, Tomasz (23 September 2024). "Lech Poznań sprzedał piłkarza. Egzotyczny kierunek". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Czaplewski, Jacek (23 September 2024). "Lech Poznań sprzedał Szejkom uczestnika Euro 2024. Miha Blazić wyfrunął do Emiratów". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Lech już potwierdził. Odchodzi czołowy piłkarz". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ A. V. (2 June 2018). "Slovenci na dopust z zmago nad Črnogorci" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Miha Blažič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Kek je objavil končni seznam za Euro: brez Zahovića, Vidovška, tudi Zajca" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
External links
- Miha Blažič at NZS (in Slovene)
- Miha Blažič at WorldFootball.net
- Miha Blažič at National-Football-Teams.com