Rok Kidrič
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Celje, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Celje | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Celje | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Šmartno (loan) | 23 | (5) |
| 2015 | → Dravinja (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Drava | 20 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Dob | 24 | (19) |
| 2017–2018 | Ankaran | 10 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Aluminij | 32 | (10) |
| 2019 | Olimpija | 21 | (3) |
| 2020 | Boluspor | 14 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Bravo | 19 | (2) |
| 2021 | Aluminij | 19 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Puszcza Niepołomice | 38 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:39, 29 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Rok Kidrič (born 27 April 1995) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Early life
Kidrič was born on 27 April 1995. Born in Celje, he is a native of Mestinje.[1]
Career
Kidrič started his career with NK Celje in 2014. Unused, he was loaned the same year to Slovenian side Šmartno, where he made twenty-three league appearances and scored five goals. Six months later, he was sent on loan to Dravinja, where he made eleven league appearances and scored two goals. Ahead of the 2015–16 season, he signed for Drava, where he made twenty league appearances and scored six goals, before signing for Ankaran in 2016, where he made twenty-four league appearances and scored nineteen goals.[2]
One year later, he signed for Aluminij, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players while playing for them[3] and made thirty-two league appearances and scored ten goals. Subsequently, he signed for Slovenian side Olimpija in 2019, where he made twenty-one league appearances and scored three goals. The next year, he moved abroad for the first time by signing for Turkish side Boluspor, where he made fourteen league appearances and scored once. During the summer of 2020, he returned to his country and signed for Bravo, where he made nineteen league appearances and scored two goals. Following his stint there, he signed for Polish side Puszcza Niepołomice, helping the club achieve promotion from the second tier to the top flight.[2]
Style of play
Kidrič plays as a forward and is left-footed. Polish news website iGol.pl wrote in 2023 that he "is very useful in set pieces... is useful not only when the ball is crossed into the penalty area. He gives a lot of possibilities in the play".[4]
References
- ^ "Rok Kidrič: Bramkę strzeloną Wiśle zapamiętam na zawsze" [Rok Kidrič: I will remember the goal scored against Wisła forever] (in Polish). GOL24.pl. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ a b Rok Kidrič at Soccerway
- ^ "Rok Kidrič, Aluminij: "V Kidričevem se odlično počutim, vse je v najlepšem redu"" [Rok Kidrič, Aluminij: "I feel great at Kidričevo, everything is in perfect order"] (in Sinhala). Svet24. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Wieża z Niepołomic – Rok Kidrić. Cichy bohater kolejki #1" [Niepołomice Tower – Rok Kidrić. The silent hero of the queue #1] (in Polish). iGol.pl. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
External links
- Rok Kidrič at Soccerway
- Rok Kidrič at 90minut.pl (in Polish)