Alen Ožbolt
Ožbolt with the Bulgarian Cup in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996
Place of birth Novo Mesto, Slovenia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Number 9
Youth career
Fužina Dvor
Livar
Krka
2009–2015 Domžale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Domžale 40 (7)
2015–2016Borussia Dortmund II (loan) 29 (3)
2018 TSV Hartberg 6 (0)
2018–2020 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 43 (13)
2020–2022 Slovan Bratislava 27 (7)
2020–2021 Slovan Bratislava B 3 (2)
2021–2022Hapoel Haifa (loan) 29 (11)
2022– Hapoel Tel Aviv 40 (14)
International career
2011–2012 Slovenia U16 9 (3)
2011–2013 Slovenia U17 9 (3)
2014 Slovenia U19 12 (7)
2015–2018 Slovenia U21 23 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2023

Alen Ožbolt (born 24 June 1996) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hapoel Tel Aviv.[1] He has been capped for Slovenia at all youth levels from under-16 to under-21.

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 four-and-a-half-year contract.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 June 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National cup League cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Domžale 2013–14 1. SNL 601070
2014–15 1. SNL 19341234
2016–17 1. SNL 922000112
2017–18 1. SNL 621050122
Total 407810050538
Borussia Dortmund II (loan) 2015–16 Regionalliga 263263
2016–17 Regionalliga 3030
Total 293000000293
TSV Hartberg 2017–18 Erste Liga 601070
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2018–19 First League 23761298
2019–20 First League 2062141268
Total 43138200415516
Slovan Bratislava 2019–20 Slovak Super Liga 6143104
2020–21 Slovak Super Liga 21644102610
Total 2778700103614
Hapoel Haifa 2021–22 Israeli Premier League 291141303612
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2022–23 Israeli Premier League 291110523513
Career total 2035230118210125166

    Honours

    Club

    Domžale

    Lokomotiv Plovdiv

    Slovan Bratislava

    Individual

    References

    1. 1 2 "A. Ožbolt". soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
    2. "Локомотив Пловдив подписа договор с Ален Ожболт". fpleague.bg (in Bulgarian). 16 September 2018.
    3. "Septemvri Sofia vs. Lokomotiv Plovdiv". soccerway.com. 22 September 2018.
    4. 1 2 3 "Slovan získal Alena Ožbolta". skslovan.com (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
    5. Petkov, Georgi (5 January 2020). "Димитър Илиев е "Футболист на годината", получи наградата си лично от Бербатов". topsport.bg. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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