Etien Velikonja
| Etien Velikonja | ||
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | December 26, 1988 | |
| place of birth | Šempeter pri Gorici , SFR Yugoslavia | |
| size | 177 cm | |
| position | striker | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| -2007 | ND Gorica | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2007-2010 | ND Gorica | 104 (32) |
| 2010–2012 | NK Maribor | 46 (20) |
| 2012-2016 | Cardiff City | 3 (0) |
| 2014 | → Rio Ave FC (loan) | 7 (1) |
| 2015-2016 | → Lierse SK (loan) | 40 (28) |
| 2016-2017 | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 21 (4) |
| 2017 | Gençlerbirliği Ankara | 6 (0) |
| 2017-2018 | Willem II Tilburg | 5 (3) |
| 2019– | ND Gorica | 16 (8) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2006 | Slovenia U18 | 3 (0) |
| 2006 | Slovenia U-19 | 4 (0) |
| 2007-2009 | Slovenia U-20 | 7 (6) |
| 2007-2010 | Slovenia U-21 | 14 (3) |
| 2009–2012 | Slovenia | 3 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of June 29, 2019 |
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Etien Velikonja (born December 26, 1988 in Šempeter pri Gorici , SFR Yugoslavia ) is a Slovenian football player .
society
From 2006 to 2010 Velikonja played in the first division of Slovenia for ND Gorica . In the 2008/09 season, the striker was the top scorer with 17 goals. Since the 2010/11 season he has been playing for the Slovenian record champions NK Maribor , with whom he won the championship in 2011 and 2012.
He played the second half of the 2016/17 season for Turkish first division club Gençlerbirliği Ankara and then moved to Dutch club Willem II Tilburg in summer 2017 . But only a year later he returned to his hometown club ND Gorica .
National team
Velikonja is a multiple U-21 national player. He made his debut in the Slovenian senior national team on August 12, 2009 in the World Cup qualifier against San Marino .
successes
- Slovenian champion : 2011, 2012
- Slovenian Cup Winner : 2012
- Top scorer Slovenia : 2009
- Top scorer Belgium : 2016
Web links
- Etien Velikonja in the database of weltfussball.de
- Etien Velikonja in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- Etien Velikonja on the official website of the Slovenska Nogometna Liga (Slovenian)
- Etien Velikonja on the official website of the Slovenian Football Association (Slovenian)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Velikonja, Etien |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovenian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Šempeter pri Gorici , SFR Yugoslavia |