Filip_Valenčič
Filip Valenčič
Slovenian footballer
Filip Valenčič (born 7 January 1992) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Olimpia Grudziądz.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olimpia Grudziądz | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jezero Medvode[1] | |||
| 0000–2010 | Interblock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Interblock | 31 | (4) |
| 2011–2015 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 88 | (13) |
| 2015 | Monza | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Notts County | 9 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | PS Kemi | 29 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | HJK | 34 | (12) |
| 2018–2020 | Stabæk | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | Stabæk II | 8 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Inter Turku (loan) | 27 | (16) |
| 2020 | Inter Turku | 7 | (2) |
| 2021 | HJK | 27 | (6) |
| 2022 | Dinamo Minsk | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | KuPS | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | KuPS Akatemia | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | ÍBV | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | PK-35 | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Olimpia Grudziądz | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Slovenia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Slovenia U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | Slovenia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Slovenia U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Slovenia U21 | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 | |||
Valenčič started his senior career with local side Interblock, before moving to Slovenian PrvaLiga side Olimpija Ljubljana in 2011.[2]
In July 2015, he signed with English side Notts County.[3] He scored his first goal for the club against Crawley Town in a 1–0 win in January 2016.[4]
Following his short spell in England, he signed with Palloseura Kemi Kings ahead of their first season in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish football. In 2017, he moved to HJK. In his first campaign with HJK, he finished as the league's joint second top-scorer with 15 goals (7 after his move from PS Kemi), and helped his team winning their record 28th league title. He also went on to win the league's player of the season award at the league's end of year gala on 3 November 2017.[5]
After two successful seasons with HJK, Valenčič signed a deal with Stabæk in 2018 on a three-year contract.[6] He would go on to only play 124 minutes during the 2018 Eliteserien campaign, scoring no goals.[6] On 12 February 2019, he joined Inter Turku on loan for the 2019 Veikkausliiga season. He finished the campaign as the league's top scorer with 16 goals[7] as the club finished in second place, securing a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.[8]
In June 2022, Valenčič signed for KuPS.[9]
On 21 March 2024, over a month after making two league cup appearances for PK-35, he joined Polish third-tier club Olimpia Grudziądz on a deal until the end of the season.[10]
Valenčič has represented Slovenia at various youth levels.[11] In 2019, it was reported that he has considering switching allegiances and taking Finnish citizenship so that he could represent Finland on the international stage.[12]
HJK
Individual
- Bertoncelj, Maja (6 December 2017). "Nogometaš leta na Finskem" [Footballer of the Year in Finland]. gorenjskiglas.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- Viškovič, Rok (10 August 2018). "Čudne besede finskega trenerja o Slovencu, ki odhaja na Norveško". siol.net (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Slovenian Filip Valencic Arrives To Boost Attacking Options". nottscountyfc.co.uk. Notts County F.C. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Crawley Town 0–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- "Filip Valencic Vuoden Veikkausliigapelaaja". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Ikke god nok for Stabæk, leies ut til finsk fotball". Budstikka (in Norwegian). 12 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Perustilastot". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- "Rožmanu je na Hrvaškem steklo, nov gol Verbiča #video". Sportal (in Slovenian). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Kova kaappaus! KuPS kiinnitti entisen Veikkausliiga-tähden". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- "Filip Valenčič zawodnikiem Olimpii Grudziądz!" (in Polish). Olimpia Grudziądz. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- "Filip Valenčič – Nogometna zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- "Slovenije ne bo na EURU, toda – Ali bo tam zaigral Slovenec!? V dresu PRESENETLJIVE REPREZENTANCE!?". ekipa.svet24.si (in Slovenian). 16 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- "Filip Valencic kuukauden pelaajaksi". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). 5 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- "NORO! Bivši član Olimpije pobral VSE NAGRADE! Bil je NAJBOLJŠI STRELEC in celo IGRALEC SEZONE! (foto)". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- "Filip Valencic on Veikkausliigan kauden paras pelaaja". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- "Top Cup 2018 goalscorers". besoccer.com. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- Filip Valenčič at NZS (in Slovene)
- Filip Valenčič at KSÍ (in Icelandic)
- Filip Valenčič at Soccerway