Jon Gorenc Stanković

In this article, the surname is Gorenc Stanković.

Jon Gorenc Stanković (born 14 January 1996) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Austrian Football Bundesliga side Sturm Graz and the Slovenia national team.

Jon Gorenc Stanković

Stanković with Sturm Graz in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-01-14) 14 January 1996 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth	Ljubljana, Slovenia[1]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Sturm Graz
Number	4
Youth career
2012–2014	Domžale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Domžale	18	(0)
2014–2016	→ Borussia Dortmund II (loan)	62	(2)
2016–2020	Huddersfield Town	37	(2)
2020–	Sturm Graz	141	(13)
International career‡
2011–2012	Slovenia U16	9	(2)
2012–2013	Slovenia U17	8	(0)
2013	Slovenia U18	1	(0)
2013–2014	Slovenia U19	10	(0)
2015–2018	Slovenia U21	17	(2)
2020–	Slovenia	31	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2025

Club career

Huddersfield Town

Gorenc Stanković made his debut for Huddersfield Town in an EFL Cup tie with Shrewsbury Town on 9 August 2016.^[2] He made his league debut as a late substitute against Rotherham United on 27 September 2016.^[3] He scored his first goal for Huddersfield Town on 19 August 2018 in a 6–1 defeat to Manchester City.^[4]

Sturm Graz

On 29 June 2020, Gorenc Stanković signed a three-year contract with the Austrian Football Bundesliga side Sturm Graz,^[5] though he remained at Huddersfield for the remainder of the season, extended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, having signed a short-term extension.^[6]

International career

Gorenc Stanković was called-up to the senior Slovenia squad by Srečko Katanec for a friendly against Turkey in June 2016.^[7]

Four years after his first call-up to the national team, he made his debut in the friendly match against San Marino on 7 October 2020.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 April 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Domžale	2012–13	Slovenian PrvaLiga	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2013–14	Slovenian PrvaLiga	12	0	1	0	—		2[a]	0	15	0
	Total		18	0	1	0	—		2	0	21	0
Borussia Dortmund II (loan)	2014–15	3. Liga	31	1	—		—		—		31	1
	2015–16	Regionalliga West	31	1	—		—		—		31	1
	Total		62	2	—		—		—		62	2
Huddersfield Town	2016–17	Championship	7	0	4	0	1	0	—		12	0
	2017–18	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018–19	Premier League	11	1	1	0	1	0	—		13	1
	2019–20	Championship	19	1	1	0	1	0	—		21	1
	Total		37	2	6	0	3	0	—		46	2
Sturm Graz	2020–21	Austrian Bundesliga	30	3	5	1	—		—		35	4
	2021–22	Austrian Bundesliga	30	4	3	0	—		7[a]	1	40	5
	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	31	2	6	0	—		7[b]	0	44	2
	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	28	3	4	1	—		12[c]	2	44	6
	2024–25	Austrian Bundesliga	22	1	3	1	—		5[d]	0	30	2
	Total		141	13	21	3	—		31	3	193	19
Career total			258	17	28	3	3	0	33	3	322	23

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 23 March 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Slovenia	2020	1	0
	2021	6	1
	2022	8	0
	2023	5	0
	2024	10	0
	2025	2	0
Total		31	1

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

List of international goals scored by Jon Gorenc Stanković

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 June 2021	Bonifika Stadium, Koper, Slovenia	Gibraltar	6–0	6–0	Friendly

Honours

Sturm Graz

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2023–24
• Austrian Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24