Roman Bezjak
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roman Bezjak | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | HNK Rijeka | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Korotan Prevalje | |||
| Dravograd | |||
| Celje | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2012 | Celje | 108 | (34) |
| 2012–2015 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 60 | (20) |
| 2015– | Rijeka | 30 | (13) |
| Total | 198 | (67) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Slovenia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Slovenia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013– | Slovenia | 10 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016. | |||
Roman Bezjak (born 21 February 1989) is a Slovenian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Prva HNL side HNK Rijeka and the Slovenian national team.[1]
Club Career
Celje
Bezjak made his debut for Celje on 9 April 2008 against Maribor coming on as a substitute for the last 6 minutes.[2] The following season he made his first start for Celje, on 2 August 2008, in a 0–0 home draw against Domžale before being substituted by Saša Bakarič.[3] Two weeks later, Bezjak scored his first goal in a 2–2 away draw against Primorje. He began to establish himself in the Celje first team from the 2009–10 season, making 24 appearances (15 starts) and scoring six goals.
Ludogorets Razgrad
On 22 August 2012, Bezjak signed a four-year contract with Bulgarian A Group side Ludogorets Razgrad.[4] He made his debut for Ludogorets against CSKA Sofia on 22 September where he came on as a substitute in a 1–0 home win. His first goals for Ludogorets came on 3 May 2013 when he scored twice in a 3–0 home win over Chernomorets Burgas. He made 14 appearances during the 2012–13 season, finishing with five goals.
In the following season Bezjak became a first team regular.[5] He scored his first goal of the season in the second league game, a 1–0 win at home to Chernomorets Burgas on 27 July 2013. On 27 October, he scored his first-ever career hat-trick, netting four goals in a 5–1 league win over Lyubimets 2007. He also scored three goals in two matches against PSV Eindhoven in the group stage of the Europa League. In February 2014, he netted in both legs of the 4–3 aggregate victory over Lazio in the 1/16 finals of the Europa League. On 13 March 2014, he earned а penalty kick in the 0–3 home loss against Valencia CF, but missed from the spot.[6] On 15 May 2014, Bezjak scored the winning goal in the 1–0 victory over Botev Plovdiv in the 2014 Bulgarian Cup Final to help his team achieve a double.[7] He ended the season as the club's top scorer, scoring 20 goals in all competitions.
Rijeka
On 14 May 2015, HNK Rijeka announced that Bezjak had signed a three-year contract, tying him with the club until June 2018.[8] He made his official début for the club on 10 July 2015, in a goalless away draw against Inter Zaprešić in Round 1 of the Croatian First Football League.[9] On 19 July 2015, Bezjak scored a brace in a 3–3 home draw against Slaven Belupo.[10]
International career
Bezjak earned his first cap for his country on 14 August 2013, after coming on as a substitute in the 0–2 loss against Finland in a friendly match.[11] On 23 March 2016, Bezjak scored his first goal for Slovenia in the 1–0 win against Macedonia.[12]
Honours
Club
- Ludogorets
- Bulgarian A Group (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Bulgarian Cup (1): 2013–14
- Bulgarian Supercup (1): 2014
Club statistics
- As of 1 May 2016
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Celje | 2007–08 | 1. SNL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 28 | 9 | ||
| 2010–11 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 41 | 17 | ||
| 2012–13 | 6 | 4 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
| Celje total | 108 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 39 | ||
| Ludogorets | 2012–13 | A Group | 14 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 5 |
| 2013–14 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 51 | 20 | ||
| 2014–15 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 4 | ||
| Ludogorets total | 60 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 96 | 29 | ||
| Rijeka | 2015–16 | 1. HNL | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 17 |
| Rijeka total | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 198 | 67 | 30 | 10 | 28 | 8 | 256 | 85 | ||
International statistics
Summary
- As of 28 March 2016
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
International caps and goals
Slovenia's goal tally first.
| International appearances and goals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Goal(s) |
| 2013 | 1 | 14 August | Veritas Stadion, Turku |  Finland |
0–2 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 11 October | Ljudski vrt, Maribor |  Norway |
3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 3 | 20 November | Arena Petrol, Celje |  Canada |
1–0 | Friendly | ||
| 2014 | 4 | 6 March | Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida |  Algeria |
0–2 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 5 June | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |  Uruguay |
0–2 | Friendly | ||
| 2015 | 6 | 30 March | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha |  Qatar |
0–1 | Friendly | |
| 7 | 14 November | Arena Lviv, Lviv |  Ukraine |
0–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification | ||
| 8 | 17 November | Ljudski vrt, Maribor | Ukraine |
1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification | ||
| 2016 | 9 | 23 March | Bonifika Stadium, Koper |  Macedonia |
1–0 | Friendly | 1 |
| 10 | 28 March | Windsor Park, Belfast |  Northern Ireland |
0–1 | Friendly | ||
References
- ↑ "Roman Bezjak" (in Slovenian). 1. SNL. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ "Maribor 5–2 Celje". prvaliga.si. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- ↑ "Celje 0–0 Domžale". prvaliga.si. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ↑ "Ludogorets bought a striker from Slovenia". ludogorets.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ↑ Kichukov, Simeon (2015-05-15). "След като не му беше предложен нов договор, Роман Безяк напусна "Лудогорец". Словенецът отива в хърватския "Риека", ще взима между 300 и 350 хил. евро на година". 7sport.net. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- ↑ "Валенсия събуди Лудогорец от "европейския" им сън, този път и късметът обърна гръб на разградчани". topsport.bg. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
- ↑ "Лудогорец триумфира с Купата в мач, изпълнен с простотия, нерви и ексцесии, "oрлите" подчиниха "Ботев" на "Лазур". topsport.bg. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
- ↑ "Roman Bezjak novi igrač Rijeke". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ "Inter Zaprešić-Rijeka 0:0". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ↑ "Rijeka-Slaven Belupo 3:3". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ↑ "Roman Bezjak personal profile and match log". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ↑ "Z Bezjakovim prvencem zmaga Slovenije na Bonifiki". Delo.si. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
External links
- Roman Bezjak profile at Soccerway
- Roman Bezjak at PrvaLiga official website (Slovene)
- Roman Bezjak at Croatian Football Statistics (Croatian)
- Roman Bezjak at HNK Rijeka official website (Croatian)
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