Žan Vipotnik

Žan Vipotnik (born 18 March 2002) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Swansea City and the Slovenia national team.^[2]

Žan Vipotnik

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Celje, Slovenia[1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Swansea City
Number	9
Youth career
2008–2014	Dravinja
2014–2020	Maribor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Maribor	39	(20)
2021	→ Gorica (loan)	17	(1)
2022	→ Triglav Kranj (loan)	12	(9)
2023–2024	Bordeaux	37	(10)
2024–	Swansea City	28	(4)
International career‡
2017	Slovenia U15	4	(2)
2017–2018	Slovenia U16	7	(1)
2018–2019	Slovenia U17	10	(1)
2019	Slovenia U18	2	(0)
2020	Slovenia U19	1	(0)
2022	Slovenia U21	3	(0)
2023–	Slovenia	15	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Club career

On 1 August 2024, Vipotnik joined Championship side Swansea City on a four-year deal following the mutual termination of his contract with Bordeaux.^[3]

International career

Between 2017 and 2022, Vipotnik represented Slovenia in all youth levels from under-15 to under-21 and made more than 25 appearances for all teams combined.^[4] In March 2023, he was called up to the Slovenian senior team by manager Matjaž Kek for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Kazakhstan and San Marino.^[5] Vipotnik made his full international debut on 23 March in an away game against Kazakhstan, where he entered the game in the 70th minute and scored the winning goal for Slovenia eight minutes later in a 2–1 win.^[6] By doing so, he became the second youngest player to score for Slovenia, behind only Benjamin Šeško, at the age of 21 years and 5 days.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 December 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maribor	2020–21	Slovenian PrvaLiga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2021–22	Slovenian PrvaLiga	9	0	0	0	—		3[c]	0	12	0
	2022–23	Slovenian PrvaLiga	30	20	4	3	—		4[d]	0	38	23
	Total		39	20	4	3	—		7	0	50	23
Gorica (loan)	2020–21	Slovenian PrvaLiga	17	1	0	0	—		—		17	1
Triglav Kranj (loan)	2021–22	Slovenian Second League	12	9	0	0	—		2[e]	1	14	10
Bordeaux	2023–24	Ligue 2	37	10	3	0	—		—		40	10
Swansea City	2024–25	EFL Championship	22	4	0	0	2	0	—		24	4
Career total			127	44	7	3	2	0	9	1	145	48

1. Includes Slovenian Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in PrvaLiga play-off

International

As of match played 17 November 2024^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Slovenia	2023	8	2
	2024	7	0
Total		15	2

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vipotnik goal.

List of international goals scored by Žan Vipotnik

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 March 2023	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
2	10 September 2023	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	1–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

References

1. "Zan Vipotnik s'engage avec les Girondins" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
2. Žan Vipotnik at WorldFootball.net
3. "Swansea sign Slovenia frontman Vipotnik". BBC Sport. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
4. "Žan Vipotnik – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
5. "Kaj ob prvem vpoklicu v reprezentanco pravi presrečni Žan Vipotnik?" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
6. "Vipotnik s prvim strelom v reprezentančnem dresu zadel za tri točke Slovenije" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
7. "Slovenija ima napad za prihodnost: Vipotnik drugi najmlajši strelec v zgodovini Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
8. Žan Vipotnik at Soccerway
9. "Žan Vipotnik, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

External links

• Žan Vipotnik at NZS (in Slovene)
• Žan Vipotnik at Soccerway
• Žan Vipotnik at National-Football-Teams.com
• Žan Vipotnik at WorldFootball.net