Žan Vipotnik

Žan Vipotnik (born 18 March 2002) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slovenian PrvaLiga side Maribor and the Slovenia national team.[1]

Žan Vipotnik
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Maribor
Number 77
Youth career
Dravinja
2016–2020 Maribor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Maribor 33 (17)
2021 → Gorica (loan) 17 (1)
2022 → Triglav Kranj (loan) 11 (8)
International career‡
2017 Slovenia U15 4 (2)
2017–2018 Slovenia U16 7 (1)
2018–2019 Slovenia U17 10 (1)
2019 Slovenia U18 2 (0)
2020 Slovenia U19 1 (0)
2022– Slovenia U21 3 (0)
2023– Slovenia 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023

International career

Between 2017 and 2022, Vipotnik represented Slovenia at all youth levels from under-15 to under-21 and made more than 25 appearances for all teams combined.[2] In March 2023, he was called up to the Slovenian senior team by manager Matjaž Kek for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Kazakhstan and San Marino.[3] Vipotnik made his full international debut on 23 March in an away game against Kazakhstan, where he entered the game in the 70th minute and scored the winning goal for Slovenia eight minutes later in a 2–1 win.[4] By doing so, he became the second youngest player to score for Slovenia, behind only Benjamin Šeško, at the age of 21 years and 5 days.[5]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 26 March 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovenia 202321
Total21
Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vipotnik goal.
List of international goals scored by Žan Vipotnik
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2023 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

References
  1. Žan Vipotnik at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Žan Vipotnik – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. "Kaj ob prvem vpoklicu v reprezentanco pravi presrečni Žan Vipotnik?". nogomania.com (in Slovenian). 14 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  4. "Vipotnik s prvim strelom v reprezentančnem dresu zadel za tri točke Slovenije" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. "Slovenija ima napad za prihodnost: Vipotnik drugi najmlajši strelec v zgodovini Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  6. "Žan Vipotnik, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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