Jure Balkovec

Jure Balkovec
Balkovec with Slovenia in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Novo Mesto, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Alanyaspor
Number 29
Youth career
0000–2011 Bela Krajina
2012 Domžale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Bela Krajina 11 (0)
2011–2018 Domžale 93 (11)
2014Krka (loan) 4 (0)
2014–2015Radomlje (loan) 29 (0)
2018 Bari 11 (1)
2018–2020 Hellas Verona 17 (0)
2019–2020Empoli (loan) 32 (1)
2020–2022 Fatih Karagümrük 63 (3)
2022– Alanyaspor 63 (8)
International career
2012 Slovenia U19[a] 3 (0)
2014–2016 Slovenia U21 8 (0)
2017 Slovenia B 1 (0)
2018– Slovenia 38 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

Jure Balkovec (born 9 September 1994) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Turkish Süper Lig club Alanyaspor and the Slovenia national team.

Club career

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In January 2018, Balkovec left Domžale and signed for Italian Serie B outfit Bari,[2] only to move to Hellas Verona after half a year due to Bari's financial collapse.[3]

In September 2020, Balkovec moved to play in Turkey for Fatih Karagümrük.[4] In summer 2022, he joined compatriot Miha Mevlja at fellow Turkish side Alanyaspor.[5][6]

International career

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Balkovec made his debut for Slovenia in an October 2018 Nations League match against Cyprus, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Bojan Jokić.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played on 18 May 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bela Krajina 2010–11 Slovenian Second League 11 0 0 0 11 0
Domžale 2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga 12 1 0 0 12 1
2012–13 Slovenian PrvaLiga 22 3 1 0 23 3
2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga 4 0 1 0 1[c] 0 6 0
2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga 11 1 3 0 14 1
2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 30 5 4 0 3[c] 0 37 5
2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga 14 1 0 0 8[c] 2 22 3
Total 93 11 9 0 12 2 0 0 114 13
Krka (loan) 2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga 4 0 0 0 4 0
Radomlje (loan) 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga 29 0 1 0 30 0
Bari 2017–18 Serie B 11 1 0 0 1[d] 0 12 1
Hellas Verona 2018–19 Serie B 17 0 1 0 18 0
Empoli (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 32 1 2 0 34 1
Fatih Karagümrük 2020–21 Süper Lig 33 2 0 0 33 2
2021–22 Süper Lig 30 1 3 0 33 1
Total 63 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 66 3
Alanyaspor 2022–23 Süper Lig 29 4 2 0 31 4
2023–24 Süper Lig 28 3 3 1 31 4
Total 57 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 62 8
Career total 317 23 21 1 12 2 1 0 351 26
  1. ^ Official UEFA competitive matches only.
  2. ^ Includes Slovenian Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in the 2017–18 Serie B promotion play-offs

References

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  1. ^ a b c "J. Balkovec". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ^ Burazer, Matic (6 January 2018). "URADNO: Balkovec se seli v Bari". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ Burazer, Matic (3 August 2018). "Jure Balkovec se seli v Verono". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ^ Šubic, Aleš (12 September 2020). "Balkovec okrepil novega turškega prvoligaša". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Nova selitev reprezentanta, v Turčiji zdaj slovenski tandem". Sportklub (in Slovenian). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ^ Mađerić, Davor (6 July 2022). "Slovenska reprezentanta združila moči v Turčiji". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Slovenia – Cyprus 1:1 (Nations League C 2018/2019, Group 3)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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