Dejan Kelhar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dejan Kelhar | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Brežice, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brežice | |||
| Celje | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Celje | 12 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Krško (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2005 | Olimpija | 15 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Celje | 23 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Greuther Fürth | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | Celje | 31 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Cercle Brugge | 41 | (1) |
| 2011 | Legia Warsaw | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Hapoel Haifa | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | Samsunspor | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Gabala | 34 | (1) |
| 2014 | Red Star Belgrade | 15 | (0) |
| 2014– | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Slovenia | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Dejan Kelhar (born 5 April 1984 in Brežice) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship.
Club career
Kelhar started playing football with Brežice, until he moved to Celje. He played there for two seasons in PrvaLiga. At the same time he also played for the Slovenian Second League side Krško, because Football Association of Slovenia regulations allowed to register youth players in two clubs from different league levels.
In 2004, Kelhar was transferred for €100,000 to SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the 2. Bundesliga. His transfer was not a big success and he returned to NK Publikum. On 31 January 2009, the last day before the closing of the winter transfer window, Kelhar signed a contract with Cercle Brugge.
In February 2011, he joined Legia Warszawa on two and a half year contract.[1]
In July 2012, Kelhar joined Gabala of the Azerbaijan Premier League on a two year contract.[2][3] Kelhar's debut came on 4 August 2012 against Simurq in a game that also saw him score his first goal for the club after 15 minutes.[4] Kelhar went on to play in 28 league and three Cup games for Gabala in his first season. Kelhar appeared seven times for Gabala in his second season before leaving in December 2013.[5][6]
At the start of February 2014, Kelhar signed a six-month contract, with the option of another year, with Red Star Belgrade.[7]
On 6 August 2014, Kelhar signed a short term contract with English Championship side Sheffield Wednesday.[8][9]
International career
Kelhar made his debut for the national side in friendly match against Qatar on 3 March 2010 in Maribor.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 11 November 2013[11]
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| Slovenia | League | Slovenian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | Celje | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Olimpija | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2005–06 | Celje | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | DFL-Supercup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Slovenia | League | Slovenian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2007–08 | Celje | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2008–09 | Cercle Brugge | Belgian First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Poland | League | Polish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | Legia Warsaw | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Israel | League | Israel State Cup | Toto Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | Hapoel Haifa | Israeli Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Turkey | League | Türkiye Kupası | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | Samsunspor | Süper Lig | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Azerbaijan | League | Azerbaijan Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2012–13[12] | Gabala | Azerbaijan Premier League | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | Slovenia | 81 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 2 | ||
| Germany | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Belgium | 42 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 1 | |||
| Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Israel | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Turkey | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Azerbaijan | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| Total | 189 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 204 | 4 | |||
Honours
- Red Star
References
- ↑ "Legia pozyskała Dejana Kelhara" (in Polish). onet.pl. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ "Dejan Kelhar- we will be a good powerful team". gabalafc.az. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ↑ "Gabala signs contract with Slovenian footballer". ann.az. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ↑ "Simurq vs. Qabala 1 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ↑ ""Qəbələ"də legionerlər yola salındı" (in Azerbaijani). sportinfo.az. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ "Kelhar končal zgodbo v Azerbajdžanu" (in Slovenian). http://www.siol.net/. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Dejan Kelhar došao u Beograd" (in Serbian). www.kurir-info.rs. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday sign Slovenia defender Dejan Kelhar". http://www.bbc.co.uk''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "Dejan Kelhar joins Sheffield Wednesday". http://www.swfc.co.uk/''. Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "Katarci pričakovano lahek plen Slovencev" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenia. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ↑ "Dejan Kelhar". http://www.90minut.pl/. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Premier League Stats 2012/13". http://www.pfl.az/. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
External links
- Dejan Kelhar at 90minut.pl (Polish)
- Dejan Kelhar at National-Football-Teams.com
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