Filip Valenčič (born 7 January 1992) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club Jaro.
Club career Born in Ljubljana, Valenčič started his senior career with local side Interblock, before moving to Slovenian PrvaLiga side Olimpija Ljubljana in 2011.
In July 2015, he signed with English side Notts County. He scored his first goal for the club against Crawley Town in a 1–0 win in January 2016.
Following his short spell in England, he signed with Palloseura Kemi Kings ahead of their first season in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish football. In 2017, he moved to HJK. In his first campaign with HJK, he finished as the league's joint second top-scorer with 15 goals (7 after his move from PS Kemi), and helped his team winning their record 28th league title. He also went on to win the league's player of the season award at the league's end of year gala on 3 November 2017.
After two successful seasons with HJK, Valenčič signed a deal with Stabæk in 2018 on a three-year contract. He would go on to only play 124 minutes during the 2018 Eliteserien campaign, scoring no goals. On 12 February 2019, he joined Inter Turku on loan for the 2019 Veikkausliiga season. He finished the campaign as the league's top scorer with 16 goals as the club finished in second place, securing a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.
In June 2022, Valenčič signed for KuPS.
On 21 March 2024, over a month after making two league cup appearances for PK-35, he joined Polish third-tier club Olimpia Grudziądz on a deal until the end of the season.
On 28 February 2025, after a trial period, Valenčič officially joined newly promoted Veikkausliiga club Jaro.
International career Valenčič has represented Slovenia at various youth levels. In 2019, it was reported that he has considering switching allegiances and taking Finnish citizenship so that he could represent Finland on the international stage.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsInterblock2009–10Slovenian PrvaLiga60———602010–11Slovenian Second League25463——317Total314630000377Olimpija Ljubljana2011–12Slovenian PrvaLiga25310—503132012–13Slovenian PrvaLiga24631—303072013–14Slovenian PrvaLiga27330—203232014–15Slovenian PrvaLiga12132—00153Total88131030010010816Monza2014–15Serie C61———61Notts County2015–16League Two910000—91PS Kemi2016Veikkausliiga121———1212017Veikkausliiga17854——2212Total2995400003413HJK2017Veikkausliiga167——201872018Veikkausliiga18562—10257Total34126200304314Stabæk2018Eliteserien60———602019Eliteserien0000——002020Eliteserien6000——60Total120000000120Stabæk 220182. divisjon84———84Inter Turku (loan)2019Veikkausliiga271655—213422Inter Turku2020Veikkausliiga7210——82HJK2021Veikkausliiga27663—1434712Dinamo Minsk2022Belarusian Premier League7020——90KuPS2022Veikkausliiga90000041131KuPS Akatemia2022Kakkonen10———10ÍBV2023Besta deild karla901051—151PK-352024Ykkösliiga000020—20Olimpia Grudziądz2023–24II liga0000——00Honka2024Kakkonen53———53Jaro2025Veikkausliiga2424410—296Career total33373462471335419103
Honours HJK Veikkausliiga: 2017, 2018, 2021 Finnish Cup: 2016–17
Individual Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2017, June 2021 Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 2017, 2019 Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2017, 2019 Veikkausliiga Forward of the Year: 2017, 2019 Veikkausliiga Top Goalscorer: 2019 Finnish Cup Top Goalscorer: 2017–18
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