| Blaž Vrhovec | |
| Birth Date: | 1992 2, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Maribor |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | –2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Svoboda |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Slovan |
| Youthyears3: | 2010–2011 |
| Youthclubs3: | Interblock |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Interblock |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2012–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Celje |
| Caps2: | 111 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2016–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Maribor |
| Caps3: | 143 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | Anorthosis |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Górnik Zabrze |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Maribor |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | Slovenia U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011–2013 |
| Nationalteam2: | Slovenia U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | Slovenia U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2016–2021 |
| Nationalteam4: | Slovenia |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | Slovenia B |
| Nationalcaps5: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
Blaž Vrhovec (born 20 February 1992) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor.[1]
Vrhovec made his debut in European competitions for Celje on 5 July 2012, in the UEFA Europa League first preliminary round match against Dacia Chişinău.[2] He scored his first goal in the Slovenian top division on 12 August 2012 against Mura 05.[3] On 23 March 2016, he made his debut for the Slovenia national football team against Macedonia.[4]
In June 2016, Vrhovec signed a three-year contract with Maribor.[5]
On 15 January 2022, after five-and-a-half years with Maribor, Vrhovec signed for the Cypriot First Division side Anorthosis Famagusta until 2024.[6] [7] However, his contract with Anorthosis was terminated on 31 August 2022.[8]
Two days later, on 2 September 2022, he joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze on a one-year deal with an extension option.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Interblock | 2011–12 | Slovenian Second League | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| Celje | 2012–13 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Total | 111 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 7 | |||
| Maribor | 2016–17 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Total | 143 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 191 | 9 | |||
| Anorthosis | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 303 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 383 | 19 | |||
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