Rene Mihelič (born 5 July 1988) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club GSV St. Martin/Sulmtal.
Club career Mihelič came through NK Maribor's youth academy, before making his senior team debut in September 2005. In 2010 he was signed by the Portuguese team Nacional.
On 8 February 2013, Bulgarian side Levski Sofia confirmed Mihelič had joined on loan until the end of the season, with the option of making the move permanent. He made his official A PFG debut for the club on 17 March 2013, after coming on as a substitute in the 0–0 home draw against Montana. Mihelič scored his first goal in his first appearance as a starter for Levski, netting the equalizer in the 1–1 away draw against Cherno More Varna on 30 March 2013.
Mihelič returned to Slovenia in October 2013, when he joined Zavrč.
On 25 January 2014, Mihelič was signed by Hungarian League club Debrecen. On 22 July 2014, Mihelič scored his first goal in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying round against Cliftonville at the Nagyerdei Stadion.
On 27 July 2017, Mihelič joined Indian Super League franchise Chennaiyin FC on a free transfer after his contract with Latvian club Riga expired. He scored two goals in fourteen appearances and won the league title with his team. On 11 August 2018, he joined fellow league club Delhi Dynamos FC on a one-year deal.
International career Between 2006 and 2010, Mihelič represented Slovenia in all youth categories from under-18 to under-21. In August 2007, he made his debut for the senior team when he was 19 years, 1 month and 17 days old, which was a record for the youngest player ever to play for the national team at the time, before the record was broken by Petar Stojanović in 2014.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMaribor2005–06PrvaLiga16140———2012006–07PrvaLiga29641—74—40112007–08PrvaLiga28550—40—3752008–09PrvaLiga28240———3222009–10PrvaLiga33530—6110436Total13419201001751017225Nacional2010–11Primeira Liga1412020——1812011–12Primeira Liga150202060—2502012–13Primeira Liga601010——80Total35150506000511Levski Sofia2012–13A Group9130———121Zavrč2013–14PrvaLiga61————61Debrecen2013–14Nemzeti Bajnokság I13330—00—1632014–15Nemzeti Bajnokság I15110—31102022015–16Nemzeti Bajnokság I3000—31—61Total31440006210426Hapoel Ra'anana2015–16Israeli Premier League30320———3232016–17Israeli Premier League1811130——222Total48431300000545Riga2016Virsliga0031———312017Virsliga5200———52Total523100000083Chennaiyin FC2017–18Indian Super League14200——00142Delhi Dynamos2018–19Indian Super League16100——10171Persib Bandung2019Liga 110000———100Maribor2019–20PrvaLiga3000———302020–21PrvaLiga5000———50Total800000000080Sutjeska2020–21Montenegrin First League132————132SC Kalsdorf2021–22Regionalliga Central28321———3042022–23Regionalliga Central25200———252Total53521000000556Career total38242404802973046253
Honours Maribor Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2008–09 Slovenian Cup: 2009–10 Slovenian Supercup: 2009
Debrecen Hungarian League: 2013–14
Chennaiyin FC Indian Super League: 2017–18
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