Blaž Vrhovec (born 20 February 1992) is a Slovenian retired

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who played as a

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Career

Vrhovec made his debut in European competitions for

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on 5 July 2012, in the

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first preliminary round match against Dacia Chişinău. He scored his first goal in the Slovenian top division on 12 August 2012 against Mura 05. On 23 March 2016, he made his debut for the

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against

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. In June 2016, Vrhovec signed a three-year contract with

Maribor Maribor ( , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is the seat of the ...

. On 15 January 2022, after five-and-a-half years with Maribor, Vrhovec signed for the

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side

Anorthosis Famagusta Anorthosis Famagusta (), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta.

until 2024. However, his contract with Anorthosis was terminated on 31 August 2022. Two days later, on 2 September 2022, he joined Polish

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side

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

on a one-year deal with an extension option.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Maribor *

Slovenian PrvaLiga The Slovenian PrvaLiga (, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten clubs, it operates on a system of prom ...

: 2016–17, 2018–19

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Blaž Vrhovec
at NZS * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vrhovec, Blaz 1992 births Living people Footballers from Ljubljana Men's association football midfielders Slovenian men's footballers 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen Slovenia men's youth international footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers Slovenia men's international footballers NK IB 1975 Ljubljana players NK Celje players NK Maribor players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Górnik Zabrze players Slovenian Second League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Cypriot First Division players Ekstraklasa players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland