| Rene Mihelič | |
| Birth Date: | 1988 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Maribor, Socialist Republic of Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia[1] |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Currentclub: | USV Hengsberg |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | Maribor |
| Years1: | 2005–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Maribor |
| Caps1: | 134 |
| Goals1: | 19 |
| Years2: | 2010–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Nacional |
| Caps2: | 35 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Clubs3: | → Levski Sofia (loan) |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs4: | Zavrč |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs5: | Debrecen |
| Caps5: | 31 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2015–2017 |
| Caps6: | 48 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2017 |
| Clubs7: | Riga |
| Caps7: | 5 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs8: | Chennaiyin |
| Caps8: | 14 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs9: | Delhi Dynamos |
| Caps9: | 16 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2019 |
| Clubs10: | Persib Bandung |
| Caps10: | 10 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2020 |
| Clubs11: | Maribor |
| Caps11: | 8 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2021 |
| Caps12: | 13 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Years13: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs13: | SC Kalsdorf |
| Caps13: | 53 |
| Goals13: | 5 |
| Years14: | 2023– |
| Clubs14: | USV Hengsberg |
| Caps14: | 13 |
| Goals14: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Slovenia U18 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2006 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalteam2: | Slovenia U19 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2008–2010 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalteam3: | Slovenia U20 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2006–2010 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 20 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 7 |
| Nationalteam4: | Slovenia U21 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2007 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalteam5: | Slovenia |
| Club-Update: | 22 December 2023 |
Rene Mihelič (born 5 July 1988) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USV Hengsberg.
Mihelič came through NK Maribor's youth academy, before making his senior team debut in September 2005.[2] In 2010 he was signed by the Portuguese team Nacional.[3]
On 8 February 2013, Bulgarian side Levski Sofia confirmed Mihelič had joined on loan until the end of the season, with the option of making the move permanent. He made his official A PFG debut for Levski Sofia on 17 March 2013, after coming on as a substitute in the 0–0 home draw with Montana. Mihelič scored his first goal in his first appearance as a starter for Levski Sofia, netting the equalizer in the 1–1 away draw with PFC Cherno More Varna on 30 March 2013.[4]
Mihelič returned to Slovenia in October 2013, when he joined Zavrč.[5]
On 25 January 2014, Mihelič was signed by Hungarian League club Debrecen.[6] On 22 July 2014, Mihelič scored his first goal in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying round against Cliftonville at the Nagyerdei Stadion.[7]
On 27 July 2017, Mihelič joined Indian Super League franchise Chennaiyin FC on a free transfer after his contract with Latvian club Riga expired.[8] He scored two goals in fourteen appearances and won the league title with his team. On 11 August 2018, he joined fellow league club Delhi Dynamos FC on a one-year deal.[9]
Between 2006 and 2010, Mihelič represented Slovenia in all youth categories from under-18 to under-21.[10] In August 2007, he made his debut for the senior team when he was 19 years, 1 month and 17 days old, which was a record for the youngest player ever to play for the national team at the time, before the record was broken by Petar Stojanović in 2014.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Maribor | 2005–06 | PrvaLiga | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2006–07 | PrvaLiga | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | — | 40 | 11 | ||||
| 2007–08 | PrvaLiga | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | ||||
| 2008–09 | PrvaLiga | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||||
| 2009–10 | PrvaLiga | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 6 | |||
| Total | 134 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 25 | |||
| Nacional | 2010–11 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |||
| Levski Sofia | 2012–13 | A Group | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Zavrč | 2013–14 | PrvaLiga | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Debrecen | 2013–14 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 6 | |||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 2015–16 | Israeli Premier League | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Israeli Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 5 | |||
| Riga | 2016 | Virsliga | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | Virsliga | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |||
| Chennaiyin FC | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Delhi Dynamos | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Persib Bandung | 2019 | Liga 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Maribor | 2019–20 | PrvaLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | PrvaLiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Sutjeska | 2020–21 | Montenegrin First League | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||||
| SC Kalsdorf | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Central | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Central | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 53 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 382 | 42 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 462 | 53 | |||
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Chennaiyin FC