Dejan Kelhar

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Dejan Kelhar
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Personal information
Date of birth (1984-04-05) 5 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Brežice, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Brežice
0000–2002 Celje
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004 Celje 12 (0)
2003–2004Krško (loan) 37 (0)
2005 Olimpija 15 (0)
2005–2006 Celje 22 (0)
2006–2007 Greuther Fürth 8 (0)
2008 Celje 31 (2)
2009–2011 Cercle Brugge 42 (1)
2011 Legia Warsaw 2 (0)
2011–2012 Hapoel Haifa 9 (0)
2012 Samsunspor 14 (0)
2012–2013 Gabala 34 (1)
2014 Red Star Belgrade 15 (0)
2014–2015 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
2015–2017 Olimpija Ljubljana 50 (4)
2017Sivasspor (loan) 2 (0)
2017Celje (loan) 7 (0)
2018 FC Bad Radkersburg 15 (0)
2021 SV Übelbach 0 (0)
International career
2001 Slovenia U17 11 (0)
2003–2005 Slovenia U20 8 (0)
2004–2006 Slovenia U21 9 (0)
2010–2013 Slovenia 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dejan Kelhar (born 5 April 1984) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

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Club career

Kelhar started playing football with Brežice,[ citation needed ] until he moved to Celje. He played there for two seasons in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top level of Slovenian football. At the same time he also played for the Slovenian Second League side Krško, because the Football Association of Slovenia regulations allowed to register youth players for two clubs from different league levels.

In 2006, Kelhar transferred to the 2. Bundesliga side SpVgg Greuther Fürth for an alleged transfer fee of €100,000. His transfer was not a big success and he returned to Celje. On 31 January 2009, the last day before the closing of the winter transfer window, Kelhar signed a contract with Cercle Brugge.

In February 2011, he joined Legia Warszawa on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [1]

In July 2012, Kelhar joined Gabala of the Azerbaijan Premier League on a two-year contract. [2] [3] Kelhar's debut came on 4 August 2012 against Simurq in a game that also saw him score his first goal for the club after 15 minutes. [4] Kelhar went on to play in 28 league and three Cup games for Gabala in his first season. Kelhar appeared seven times for Gabala in his second season before leaving in December 2013. [5] [6]

At the start of February 2014, Kelhar signed a six-month contract, with the option of another year, with Red Star Belgrade. [7]

On 6 August 2014, Kelhar signed a short-term contract with English Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. [8] [9] Kelhar was released by Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the 2014–15 season, having not made an appearance for the club. [10]

International career

Kelhar made his debut for Slovenia in a friendly match against Qatar on 3 March 2010. [11] His final international was a September 2013 World Cup qualification match against Albania. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 July 2017 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
SeasonClubLeagueLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
SloveniaLeague Slovenian Cup League cupContinentalTotal
2002–03 Krško 2. SNL 700070
2003–04 25010260
2003–04 Celje Slovenian PrvaLiga 600060
2004–05 601070
2004–05 Krško 2. SNL500050
2004–05 Olimpija Slovenian PrvaLiga15000150
2005–06 Celje 22040260
GermanyLeague DFB-Pokal DFL-Supercup ContinentalTotal
2006–07 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2. Bundesliga 80000080
SloveniaLeague Slovenian Cup League cupContinentalTotal
2007–08 Celje Slovenian PrvaLiga1300000130
2008–09 1821000192
BelgiumLeague Belgian Cup League cupContinentalTotal
2008–09 Cercle Brugge Belgian First Division 70000070
2009–10 Belgian Pro League 2616000321
2010–11 90100030130
PolandLeague Polish Cup League cupContinentalTotal
2010–11 Legia Warsaw Ekstraklasa 20100030
IsraelLeague Israel State Cup Toto Cup ContinentalTotal
2011–12 Hapoel Haifa Israeli Premier League 90000090
TurkeyLeague Turkish Cup League cupContinentalTotal
2011–12 Samsunspor Süper Lig 14010150
AzerbaijanLeague Azerbaijan Cup League cupContinentalTotal
2012–13 [14] Gabala Azerbaijan Premier League 28130311
2013–14 600060
SerbiaLeague Serbian Cup League cupContinentalTotal
2013–14 Red Star Belgrade Serbian SuperLiga 15000150
EnglandLeague FA Cup EFL Cup ContinentalTotal
2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday Championship 00000000
SloveniaLeague Slovenian Cup League cupContinentalTotal
2015–16 Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenian PrvaLiga31210322
2016–17 1922021233
TurkeyLeague Turkish Cup League cupContinentalTotal
2016–17 Sivasspor TFF First League 200020
Total293822000513209

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [15]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovenia 201010
201100
201230
201320
Total60

Honours

Legia Warsaw

Red Star

Olimpija Ljubljana

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