Jure Balkovec

Jure Balkovec
Balkovec with Slovenia in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994
Place of birth Novo Mesto, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Omonia
Number 29
Youth career
–2011 Bela Krajina
2012 Domžale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Bela Krajina 11 (0)
2011–2018 Domžale 93 (11)
2014 → Krka (loan) 4 (0)
2014–2015 → Radomlje (loan) 29 (0)
2018 Bari 11 (1)
2018–2020 Hellas Verona 17 (0)
2019–2020 → Empoli (loan) 32 (1)
2020–2022 Fatih Karagümrük 63 (3)
2022–2025 Alanyaspor 82 (8)
2025–2026 Fatih Karagümrük 17 (0)
2026– Omonia 14 (0)
International career‡
2012 Slovenia U19[a] 3 (0)
2014–2016 Slovenia U21 8 (0)
2017 Slovenia B 1 (0)
2018– Slovenia 39 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Jure Balkovec (born 9 September 1994) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cypriot First Division club Omonia and the Slovenia national team.

Club career

In January 2018, Balkovec left Domžale and signed for Italian Serie B outfit Bari,[2] only to move to Hellas Verona after half a year due to Bari's financial collapse.[3]

In September 2020, Balkovec moved to play in Turkey for Fatih Karagümrük.[4] In summer 2022, he joined compatriot Miha Mevlja at fellow Turkish side Alanyaspor.[5][6]

International career

Balkovec made his debut for Slovenia in an October 2018 Nations League match against Cyprus, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Bojan Jokić.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 18 May 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bela Krajina 2010–11 Slovenian Second League 11000——110
Domžale 2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga 12100——121
2012–13 Slovenian PrvaLiga 22310——233
2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga 40101[c]0—60
2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga 11130——141
2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 305403[c]0—375
2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga 141008[c]2—223
Total 9311901220011413
Krka (loan) 2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga 4000——40
Radomlje (loan) 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga 29010——300
Bari 2017–18 Serie B 11100—1[d]0121
Hellas Verona 2018–19 Serie B 17010——180
Empoli (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 32120——341
Fatih Karagümrük 2020–21 Süper Lig 33200——332
2021–22 Süper Lig 30130——331
Total 633300000663
Alanyaspor 2022–23 Süper Lig 29420——314
2023–24 Süper Lig 28331——314
Total 577510000628
Career total 317232111221035126
  1. ↑ Official UEFA competitive matches only.
  2. ↑ Includes Slovenian Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance in the 2017–18 Serie B promotion play-offs

Honours

Omonia

References

  1. 1 2 3 "J. Balkovec". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Burazer, Matic (6 January 2018). "URADNO: Balkovec se seli v Bari". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Burazer, Matic (3 August 2018). "Jure Balkovec se seli v Verono". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Šubic, Aleš (12 September 2020). "Balkovec okrepil novega turškega prvoligaša". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Nova selitev reprezentanta, v Turčiji zdaj slovenski tandem". Sportklub (in Slovenian). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Mađerić, Davor (6 July 2022). "Slovenska reprezentanta združila moči v Turčiji". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Slovenia – Cyprus 1:1 (Nations League C 2018/2019, Group 3)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Η «χρυσή βίβλος» των τίτλων: Για 22η φορά πρωταθλήτρια η Ομόνοια!". 24sports.com.cy (in Greek). 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
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