List of Slovenia international footballers

The Slovenia national football team (Slovene: Slovenska nogometna reprezentanca) represents the nation of Slovenia in international association football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia, the governing body of football in Slovenia. Slovenia is a member of both the European football federation, UEFA, and the world football association, FIFA.

Prior the Slovenian independence from SFR Yugoslavia in June 1991, the unofficial Slovenian national team played a total of five friendly matches.[1] Shortly after the independence, Slovenia was officially recognized by FIFA[2] and played its first official match on 3 June 1992, a friendly versus Estonia in Tallinn.[3][4] Their first competitive match was a UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier against Italy in September 1994.[4] Despite the country's small size (Slovenia has a population of 2 million), the team has managed to qualify for the European Championship once (in 2000) and the World Cup twice (in 2002 and 2010).[5]

As of 10 June 2017, Slovenia has played a total of 223 official matches.[6][7] The most capped player is Boštjan Cesar, who made 96 appearances since 2003.[7] The most capped goalkeeper is Samir Handanović with 81 caps between 2004 and 2015.[7] Zlatko Zahovič is the all-time top goalscorer, scoring 35 goals in his international career, which spanned twelve years between 1992 and 2004.[7] Since 1992, a total of 213 players have been called up into the national team; 183 of them made an official appearance.[7][8]

List of players

Appearances and goals are composed of the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Football Championship and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as international friendlies. The players are listed by the number of appearances, then by goals scored. If the players are still tied, they are listed alphabetically. Only the players with at least ten appearances are listed. The table that follows is accurate as of 10 June 2017.

Key
§
 Still active for the national team[nb 1]
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Cesar playing for Slovenia in 2009.
Boštjan Cesar is the all-time most capped player for Slovenia, earning 96 caps since 2003.
Novaković playing for 1. FC Köln in 2008.
Milivoje Novaković (80 caps, 32 goals) is the most capped forward for Slovenia and the second best goalscorer behind Zlatko Zahovič.
Samir Handanović is the most capped goalkeeper for Slovenia.
Robert Koren captained Slovenia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Prior debuting for Slovenia in 1992, Darko Milanič earned five appearances for the Yugoslavia national team.
Slovenia national team football players with at least 10 appearances
# Name Position National team
career		 Caps Goals Ref
1 Cesar, BoštjanBoštjan Cesar§ DF 2003– 96 10 [9]
2 Birsa, ValterValter Birsa§ MF 2006– 85 6 [10]
3 Jokić, BojanBojan Jokić§ DF 2006– 84 1 [11]
4 Handanović, SamirSamir Handanović GK 2004–2015 81 0 [12]
5 Zahovič, ZlatkoZlatko Zahovič MF 1992–2004 80 35 [13]
= Novaković, MilivojeMilivoje Novaković FW 2006–2017 80 32 [14]
7 Brečko, MišoMišo Brečko DF 2004–2015 77 0 [15]
8 AcimovicMilenko Ačimovič MF 1998–2007 74 13 [16]
= CehAleš Čeh MF 1992–2002 74 1 [17]
10 Kirm, AndražAndraž Kirm MF 2007–2016 71 6 [18]
= Novak, DžoniDžoni Novak MF 1992–2002 71 3 [19]
12 Galič, MarinkoMarinko Galič DF 1994–2002 66 0 [20]
13 Knavs, AleksanderAleksander Knavs DF 1998–2006 65 3 [21]
= Rudonja, MladenMladen Rudonja MF 1994–2003 65 1 [22]
15 Karić, AmirAmir Karić MF 1996–2004 64 1 [23]
16 Pavlin, MiranMiran Pavlin MF 1994–2004 63 5 [24]
= Ilić, BrankoBranko Ilić DF 2004–2015 63 1 [25]
18 Koren, RobertRobert Koren MF 2003–2011 61 5 [26]
19 Simeunovič, MarkoMarko Simeunovič GK 1992–2004 57 0 [27]
20 SiljakErmin Šiljak FW 1994–2005 48 14 [28]
= Dedić, ZlatkoZlatko Dedić FW 2004–2013 48 8 [29]
= Ljubijankić, ZlatanZlatan Ljubijankić FW 2006–2015 48 6 [30]
23 CehNastja Čeh MF 2001–2007 46 6 [31]
24 Iličić, JosipJosip Iličić§ MF 2010– 45 3 [32]
25 Osterc, MilanMilan Osterc FW 1997–2002 44 8 [33]
26 Udovič, SašoSašo Udovič FW 1993–2000 42 16 [34]
= Komac, AndrejAndrej Komac MF 2004–2010 42 0 [35]
= Milanič, DarkoDarko Milanič DF 1992–2000 42 0 [36]
29 Kurtić, JasminJasmin Kurtić§ MF 2012– 40 1 [37]
30 SulerMarko Šuler DF 2008–2013 39 3 [38]
= Radosavljević, AleksandarAleksandar Radosavljević MF 2002–2013 39 1 [39]
32 Milinovic ZeljkoŽeljko Milinovič DF 1997–2002 38 3 [40]
33 Mavrič, MatejMatej Mavrič DF 2002–2011 37 1 [41]
= ZlogarAnton Žlogar DF 1998–2009 37 1 [42]
35 Englaro, RobertRobert Englaro DF 1992–1999 36 0 [43]
36 SukaloGoran Šukalo MF 2002–2011 34 2 [44]
37 Cimirotič, SebastjanSebastjan Cimirotič FW 1998–2005 33 6 [45]
38 Krhin, ReneRene Krhin§ MF 2009– 32 2 [46]
39 MatavzTim Matavž FW 2010–2015 31 10 [47]
= PecnikNejc Pečnik MF 2009–2015 31 6 [48]
41 Jermaniš, AlfredAlfred Jermaniš MF 1992–1998 29 1 [49]
42 Gliha, PrimožPrimož Gliha FW 1992–1998 28 10 [50]
43 Gajser, SašaSaša Gajser MF 1999–2003 27 1 [51]
= BoskovicBoško Boškovič GK 1993–1998 27 0 [52]
= Vugdalić, MuamerMuamer Vugdalić DF 1999–2004 27 0 [53]
46 Cipot, FabijanFabijan Cipot DF 1999–2007 26 0 [54]
47 Lavrič, KlemenKlemen Lavrič FW 2004–2008 25 6 [55]
= Bulajič, SpasojeSpasoje Bulajič DF 1998–2004 25 1 [56]
= Struna, AndražAndraž Struna§ DF 2012– 25 1 [57]
= Dabanovič, MladenMladen Dabanovič GK 1998–2003 25 0 [58]
= Križan, AlešAleš Križan DF 1992–1998 25 0 [59]
52 Kampl, KevinKevin Kampl§ MF 2012– 24 2 [60]
53 Stevanović, DaliborDalibor Stevanović MF 2006–2015 22 1 [61]
54 Pavlović, ZoranZoran Pavlović MF 1998–2002 21 0 [62]
55 Florijančič, MatjažMatjaž Florijančič FW 1992–1999 20 1 [63]
= Lazarević, DejanDejan Lazarević MF 2011–2015 20 1 [64]
57 SeslarSimon Sešlar MF 1997–2005 19 0 [65]
= ZidanGregor Židan MF 1992–1996 19 0 [66]
59 Mavrič, BorutBorut Mavrič GK 2004–2006 18 0 [67]
60 Bezjak, RomanRoman Bezjak§ FW 2013– 17 1 [68]
= Istenič, RudiRudi Istenič MF 1997–2000 17 0 [69]
62 Binkovski, PeterPeter Binkovski MF 1994–1996 16 1 [70]
= Mertelj, AlešAleš Mertelj MF 2012–2015 16 0 [71]
64 SisicMirnes Šišić MF 2008–2012 15 2 [72]
= Poljšak, AndrejAndrej Poljšak DF 1993–1998 15 1 [73]
= Rakovič, ErminErmin Rakovič FW 2001–2007 15 1 [74]
= SamardzicMiral Samardžić§ DF 2013– 15 0 [75]
68 Berić, RobertRobert Berić§ FW 2012– 14 1 [76]
= Fileković, SuadSuad Fileković DF 2002–2010 14 0 [77]
= Mörec, MitjaMitja Mörec DF 2007–2009 14 0 [78]
= Oblak, JanJan Oblak§ GK 2012– 14 0 [79]
72 Vršič, DareDare Vršič MF 2007–2012 13 3 [80]
= Bačinović, ArminArmin Bačinović MF 2009–2013 13 0 [81]
74 Kokol, VladimirVladimir Kokol MF 1994–1997 12 1 [82]
= Pokorn, JalenJalen Pokorn MF 2004–2005 12 0 [83]
76 Verbič, BenjaminBenjamin Verbič§ MF 2015– 11 1 [84]
= Gajser, DamjanDamjan Gajser MF 1995–1997 11 0 [85]
78 Kokot, AlešAleš Kokot DF 2004–2008 10 0 [86]
= Matić, DarijanDarijan Matić MF 2006–2012 10 0 [87]

Notes

  1. ↑ Players considered active are the ones who have been called up into the national team in the last 12 months.

References

General
Specific
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  2. ↑ Dunmore, Tom (May 2014). Encyclopedia of the FIFA World Cup. p. 316.
  3. ↑ "UEFA UERO 2004 – History – Slovenia". FIFA.com. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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  12. ↑ "Samir Handanović NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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  18. ↑ "Andraž Kirm NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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  37. ↑ "Jasmin Kurtič NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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  48. ↑ "Nejc Pečnik NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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  50. ↑ "Primož Gliha NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  51. ↑ "Saša Gajser NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  52. ↑ "Boško Boškovič NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  53. ↑ "Muamer Vugdalić NZS Profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  54. ↑ "Fabijan Cipot NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  55. ↑ "Klemen Lavrič NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  56. ↑ "Spasoje Bulajič NZS Profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  57. ↑ "Andraž Struna NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  58. ↑ "Mladen Dabanovič NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  59. ↑ "Aleš Križan NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  60. ↑ "Kevin Kampl NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  61. ↑ "Dalibor Stevanovič NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  62. ↑ "Zoran Pavlovič NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  63. ↑ "Matjaž Florjančič NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  64. ↑ "Dejan Lazarević NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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  67. ↑ "Borut Mavrič NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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  69. ↑ "Rudi Istenič NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  70. ↑ "Petar Binkovski NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  71. ↑ "Aleš Mertelj NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  72. ↑ "Mirnes Šišić NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  73. ↑ "Andrej Poljšak NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  74. ↑ "Ermin Rakovič NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  75. ↑ "Miral Samardžić NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  76. ↑ "Robert Berić NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  77. ↑ "Suad Filekovič NZS Profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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  79. ↑ "Jan Oblak NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  80. ↑ "Dare Vršič NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  81. ↑ "Armin Bačinović NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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  83. ↑ "Jalen Pokorn NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  84. ↑ "Benjamin Verbič NZS profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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