Roman Bezjak
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 February 1989 | ||
Place of birth |
Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | USV Wies | ||
Number | 77 | ||
Youth career | |||
Korotan Prevalje[1] | |||
–2005 | Dravograd | ||
2005–2008 | Celje | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Celje | 108 | (34) |
2008 | → Zagorje (loan) | 5 | (3) |
2009–2010 | → Mladi upi Šentjur (loan) | 8 | (4) |
2012–2015 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 60 | (20) |
2015–2016 | Rijeka | 39 | (20) |
2016–2018 | Darmstadt 98 | 14 | (0) |
2017 | → Rijeka (loan) | 16 | (4) |
2018–2019 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 30 | (7) |
2019–2020 | APOEL | 18 | (4) |
2020 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 16 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Celje | 10 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Balıkesirspor | 25 | (1) |
2022– | USV Wies | 23 | (13) |
International career | |||
2007 | Slovenia U18 | 8 | (3) |
2007 | Slovenia U19 | 6 | (3) |
2009–2010 | Slovenia U20 | 2 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Slovenia U21 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2019 | Slovenia | 33 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2023 |
Roman Bezjak (born 21 February 1989)[2] is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian side USV Wies. He made his debut for the Slovenia national team in 2013, making a total of 33 appearances and scoring 5 goals.[3]
Club career
Celje
Bezjak made his debut for Celje on 9 April 2008 against Maribor, coming on as a substitute for the last six minutes.[4] The following season he made his first start for Celje, on 2 August 2008, in a 0–0 home draw against Domžale before being substituted by Saša Bakarić.[5] Two weeks later, he scored his first goal in a 2–2 away draw against Primorje. He began to establish himself in the Celje first team from the 2009–10 season, making 24 league appearances and scoring 6 goals.[6]
Ludogorets Razgrad
On 22 August 2012, Bezjak signed a four-year contract with
In the following season Bezjak became a first team regular. He scored his first goal of the season in the second league game, a 1–0 win at home to
Rijeka
On 14 May 2015, HNK Rijeka announced that Bezjak had signed a three-year contract, tying him with the club until June 2018.[11] He made his official début for the club on 10 July 2015, in a goalless away draw against Inter Zaprešić in Round 1 of the Croatian First Football League.[12] On 19 July 2015, Bezjak scored a brace in a 3–3 home draw against Slaven Belupo.[13] With 13 goals to his account, he was the club's top scorer during the 2015–16 season.
Jagiellonia Białystok
On 1 February 2018, Bezjak signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Jagiellonia Białystok.[14] His debut for Jagiellonia was against Piast Gliwice in a 2–0 victory, when he was subbed in during the second half.[15] Bezjak's first goal for the club was on 23 February 2018 against Lechia Gdańsk in a 4–2 win at home.[16]
International career
Bezjak earned his first cap for
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 December 2019[17]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Celje | 2007–08 | 1. SNL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2008–09 | 1. SNL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
2009–10 | 1. SNL | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 28 | 9 | ||
2010–11 | 1. SNL | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 34 | 8 | ||
2011–12 | 1. SNL | 34 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | 41 | 17 | ||
2012–13 | 1. SNL | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
Total | 108 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 39 | ||
Ludogorets | 2012–13
|
A Group
|
14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 5 | |
2013–14
|
A Group | 31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 15[b] | 6 | 51 | 20 | |
2014–15
|
A Group | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9[c] | 2 | 31 | 4 | |
Total | 60 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 96 | 29 | ||
Rijeka | 2015–16 | 1. HNL
|
32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2[a] | 0 | 39 | 17 |
2016–17 | 1. HNL | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 2 | 28 | 13 | |
Total | 55 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 30 | ||
Darmstadt 98 | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Jagiellonia | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
Total | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
APOEL | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
Career total | 285 | 89 | 41 | 10 | 39 | 10 | 365 | 109 |
- ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; nine appearances and six goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League and three appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Slovenia | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
2014 | 2 | 0 | |
2015 | 3 | 0 | |
2016 | 7 | 1 | |
2017 | 4 | 2 | |
2018 | 9 | 1 | |
2019 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 33 | 5 |
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bezjak goal.[3]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 23 March 2016 | Bonifika Stadium, Koper, Slovenia | North Macedonia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 8 October 2017 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | Scotland | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 2–1 | |||||
4 | 2 June 2018 | City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Montenegro | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
5 | 9 September 2019 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | Israel | 2–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
Ludogorets
Rijeka
APOEL
References
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- ^ "Roman Bezjak :: Roman Bezjak :: Balikesirspor". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Roman Bezjak". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Maribor 5–2 Celje". prvaliga.si (in Slovenian). 9 April 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2020.}
- ^ "Celje 0–0 Domžale". prvaliga.si (in Slovenian). 2 August 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2020.}
- ^ "Roman Bezjak – statistika 2009/10". prvaliga.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Ludogorets bought a striker from Slovenia". ludogorets.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Валенсия събуди Лудогорец от "европейския" им сън, този път и късметът обърна гръб на разградчани". topsport.bg. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Лудогорец триумфира с Купата в мач, изпълнен с простотия, нерви и ексцесии, "oрлите" подчиниха "Ботев" на "Лазур". topsport.bg. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Roman Bezjak novi igrač Rijeke". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Inter Zaprešić-Rijeka 0:0". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "Rijeka-Slaven Belupo 3:3". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "Jagiellonia Białystok. Roman Bezjak podpisał kontrakt". eurosport.interia.pl (in Polish). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Piast Gliwice – Jagiellonia Białystok 0:2" (in Polish). dziennikzachodni.pl. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Jagiellonia imponuje i wskakuje na pozycję lidera! Posada Owena wisi na włosku" (in Polish). przegladsportowy.pl. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "R. Bezjak – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- Delo(in Slovenian). Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Roman Bezjak, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
External links
- Roman Bezjak at Soccerway
- Roman Bezjak at NZS (in Slovene)
- Roman Bezjak at ÖFB(in German)