Žan Vipotnik (born 18 March 2002) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 side Bordeaux and the Slovenia national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Celje, Slovenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bordeaux | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | Dravinja | ||
| 2014–2020 | Maribor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Maribor | 39 | (20) |
| 2021 | → Gorica (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Triglav Kranj (loan) | 12 | (9) |
| 2023– | Bordeaux | 33 | (9) |
| 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 | 8 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023 | |||
International career edit
Between 2017 and 2022, Vipotnik represented Slovenia in all youth levels from under-15 to under-21 and made more than 25 appearances for all teams combined.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of match played 17 November 2023[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 2023 | 8 | 2 |
| Total | 8 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vipotnik goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 March 2023 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan |  Kazakhstan
|
2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 2 | 10 September 2023 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino
|
1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
References edit
- ^ "Zan Vipotnik s'engage avec les Girondins". Girondins.com (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b Žan Vipotnik at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Žan Vipotnik – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Kaj ob prvem vpoklicu v reprezentanco pravi presrečni Žan Vipotnik?". nogomania.com (in Slovenian). 14 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Vipotnik s prvim strelom v reprezentančnem dresu zadel za tri točke Slovenije" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Slovenija ima napad za prihodnost: Vipotnik drugi najmlajši strelec v zgodovini Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Žan Vipotnik, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
External links edit
- Žan Vipotnik at NZS (in Slovene)
- Žan Vipotnik at FootballDatabase.eu
- Žan Vipotnik at Soccerway
- Žan Vipotnik at National-Football-Teams.com
- Žan Vipotnik at WorldFootball.net
