Enrik Ostrc (born 21 June 2002) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport. He has also represented Slovenia at youth international level.

Enrik Ostrc
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Postojna, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Helmond Sport
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2017 Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina[2]
2017–2018 Koper
2018–2020 Olimpija Ljubljana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Olimpija Ljubljana 22 (1)
2021–2023 Troyes 0 (0)
2021–2022Olimpija Ljubljana (loan) 18 (0)
2022–2023Lommel (loan) 9 (0)
2023 Troyes II 1 (0)
2023– Helmond Sport 24 (0)
International career
2018 Slovenia U16 1 (0)
2019 Slovenia U18 2 (0)
2020 Slovenia U19 2 (1)
2021– Slovenia U21 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024

Club career

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Ostrc made his fully professional debut for Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian PrvaLiga on 6 June 2020 against Tabor Sežana. During the match, which Olimpija won 3–0, he scored the team's second goal and became the club's youngest-ever debutant scorer.[3]

On 31 January 2021, Ostrc joined French side Troyes for a reported fee of around €600,000.[4] He was immediately loaned back to Olimpija.[5]

On 1 September 2023, Ostrc signed a two-year contract with Helmond Sport in the Netherlands.[6]

Personal life

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Ostrc is a native of Kozina, a small settlement near the Italian border.[7] He is a relative of Milan Osterc, a former Slovenian international footballer.[7] Ostrc explained that his last name, which is written as "Ostrc" instead of "Osterc", was entered incorrectly into the computer and that the error was never corrected.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 February 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olimpija Ljubljana 2019–20 1. SNL 11 1 11 1
2020–21 1. SNL 12 0 1 0 2[a] 0 15 0
Total 23 1 1 0 2 0 26 1
Career total 23 1 1 0 2 0 26 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Olimpija Ljubljana

References

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  1. ^ a b "Enrik Ostrc". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Športnik Krasa in Brkinov 2019". hrpelje-kozina.si (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. ^ T. M. (6 June 2020). "Mojstrovina 17-letnega Olimpijinega dragulja ob novi zmagi Ljubljančanov". zurnal24.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ M. R. (31 January 2021). "Olimpija in Troyes dosegla dogovor, Ostrc kot posojen igralec ostaja v Ljubljani" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. ^ M. J. (31 January 2021). "Ostrc podpisal pogodbo s Francozi, a še leto in pol ostaja pri Olimpiji". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Nasvidenje, Francija, dobrodošla, Nizozemska: Enrik Ostrc bo kariero nazaj na prave tirnice poskušal spraviti pri Helmond Sportu". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Uroš Iskra; Damjan Medica (9 June 2020). "Zakaj biser Olimpije v priimku nima črke e? #video" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  8. ^ a b Enrik Ostrc at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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