Andraž Kirm (born 6 September 1984) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Besides Slovenia, he has played in Poland, the Netherlands, and Cyprus.[2]
 Kirm with Wisła Kraków in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–2002 | Šmartno[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Slovan | 17 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Svoboda | 38 | (4) |
| 2005–2009 | Domžale | 127 | (22) |
| 2009–2012 | Wisła Kraków | 83 | (16) |
| 2012–2014 | FC Groningen | 56 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Omonia | 53 | (11) |
| 2016–2017 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 31 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Domžale | 25 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Bravo | 66 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Slovenia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2016 | Slovenia | 71 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Slovenia
Kirm started his career at Šmartno, and moved to Slovan in 2002. In 2004, he left for another club based in the Slovenian capital, Svoboda, where he established himself as a first team player. His talent didn't go unnoticed and he subsequently joined the Slovenian first division club Domžale in the summer of 2005. In his first 2005–06 season, he made 29 league appearances for the eventual league runners-up. In the following campaigns (2006–07 and 2007–08), he won back-to-back championships with Domžale as well as winning the 2007 Slovenian Supercup.[3] In the 2008–09 season, Kirm led the league in assists.[4]
Wisła Kraków
On 2 July 2009, he moved to Ekstraklasa champions Wisła Kraków for an undisclosed fee from Domžale and signed for five years.[5] He immediately established himself as a regular in the team, playing in all 37 competition matches in the 2009–10 season, while Wisła finished second in the league. In the following campaign, he won the Ekstraklasa championship with Wisła Kraków and was the club's top goalscorer with nine goals in the league.
Groningen
On 30 August 2012, Kirm joined Eredivisie club Groningen on a contract until 2014.[6]
Omonoia
In 2014, after his contract with Groningen ended, Kirm moved to Cypriot First Division club Omonoia. He scored eleven league goals in two seasons, and left the club in 2016 when his contract ended.
Olimpija Ljubljana
On 25 June 2016, he signed for Slovenian champions Olimpija Ljubljana.[7]
International career
Kirm made his debut for the Slovenia national team in August 2007 in a friendly against Montenegro in Podgorica. In his second appearance for the national team, Kirm provided the assist for Milivoje Novaković's goal in a 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying win over Luxembourg.[8] Since then, he has become one of the most important players of the team led by Matjaž Kek.[9] Kirm was the only player, besides Novaković, who played in all 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[10] He also appeared in the starting lineup in both play-off matches with Russia, after which Slovenia qualified for the final tournament. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he played in all three group stage games.[9] Overall, he earned a total of 71 caps, scoring 6 goals.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 July 2014
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Slovan | 2002–03 | 3. SNL | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2003–04 | 3. SNL | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Svoboda | 2003–04 | 2. SNL | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 2. SNL | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| Total | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | |||
| Domžale | 2005–06 | PrvaLiga | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | PrvaLiga | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| 2007–08 | PrvaLiga | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 9 | |
| 2008–09 | PrvaLiga | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 7 | |
| Total | 127 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 145 | 22 | ||
| Wisła Kraków | 2009–10 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 9 | |
| 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 43 | 6 | |
| 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 83 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 110 | 18 | ||
| Groningen | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Total | 56 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 321 | 46 | 23 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 371 | 48 | ||
International
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kirm goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 August 2009 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia |  San Marino | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2010 World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 3 March 2010 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia |  Qatar | 3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 4 June 2010 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia |  New Zealand | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 29 February 2012 | Bonifika Stadium, Koper, Slovenia |  Scotland | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 15 August 2012 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia |  Romania | 4–2 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 6 | 7 June 2013 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2014 World Cup qualification |
Honours
Domžale
Wisła Kraków
References
External links
- Andraž Kirm at NZS (in Slovene)
- Andraž Kirm at Soccerway.com
- Andraž Kirm at WorldFootball.net
- Andraž Kirm at National-Football-Teams.com
- Andraž Kirm at FBref.com
- Andraž Kirm at EU-Football.info
