Alen Ožbolt
Alen Ožbolt (born 24 June 1996) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Fortuna Liga.[1] Ožbolt has been capped for Slovenia at all youth levels from under-16 to under-21.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alen Ožbolt | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Novo Mesto, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Slovan Bratislava | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fužina Dvor | |||
| Livar | |||
| Krka | |||
| 2009–2015 | Domžale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Domžale | 40 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | → B. Dortmund II (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2018 | TSV Hartberg | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 43 | (13) |
| 2020– | Slovan Bratislava | 17 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2011–2012 | Slovenia U16 | 9 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Slovenia U17 | 9 | (3) |
| 2014 | Slovenia U19 | 12 | (7) |
| 2015–2018 | Slovenia U21 | 23 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 December 2020 | |||
Club career
Ožbolt began his career at Domžale and spent loan spell at Borussia Dortmund II, before joining Austrian club TSV Hartberg on a permanent basis in early 2018. However, he left Hartberg at the end of the 2017–18 season and joined Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv as a free agent.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Ožbolt signed with Lokomotiv on 16 September 2018 on a three-year deal.[2] Six days later, he made his debut in a 3–1 away league victory over Septemvri Sofia, replacing Bircent Karagaren in the 81st minute.[3] On 15 May 2019, Ožbolt scored the winning goal in the 2019 Bulgarian Cup Final against Botev Plovdiv, which gave Lokomotiv their first Bulgarian Cup.[4] He ended his debut season for Lokomotiv with 8 goals in 29 appearances in all competitions.[4]
Slovan Bratislava
On 11 January 2020, Ožbolt joined Slovan Bratislava on a 4.5 year contract in a deal worth a reported €350,000.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 November 2020[1]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Domžale | 2013–14 | 1. SNL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 1. SNL | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | 1. SNL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 1. SNL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Total | 40 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 8 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II (loan) | 2015–16 | Regionalliga | 26 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| TSV Hartberg | 2017–18 | Erste Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2018–19 | First League | 23 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 29 | 8 | |
| 2019–20 | First League | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 8 | |
| Total | 43 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 16 | ||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2019–20 | Slovak Super Liga | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 10 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | Slovak Super Liga | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
| Total | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | ||
| Career Total | 132 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 166 | 35 | ||
- Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
Honours
Club
- Domžale
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv
- Slovan Bratislava
Individual
- Best goal in the Bulgarian First League: 2019[5]
References
- "A. Ožbolt". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- "Локомотив Пловдив подписа договор с Ален Ожболт" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. 16 September 2018.
- "Septemvri Sofia vs. Lokomotiv Plovdiv". soccerway.com. 22 September 2018.
- "Slovan získal Alena Ožbolta". www.skslovan.com (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- Petkov, Georgi (5 January 2020). "Димитър Илиев е "Футболист на годината", получи наградата си лично от Бербатов". topsport.bg. Retrieved 8 January 2020.