Benjamin Verbič
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Celje, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Copenhagen | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Celje | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Celje | 103 | (29) |
| 2012 | → Šampion (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Copenhagen | 41 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Slovenia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Slovenia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Slovenia U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015– | Slovenia | 9 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2016. | |||
Benjamin Verbič (born 27 November 1993) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for Danish club Copenhagen as a left winger.
Club career
Celje
Born in Celje, Verbič made his debut for hometown club Celje on 29 May 2011 in a 2–3 Slovenian PrvaLiga home defeat to Primorje at the Arena Petrol, replacing Iztok Močivnik for the last 24 minutes in his only appearance of the season.[1]
He made 12 league appearances the following season (8 starts), contributing a first career goal on 3 April 2012, a consolation goal in a 1–2 home defeat against Olimpija Ljubljana.[2] Eight days later, he scored an 86th-minute equaliser in a 1–1 away draw with Šenčur in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Slovenian Football Cup.[3] Celje advanced via a penalty shootout to the final against already-crowned league winners Maribor at Stožice Stadium in Ljubljana on 23 May. Verbič scored in extra time in a 2–2 draw but missed the first penalty as his team lost in a shootout.[4]
Verbič made 26 league appearances for Celje in the 2012–13 season, scoring 3 goals.[5][6] On 24 August he was loaned to Šampion of the Slovenian Second League, making his first appearance for the team four days later, replacing Tilen Kompran at half time in a 1–2 home defeat against Šenčur;[7] he started his other two games for the club.[6] Celje again reached the cup final, losing 0–1 to Maribor at the Bonifika Stadium in Koper on 29 May, with Verbič playing the entire match.[8] In the quarter-final first leg on 24 October, he scored both of the team's goals to defeat Dravinja, netting in the second minute and in added time.[9]
On 25 October 2014, Verbič scored a first career hat-trick in a 5–0 home win against Radomlje.[10]
Copenhagen
On 27 April 2015, he signed a four-year contract at F.C. Copenhagen, to join at the end of the season.[11] His Danish Superliga debut came on 26 July, playing the entirety of a 3–1 win at Esbjerg on the first day of the season.[12] He scored his first goal for the team on 16 September, opening their 3–0 home win over Randers.[13]
International career
On 30 March 2015 he made his debut for the Slovenia national football team, starting in an eventual 0–1 friendly defeat to Qatar at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, making way for Andraž Kirm after 77 minutes.[14]
Honours
Club
- Copenhagen
References
- ↑ "Celje 2-3 Primorje". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Celje 1-2 Olimpija". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Sencur 1-1 Celje". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Mariborčani po 11-metrovkah do dvojne krone" [Maribor are double champions via penalties] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Benjamin Verbič – Statistika sezone 12/13" [Benjamin Verbic – 12/13 season statistics] (in Slovenian). PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- 1 2 "B. VERBIČ". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Sampion 1-2 Sencur". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "POKAL SlOVENIJE 12/13" [SLOVENIAN CUP 12/13] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "POKAL SLOVENIJE 12/13" [SLOVENIAN CUP 12/13] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Celje 5-0 Radomlje". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "F.C. København henter Benjamin Verbic" [FC Copenhagen sign Benjamin Verbič] (in Danish). FC Copenhagen. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ "FCK indleder sæsonen med sejr i Esbjerg" [FCK start season with victory in Esbjerg]. Fyens (in Danish). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ "FCK sætter kurs mod toppen med klar sejr over Randers" [FCK goes top with clear win over Randers]. Fyens (in Danish). 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ "Qatar 1-0 Slovenia". European Football. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
External links
- Player profile at NZS (Slovene)
- Benjamin Verbič profile at Soccerway