Luka Majcen (born 25 July 1989) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Diamond Harbour.
Club career Early career Majcen started his senior career with Interblock.
Churchill Brothers In 2020, Majcen moved to India and signed with Churchill Brothers in the I-League. He was the second best goalscorer of the 2020–21 I-League season with 11 goals in 15 matches.
Bengaluru United In August 2021, Majcen moved to I-League 2nd Division side Bengaluru United. He made his debut on 6 September in a 1–0 win against Central Reserve Police Force in the group stage of the 2021 Durand Cup, but their journey ended with a 4–2 defeat to Mohammedan Sporting in the semi-finals.
With Bengaluru United, he won the 2021–22 Bangalore Super Division title, in which he emerged as the league's top scorer with 15 goals and provided five assists.
Gokulam Kerala On 9 January 2022, it was announced that I-League defending champions Gokulam Kerala have signed Majcen for the remainder of the season.
On 3 March 2022, he made his debut for the club in I-League match against NEROCA, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate. Majcen scored his first goals for Gokulam Kerala on 7 March, in their 5–1 win against Real Kashmir. He scored his first hat-trick on 12 March in their 6–2 win against Kenkre. With Gokulam Kerala, Majcen won the league title in the 2021–22 season, defeating Mohammedan Sporting 2–1 in the final game at the Salt Lake Stadium on 14 May, as Gokulam became the first club in fifteen years to defend the title. Overall, Majcen scored thirteen league goals during the season.
In the 2022 AFC Cup group stage opener, Majcen scored a brace in Gokulam's 4–2 win against ATK Mohun Bagan. He also appeared in the remaining two matches when Gokulam was defeated 1–0 by Maldivian side Maziya S&RC, and 2–1 by Bashundhara Kings of Bangladesh, respectively, and was eliminated from the tournament.
Punjab On 23 September 2022, Majcen joined another I-League side RoundGlass Punjab on a one-year deal. With Punjab, Majcen won the 2022–23 I-League title, his second consecutive I-League championship, and helped the team gain promotion to the Indian Super League. He was also named the player of the season and was the league's top scorer with 16 goals.
Majcen made his Indian Super League debut on 23 September 2023, in their 3–1 away defeat to Mohun Bagan, in which he scored the club's first ever goal in India's top division. He was part of the team's historic first win in the Super League on 18 December, when Punjab defeated Chennaiyin 1–0 at home to end their ten-match winless streak.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsInterblock2007–08Slovenian PrvaLiga6010——702008–09Slovenian PrvaLiga23130——2612009–10Slovenian PrvaLiga2011010—2212010–11Slovenian Second League25963—— 3112Total741111310—8614Livar (loan)2008–09Slovenian Second League7000——70Rudar Velenje2011–12Slovenian PrvaLiga311032——3412Koper2012–13Slovenian PrvaLiga22042——262Triglav2013–14Slovenian PrvaLiga26600——266Gorica2014–15Slovenian PrvaLiga2972221—3310Krka2015–16Slovenian PrvaLiga14200——142Triglav2016–17Slovenian Second League6400——642017–18Slovenian PrvaLiga30331——3342018–19Slovenian PrvaLiga331710—— 34172019–20Slovenian PrvaLiga27910——289Total963351— —10134Churchill Brothers2020–21I-League1511———1511Bengaluru United2021–22Bangalore Super Division1215——711916Gokulam Kerala2021–22I-League1313—32—1615Punjab2022–23I-League201630——23162023–24Indian Super League22832—3028102024–25Indian Super League201000—442414Total623462— 747540Career total401142311263145452162
Honours Interblock Slovenian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09 Slovenian Supercup: 2008
Triglav Kranj Slovenian Second League: 2016–17
Churchill Brothers I-League runner-up: 2020–21
Bengaluru United Bangalore Super Division: 2021–22
Gokulam Kerala I-League: 2021–22
RoundGlass Punjab I-League: 2022–23
Individual I-League Player of the Season: 2022–23 I-League top scorer: 2022–23
References
External links
Luka Majcen at NZS