Žan Vipotnik (born 18 March 2002) is a Slovenian professional

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er who plays as a

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for club

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and the Slovenia national team.

Club career

On 1 August 2024, Vipotnik joined

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on a four-year deal following the mutual termination of his contract with

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. On 17 August 2024, Vipotnik scored his first goal for the club in a 3-0 victory over Preston. On 30 March 2025, Vipotnik scored a 96th minute equaliser away to eventual champions

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. The striker ended the season with 7 goals.

International career

Between 2017 and 2022, Vipotnik represented Slovenia in all youth levels from under-15 to under-21 and made more than 25 appearances for all teams combined. In March 2023, he was called up to the Slovenian senior team by manager

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matches against

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and

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. Vipotnik made his full international debut on 23 March in an away game against Kazakhstan, where he entered the game in the 70th minute and scored the winning goal for Slovenia eight minutes later in a 2–1 win. By doing so, he became the second youngest player to score for Slovenia, behind only Benjamin Šeško, at the age of 21 years and 5 days.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vipotnik goal.''

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