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Slovenia (2026)

Slovenija

Matches: 7; 7 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 2-2-3; 2 W · 2 D · 3 L
Goals: 8; 8 against
Goal difference: 0

General Information

Nogometna Zveza Slovenije

Founded: 1920
FIFA entry: 1992
Average height in 2026: 1.83 m
Average age in 2026: 26.9 years
Confederation: United European Football Association (UEFA)
Continent: Europe
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Boštjan Cesar(Coach)

Date of birth: 9 July 1982
Place of birth: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height: 1.91 m
Matches: 7 (3 official · 4 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by miguel_valencia87

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Players of Slovenia in 2026

30 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers2
Jan Oblak	7 January 1993	Goalkeeper	Atlético Madrid	5	0	0
Igor Vekić	6 May 1998	Goalkeeper	HNK Rijeka	2	0	0
Defenders11
Jaka Bijol	5 February 1999	Centre Back	Leeds United	7	0	0
Vanja Drkušić	30 October 1999	Centre Back	Espanyol Barcelona	6	1	1
Erik Janža	21 June 1993	Left Back	Górnik Zabrze	6	0	0
Žan Karničnik	18 September 1994	Centre Back	NK Maribor	5	2	0
David Brekalo	3 December 1998	Centre Back	Orlando City	3	2	0
Marcel Ratnik	23 December 2003	Centre Back	Al-Ain SC	3	0	0
David Zec	5 January 2000	Centre Back	Holstein Kiel	1	5	0
Srđan Kuzmić	16 January 2004	Right Back	FC Lorient	1	1	0
Jošt Urbančič	12 April 2001	Left Back	Olimpija Ljubljana	1	1	0
Petar Stojanović	7 October 1995	Right Back	NK Maribor	1	0	0
Jure Balkovec	9 September 1994	Left Back	Omonia Lefkosias	0	1	0
Midfielders9
Adam Gnezda Čerin	16 July 1999	Centre Midfielder	Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi	5	2	0
Sandi Lovrič	28 March 1998	Defensive Midfielder	Udinese Calcio	3	2	1
Timi Max Elšnik	29 April 1998	Centre Midfielder	Crvena Zvezda Beograd	3	1	0
Tamar Svetlin	30 July 2001	Attacking Midfielder	AS Saint-Étienne	2	1	0
Tomi Horvat	24 March 1999	Centre Midfielder	Bristol City	1	2	0
Mark Zabukovnik	27 December 2000	Defensive Midfielder	NK Celje	1	2	0
Svit Sešlar	9 January 2002	Attacking Midfielder	NK Celje	1	0	0
Tian Nai Koren	31 July 2009	Attacking Midfielder	Club Brugge	0	1	0
Adrian Zeljković	19 August 2002	Defensive Midfielder	MTK Budapest	0	1	0
Forwards8
Danijel Šturm	4 January 1999	Left Winger	Slavia Praha	7	0	1
Žan Vipotnik	18 March 2002	Centre Forward	Swansea City	6	1	3
Aljoša Matko	29 March 2000	Right Winger	Újpest FC	2	4	1
Andraž Šporar	27 February 1994	Centre Forward	Slovan Bratislava	2	3	1
Tjaš Begić	30 June 2003	Left Winger	Sampdoria Genova	2	3	0
Benjamin Verbič	27 November 1993	Left Winger	NK Celje	1	1	0
Žan Celar	14 March 1999	Centre Forward	FC Basel	0	2	0
Ester Sokler	4 June 1999	Centre Forward	Maccabi Tel-Aviv	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Slovenia in 2026

7 matches

3 Oct 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 1 · Thermoplan ArenaAvs.SwitzerlandMatch report: Switzerland vs. Slovenia 2–1Defeat
29 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 1 · Stadion StožiceHvs.North MacedoniaMatch report: Slovenia vs. North Macedonia 2–0Win
26 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 1 · Stadion StožiceHvs.ScotlandMatch report: Slovenia vs. Scotland 0–0Draw
7 Jun 2026Friendly · Stadion VarteksAvs.CroatiaMatch report: Croatia vs. Slovenia 2–1Defeat
4 Jun 2026Friendly · Stadion StožiceHvs.CyprusMatch report: Slovenia vs. Cyprus 1–1Draw
31 Mar 2026Friendly · Podgorica City StadiumAvs.MontenegroMatch report: Montenegro vs. Slovenia 2–3Win
28 Mar 2026Friendly · Puskás ArénaAvs.HungaryMatch report: Hungary vs. Slovenia 1–0Defeat

Match Progress for Slovenia

2 W · 2 D · 3 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Slovenia

74 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Cyprus	13	6	4	3	20
Norway	13	2	3	8	11
Croatia	13	1	4	8	11
Switzerland	12	2	2	8	9
Slovakia	11	4	5	2	10
Malta	9	7	2	0	17
Estonia	9	6	1	2	13
Romania	9	3	3	3	12
Poland	8	2	3	3	9
North Macedonia	8	2	2	4	9
San Marino	7	7	0	0	26
Albania	7	4	2	1	6
Northern Ireland	7	3	1	3	7
Russia	7	2	1	4	8
Italy	7	2	1	4	3
Austria	7	1	3	3	6
Greece	7	0	4	3	3
Denmark	7	0	2	5	4
England	7	0	2	5	4
Ukraine	6	2	3	1	7
Lithuania	6	2	2	2	11
Bosnia & Herzegovina	6	2	0	4	8
Sweden	6	0	4	2	4
Scotland	6	0	4	2	3
Luxembourg	5	5	0	0	10
Latvia	5	4	0	1	9
Hungary	5	3	0	2	5
Israel	5	2	3	0	8
Finland	5	2	1	2	6
Serbia	5	1	3	1	6
Belarus	5	1	2	2	5
Czechia	5	1	1	3	2
Bulgaria	5	0	2	3	3
Moldova	4	4	0	0	10
Kazakhstan	4	4	0	0	8
Faroe Islands	4	3	1	0	12
Montenegro	4	3	1	0	7
Iceland	4	3	0	1	15
Georgia	4	2	1	1	5
Kosovo	4	2	1	1	3
France	4	0	0	4	2
USA	3	1	1	1	5
Qatar	3	1	1	1	4
Yugoslavia	3	0	3	0	5
Oman	2	2	0	0	11
Tunisia	2	1	1	0	3
Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	2
Portugal	2	1	0	1	2
Turkey	2	1	0	1	2
Algeria	2	1	0	1	1
United Arab Emirates	2	0	2	0	3
Belgium	2	0	1	1	0
Spain	2	0	0	2	2
Netherlands	2	0	0	2	0
Uruguay	2	0	0	2	0
Gibraltar	1	1	0	0	6
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	3
Trinidad & Tobago	1	1	0	0	3
Armenia	1	1	0	0	2
Australia	1	1	0	0	2
Ghana	1	1	0	0	2
Mexico	1	1	0	0	2
Canada	1	1	0	0	1
China	1	1	0	0	0
Serbia & Montenegro	1	0	1	0	1
Azerbaijan	1	0	1	0	0
Wales	1	0	1	0	0
Honduras	1	0	0	1	1
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	1
Argentina	1	0	0	1	0
Colombia	1	0	0	1	0
Germany	1	0	0	1	0
South Africa	1	0	0	1	0
Ivory Coast	1	0	0	1	0
Total	325	118	87	120	401

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Slovenia

Games Total: 84
Goals: 102
Goals Against: 98
Games W/D/L: 30/22/32
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.21
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.17

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 11; Milivoje Novakovič
Most Matches: 37; Boštjan Cesar
Most Yellow Cards: 12; Boštjan Cesar
Most Red Cards: 1; Nastja Čeh

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Slovenia

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Cesar, Boštjan	Centre Back	2003–2018	101	97	4	10	1	27	2	1
2	Jokič, Bojan	Left Back	2006–2019	100	95	5	1	10	19	0	1
3	Kurtič, Jasmin	Centre Midfielder	2012–2024	96	80	16	2	6	20	1	0
4	Birsa, Valter	Attacking Midfielder	2006–2018	90	69	21	7	12	8	0	0
5	Oblak, Jan	Goalkeeper	2012–2026	87	87	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	Iličič, Josip	Attacking Midfielder	2010–2024	86	65	21	17	17	15	1	0
7	Handanovič, Samir	Goalkeeper	2004–2015	81	79	2	0	0	5	0	0
8	Zahovič, Zlatko	Attacking Midfielder	1992–2004	80	79	1	35	2	16	1	0
9	Novakovič, Milivoje	Centre Forward	2006–2017	80	67	13	32	10	6	0	0
10	Brečko, Mišo	Right Back	2004–2015	77	69	8	0	8	13	0	1
11	Bijol, Jaka	Centre Back	2018–2026	76	65	11	1	1	12	0	0
12	Čeh, Aleš	Defensive Midfielder	1990–2002	75	72	3	1	0	13	0	0
13	Ačimovič, Milenko	Left Midfielder	1998–2007	74	44	30	13	2	10	0	0
14	Stojanović, Petar	Right Back	2014–2026	73	64	9	2	12	16	1	0
15	Novak, Džoni	Left Midfielder	1991–2002	72	71	1	3	1	9	0	0
16	Kirm, Andraž	Left Winger	2007–2016	71	63	8	6	11	11	0	0
17	Šporar, Andraž	Centre Forward	2016–2026	69	50	19	13	12	6	0	0
18	Galič, Marinko	Right Back	1990–2002	68	62	6	0	0	14	0	0
19	Verbič, Benjamin	Left Winger	2015–2026	66	42	24	7	2	7	0	0
20	Rudonja, Mladen	Left Winger	1993–2003	66	55	11	1	1	5	0	0
21	Knavs, Aleksander	Centre Back	1998–2006	65	59	6	3	0	7	0	0
22	Pavlin, Miran	Attacking Midfielder	1993–2004	64	61	3	5	0	19	0	0
23	Karič, Amir	Left Back	1996–2004	64	49	15	1	0	23	1	0
24	Ilič, Branko	Right Back	2004–2015	63	50	13	1	2	10	0	0
25	Koren, Robert	Centre Midfielder	2003–2011	61	51	10	5	6	8	0	0
26	Simeunovič, Marko	Goalkeeper	1991–2004	58	55	3	0	0	0	0	0
27	Gnezda Čerin, Adam	Centre Midfielder	2020–2026	54	49	5	6	4	12	0	0
28	Karničnik, Žan	Centre Back	2021–2026	51	44	7	2	3	5	0	0
29	Mevlja, Miha	Centre Back	2016–2022	50	46	4	2	1	6	0	0
30	Dedič, Zlatko	Centre Forward	2004–2013	49	27	22	8	3	4	0	0
31	Lovrič, Sandi	Defensive Midfielder	2020–2026	49	34	15	6	4	5	0	0
32	Šiljak, Ermin	Centre Forward	1994–2005	48	41	7	14	0	8	0	0
33	Ljubijankič, Zlatan	Centre Forward	2006–2015	48	13	35	6	6	1	0	0
34	Krhin, René	Centre Midfielder	2009–2019	48	40	8	2	0	7	0	0
35	Čeh, Nastja	Attacking Midfielder	2001–2007	46	36	10	6	0	3	0	1
36	Šeško, Benjamin	Centre Forward	2021–2025	45	39	6	16	7	0	0	0
37	Osterc, Milan	Centre Forward	1997–2002	44	22	22	8	0	3	0	0
38	Komac, Andrej	Centre Midfielder	2004–2010	43	30	13	0	1	10	0	0
39	Udovič, Sašo	Centre Forward	1993–2000	42	38	4	16	0	5	0	0
40	Milanič, Darko	Centre Back	1992–2000	42	41	1	0	0	10	0	0
41	Zajc, Miha	Centre Midfielder	2016–2023	41	30	11	8	4	7	0	0
42	Balkovec, Jure	Left Back	2017–2026	41	29	12	0	1	4	0	0
43	Matavž, Tim	Centre Forward	2010–2020	39	23	16	11	1	2	0	0
44	Šuler, Marko	Centre Back	2008–2013	39	37	2	3	2	6	0	1
45	Radosavljevič, Aleksandar	Defensive Midfielder	2002–2013	39	32	7	1	2	4	0	0
46	Milinovič, Željko	Libero	1997–2002	38	33	5	3	0	8	0	0
47	Elšnik, Timi Max	Centre Midfielder	2021–2026	38	32	6	2	2	3	0	0
48	Englaro, Robert	Defender	1991–1999	38	31	7	0	0	5	0	0
49	Mavrič, Matej	Centre Back	2002–2011	37	33	4	1	0	6	0	0
50	Žlogar, Anton	Defensive Midfielder	1998–2009	37	23	14	1	1	5	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Slovenia

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Kirm, Andraž	Novakovič, Milivoje	2008–2013	4	13
2	Iličič, Josip	Novakovič, Milivoje	2010–2017	4	13
3	Birsa, Valter	Dedič, Zlatko	2009–2012	3	38
4	Kirm, Andraž	Cesar, Boštjan	2010–2015	3	30
5	Ljubijankič, Zlatan	Matavž, Tim	2011	3	27
6	Jokič, Bojan	Pečnik, Nejc	2012–2015	3	50
7	Stojanović, Petar	Šeško, Benjamin	2022–2023	3	19
8	Šeško, Benjamin	Šporar, Andraž	2022–2023	3	23
9	Koren, Robert	Lavrič, Klemen	2006–2007	2	33
10	Koren, Robert	Novakovič, Milivoje	2006–2008	2	6

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 200 of 389 goals.