Andraž Šporar facts for kids
Šporar with Slovenia in 2021
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 27 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Panathinaikos | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Olimpija | ||
| 2005–2009 | MNK Ljubljana | ||
| 2009–2011 | Interblock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2012 | Interblock | 21 | (10) |
| 2012–2015 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 95 | (46) |
| 2016–2018 | Basel | 19 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Slovan Bratislava | 53 | (44) |
| 2020–2022 | Sporting CP | 29 | (9) |
| 2021 | → Braga (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 35 | (8) |
| 2022– | Panathinaikos | 11 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Slovenia U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | Slovenia U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Slovenia U21 | 19 | (7) |
| 2016– | Slovenia | 40 | (6) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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Andraž Šporar (born 27 February 1994) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos and the Slovenia national team.
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Club career
Olimpija Ljubljana
In June 2012, Šporar transferred from Interblock to Olimpija Ljubljana. In the 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga season, Šporar was named a team captain. During the first half of the club's season, he played 18 PrvaLiga games and scored 17 goals.
FC Basel
On 8 December 2015, Basel announced that Šporar had signed a four-and-a-half-year contract up until the end of June 2020. He made his league debut for Basel on 14 February 2016 in the 4–0 away win against Grasshoppers coming in as substitute in the 70th minute. Šporar injured himself during warm-up before the away match against Saint-Étienne on 18 February 2016. He had to undergo a surgery which kept him out for the rest of the 2015–16 FC Basel season, in which his team won the 2015–16 Swiss Super League championship, their seventh national title in a row.
Arminia Bielefeld (loan)
On 25 June 2017, Šporar joined 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld on loan for the 2017–18 season.
Slovan Bratislava
Šporar joined the Slovak Super Liga side Slovan Bratislava in January 2018 for a reported fee of €600,000. He helped the team win the 2017–18 Slovak Cup. In the 2018–19 season, he won the Slovak title and became the Slovak league's best goalscorer, scoring 29 goals and tying the record for most goals scored in a season.
Sporting
On 23 January 2020, Šporar transferred to Sporting CP on a five-year contract for a transfer fee of €6 million, making him the most expensive player in the history of the Slovak Super Liga. With bonuses, the total transfer fee may eventually rise above €7 million.
Braga (loan)
On 1 February 2021, Šporar joined Braga on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.
Middlesbrough (loan)
In August 2021 he joined English side Middlesbrough on loan. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win against Nottingham Forest on 15 September 2021.
Panathinaikos
On 27 July 2022, Šporar signed a four-year contract with Super League Greece side Panathinaikos for a reported transfer fee of over €3 million.
International career
In November 2016, Šporar received his first call-up to the senior Slovenia squad for matches against Malta and Poland. He debuted against Malta, replacing Milivoje Novaković late in the second half.
Personal life
Andraž Šporar is the son of Olimpija's former captain Miha Šporar. In the past, Šporar has revealed that it is his ambition to earn a move to Liverpool, which is his favourite club, at some stage in his career. Liverpool followed the player in 2015, but in the end there was no transfer.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Interblock | 2011–12 | 2. SNL | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 11 | |||
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 2012–13 | 1. SNL | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 11 | |
| 2013–14 | 1. SNL | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 9 | ||
| 2014–15 | 1. SNL | 32 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 13 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 1. SNL | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 17 | ||||
| Total | 95 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 50 | ||
| Basel | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2017–18 | Slovak Super Liga | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Slovak Super Liga | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 36 | 34 | |||
| 2019–20 | Slovak Super Liga | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 7 | — | 26 | 20 | |||
| Total | 53 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 60 | ||
| Sporting CP | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 18 | 7 | |
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | ||
| Total | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 11 | ||
| Braga (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |
| Middlesbrough (loan) | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 8 | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 288 | 128 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 359 | 152 | ||
International
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Šporar goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 March 2019 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel |  Israel |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2 | 6 September 2019 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia |  Poland |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 3 | 4 June 2021 | Bonifika Stadium, Koper, Slovenia |  Gibraltar |
1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 3–0 | |||||
| 5 | 8 October 2021 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Malta |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 24 September 2022 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia |  Norway |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours
Basel
- Swiss Super League: 2015–16, 2016–17
- Swiss Cup: 2016–17
Slovan Bratislava
- Slovak Super Liga: 2018–19
- Slovak Cup: 2017–18
Sporting CP
- Primeira Liga: 2020–21
- Taça da Liga: 2020–21
Braga
- Taça de Portugal: 2020–21
Individual
- Slovenian PrvaLiga Top Scorer: 2015–16
- Slovak Super Liga Top Scorer: 2018–19, 2019–20
- Slovak Super Liga Player of the Year: 2018–19
- Slovak Super Liga Player of the Month: November/December 2018, May 2019, November/December 2019
- Slovak Super Liga Goal of the Month: October 2019
- Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2018–19, 2019–20
See also
In Spanish: Andraž Šporar para niños
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