Alen Ožbolt (born 24 June 1996) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hapoel Tel Aviv.[1] He has been capped for Slovenia at all youth levels from under-16 to under-21.
 Ožbolt with the Bulgarian Cup in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Novo Mesto, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fužina Dvor | |||
| Livar | |||
| Krka | |||
| 2009–2015 | Domžale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Domžale | 40 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | → Borussia Dortmund II (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2018 | TSV Hartberg | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 43 | (13) |
| 2020–2022 | Slovan Bratislava | 27 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Slovan Bratislava B | 3 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 29 | (11) |
| 2022– | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 55 | (16) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Slovenia U16 | 9 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Slovenia U17 | 9 | (3) |
| 2014 | Slovenia U19 | 12 | (7) |
| 2015–2018 | Slovenia U21 | 23 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 | |||
Club career
Ožbolt began his career at Domžale and spent loan spell at Borussia Dortmund II, before joining Austrian club TSV Hartberg on a permanent basis in early 2018. However, he left Hartberg at the end of the 2017–18 season and joined Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv as a free agent.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Ožbolt signed with Lokomotiv on 16 September 2018 on a three-year deal.[2] Six days later, he made his debut in a 3–1 away league victory over Septemvri Sofia, replacing Bircent Karagaren in the 81st minute.[3] On 15 May 2019, Ožbolt scored the winning goal in the 2019 Bulgarian Cup Final against Botev Plovdiv, which gave Lokomotiv their first Bulgarian Cup.[4] He ended his debut season for Lokomotiv with 8 goals in 29 appearances in all competitions.[4]
Slovan Bratislava
On 11 January 2020, Ožbolt joined Slovan Bratislava on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 June 2023[1]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Domžale | 2013–14 | 1. SNL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 1. SNL | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | 1. SNL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 1. SNL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 40 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 8 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II (loan) | 2015–16 | Regionalliga | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| TSV Hartberg | 2017–18 | Erste Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2018–19 | First League | 23 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | First League | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 26 | 8 | ||
| Total | 43 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 16 | ||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2019–20 | Slovak Super Liga | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Slovak Super Liga | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 26 | 10 | ||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 14 | ||
| Hapoel Haifa | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 12 | |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 35 | 13 | |
| Career total | 203 | 52 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 251 | 66 | ||
Honours
Club
Domžale
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Slovan Bratislava
Individual
- Best goal in the Bulgarian First League: 2019[5]
References
External links
- Alen Ožbolt at NZS (in Slovene)
- Alen Ožbolt at Soccerway.com
- Alen Ožbolt at WorldFootball.net
- Alen Ožbolt at FBref.com
- Alen Ožbolt at the Israel Football Association
- Alen Ožbolt at ÖFB (in German)
