Dejan Kelhar (born 5 April 1984) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Brežice, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brežice | |||
| –2002 | Celje | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Celje | 12 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Krško (loan) | 37 | (0) |
| 2005 | Olimpija | 15 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Celje | 22 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Greuther Fürth | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | Celje | 31 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Cercle Brugge | 42 | (1) |
| 2011 | Legia Warsaw | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Hapoel Haifa | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | Samsunspor | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Gabala | 34 | (1) |
| 2014 | Red Star Belgrade | 15 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 50 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Sivasspor (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Celje (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | FC Bad Radkersburg | 15 | (0) |
| 2021 | SV Übelbach | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Slovenia U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Slovenia U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Slovenia U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Slovenia | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editKelhar started playing football with Brežice,[citation needed] until he moved to Celje. He played there for two seasons in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top level of Slovenian football. At the same time he also played for the Slovenian Second League side Krško, because the Football Association of Slovenia regulations allowed to register youth players for two clubs from different league levels.
In 2006, Kelhar transferred to the 2. Bundesliga side SpVgg Greuther Fürth for an alleged transfer fee of €100,000. His transfer was not a big success and he returned to Celje. On 31 January 2009, the last day before the closing of the winter transfer window, Kelhar signed a contract with Cercle Brugge.
In February 2011, he joined Legia Warszawa on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[1]
In July 2012, Kelhar joined Gabala of the Azerbaijan Premier League on a two-year contract.[2][3] Kelhar's debut came on 4 August 2012 against Simurq in a game that also saw him score his first goal for the club after 15 minutes.[4] Kelhar went on to play in 28 league and three Cup games for Gabala in his first season. Kelhar appeared seven times for Gabala in his second season before leaving in December 2013.[5][6]
At the start of February 2014, Kelhar signed a six-month contract, with the option of another year, with Red Star Belgrade.[7]
On 6 August 2014, Kelhar signed a short-term contract with English Championship side Sheffield Wednesday.[8][9] Kelhar was released by Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the 2014–15 season, having not made an appearance for the club.[10]
International career
editKelhar made his debut for Slovenia in a friendly match against Qatar on 3 March 2010.[11] His final international was a September 2013 World Cup qualification match against Albania.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 1 July 2017[13]
| Season | Club | League | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| Slovenia | League | Slovenian Cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
| 2002–03 | Krško | 2. SNL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| 2003–04 | Celje | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Krško | 2. SNL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2004–05 | Olimpija | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2005–06 | Celje | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | DFL-Supercup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Slovenia | League | Slovenian Cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
| 2007–08 | Celje | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
| 2008–09 | Cercle Brugge | Belgian First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Poland | League | Polish Cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | Legia Warsaw | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Israel | League | Israel State Cup | Toto Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | Hapoel Haifa | Israeli Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Turkey | League | Turkish Cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | Samsunspor | Süper Lig | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Azerbaijan | League | Azerbaijan Cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
| 2012–13[14] | Gabala | Azerbaijan Premier League | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
| 2013–14 | Red Star Belgrade | Serbian SuperLiga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| England | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
| 2014–15 | Sheffield Wednesday | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Slovenia | League | Slovenian Cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
| 2015–16 | Olimpija Ljubljana | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 23 | 3 | ||||
| Turkey | League | Turkish Cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
| 2016–17 | Sivasspor | TFF First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 293 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 320 | 9 | |||
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
editLegia Warsaw
Red Star
Olimpija Ljubljana
References
edit- ^ "Legia pozyskała Dejana Kelhara" (in Polish). onet.pl. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Dejan Kelhar- we will be a good powerful team". gabalafc.az. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "Gabala signs contract with Slovenian footballer". ann.az. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "Simurq vs. Qabala 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ ""Qəbələ"də legionerlər yola salındı" (in Azerbaijani). sportinfo.az. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Kelhar končal zgodbo v Azerbajdžanu". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Dejan Kelhar došao u Beograd" (in Serbian). kurir-info.rs. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday sign Slovenia defender Dejan Kelhar". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Dejan Kelhar joins Sheffield Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday release 11 players including Lewis Buxton". BBC Sport. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Katarci pričakovano lahek plen Slovencev" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ "Dejan Kelhar, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Dejan Kelhar". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Premier League Stats 2012/13" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ "Dejan Kelhar". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Dejan Kelhar". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
External links
edit- Dejan Kelhar at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Dejan Kelhar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dejan Kelhar at NZS (in Slovene)
- Dejan Kelhar at ÖFB (in German)