Jon Gorenc Stanković (born 14 January 1996) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Austrian Football Bundesliga side Sturm Graz and the Slovenia national team.

Jon Gorenc Stanković
Stanković with Sturm Graz in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
Sturm Graz
Number 4
Youth career
2012–2014 Domžale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Domžale 18 (0)
2014–2016Borussia Dortmund II (loan) 62 (2)
2016–2020 Huddersfield Town 37 (2)
2020– Sturm Graz 116 (12)
International career
2011–2012 Slovenia U16 9 (2)
2012–2013 Slovenia U17 8 (0)
2013 Slovenia U18 1 (0)
2013–2014 Slovenia U19 10 (0)
2015–2018 Slovenia U21 17 (2)
2020– Slovenia 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Club career edit

Huddersfield Town edit

Gorenc Stanković made his debut for Huddersfield Town in an EFL Cup tie with Shrewsbury Town on 9 August 2016.[2] He made his league debut as a late substitute against Rotherham United on 27 September 2016.[3] He scored his first goal for Huddersfield Town on 19 August 2018 in a 6–1 defeat to Manchester City.[4]

Sturm Graz edit

On 29 June 2020, Gorenc Stanković signed a three-year contract with the Austrian Football Bundesliga side Sturm Graz,[5] though he remained at Huddersfield for the remainder of the season, extended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, having signed a short-term extension.[6]

International career edit

Gorenc Stanković was called-up to the senior Slovenia squad by Srečko Katanec for a friendly against Turkey in June 2016.[7]

Four years after his first call-up to the national team, he made his debut in the friendly match against San Marino on 7 October 2020.[8]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 3 June 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Domžale 2012–13 Slovenian PrvaLiga 6 0 0 0 6 0
2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga 12 0 1 0 2[a] 0 15 0
Total 18 0 1 0 2 0 21 0
Borussia Dortmund II (loan) 2014–15 3. Liga 31 1 31 1
2015–16 Regionalliga West 31 1 31 1
Total 62 2 62 2
Huddersfield Town 2016–17 Championship 7 0 4 0 1 0 12 0
2017–18 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Premier League 11 1 1 0 1 0 13 1
2019–20 Championship 19 1 1 0 1 0 21 1
Total 37 2 6 0 3 0 46 2
Sturm Graz 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 30 3 5 1 35 4
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 30 4 3 0 7[a] 1 40 5
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 31 2 6 0 7[b] 0 44 2
Total 91 9 14 1 14 1 119 11
Career total 208 13 21 1 3 0 16 1 248 15
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International edit

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gorenc Stanković goal.
List of international goals scored by Jon Gorenc Stanković
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 2021 Bonifika Stadium, Koper, Slovenia   Gibraltar 6–0 6–0 Friendly

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Stanković: Jon Gorenc Stanković: Player". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Shrewsbury 2–1 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Huddersfield 2–1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Man City 6–1 Huddersfield: Sergio Aguero hat-trick as champions go top". BBC Sport. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ^ A. G. (29 June 2020). "Gorenc-Stanković podpisal triletno pogodbo s Sturmom" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. ^ Booth, Mel (24 June 2020). "Huddersfield Town retained list: Liverpool loan man Kamil Grabara and Danny Simpson leave club". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  7. ^ "V reprezentanci tudi Gorenc Stanković" (in Slovenian). Ekipa24. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Jon Gorenc Stanković » Friendlies 2020". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  9. ^ "J. Stankovič". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

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