Petar Stojanović
Stojanović with Slovenia in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995
Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Sampdoria
(on loan from Empoli)
Number 40
Youth career
2001–2007 Arne Tabor
2007–2010 Slovan
2010–2011 Interblock
2011–2013 Maribor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Maribor 45 (2)
2013–2014 → Veržej (loan) 11 (3)
2016–2022 Dinamo Zagreb 121 (2)
2016 Dinamo Zagreb II 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Empoli (loan) 33 (1)
2022– Empoli 27 (0)
2023– → Sampdoria (loan) 12 (0)
International career‡
2010 Slovenia U16 2 (0)
2011–2012 Slovenia U17 15 (2)
2012–2013 Slovenia U18 14 (2)
2013 Slovenia U19 4 (0)
2014–2016 Slovenia U21 6 (1)
2014– Slovenia 50 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Petar Stojanović (born 7 October 1995) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie B club Sampdoria, on loan from Empoli, and for the Slovenia national team.

Club career

Stojanović (right) with Dinamo Zagreb in 2016

Stojanović started playing football at the local football club Arne Tabor, before joining Slovan and later Interblock youth selections, where he remained until 2011, when he was acquired by Maribor.[3][4] After his transfer to Maribor, Joc Pečečnik, the owner of Interblock, accused Zlatko Zahovič, the director of football at Maribor, of going behind his back and stealing one of the biggest Slovenian talents of his age.[3]

At first Stojanović played as a goalkeeper but he then switched to the position of an offensive midfielder.[3] When he transferred to Maribor youth selections he was regarded as one of the most promising young midfielders in the country,[3] however, Maribor's coaches and staff saw a much bigger potential for Stojanović on the position of right-back.[4] During his first year in Maribor he mostly played for the under-17 team.[5] However, he got his chance to play for the main squad in the second part of the 2011–12 season and made his first appearance in the Slovenian top division, 1. SNL, on 25 March 2012.[6] At the time of his debut, he was 16 years, five months and 18 days old and set a new club record as the youngest player to appear in the top division.[6]

On 5 January 2016, he signed a five-year contract with Dinamo Zagreb, reportedly for a transfer fee of around €2 million plus add-ons.[7][8]

On 20 July 2021, Stojanović joined Italian club Empoli on loan with a conditional obligation to buy.[9] The conditions were fulfilled and Empoli purchased the rights on 17 June 2022.[10]

International career

Stojanović was a member of the Slovenian under-17 team and appeared with the squad at the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where he scored one goal.[11] He made his senior national team debut versus Colombia on 18 November 2014.[12] At the time he was 19 years, one month and 11 days old and became the youngest debutant in the national team, surpassing the previous record set by Rene Mihelič seven years earlier.[12][13]

On 1 September 2021, he scored his first goal for the national team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Slovakia, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[14]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stojanović goal.[15]
List of international goals scored by Petar Stojanović
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
11 September 2021Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia Slovakia1–11–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
25 June 2022Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia Serbia1–11–42022–23 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Maribor

Dinamo Zagreb

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Slovenia – P. Stojanović – Soccerway". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Petar Stojanovic" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Jan Krstovski, M. P. (8 June 2011). "Ukradeni talent – 16-letni Stojanovič". Žurnal24 (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Zakaj? Ker smo kot družina!" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Petar Stojanović – statistika 2011/12" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Soigralci in navijači odnesli tremo" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 26 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Petar Stojanović v Zagrebški Dinamo" [Petar Stojanovic to Dinamo Zagreb] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 5 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  8. ↑ M. R. (5 January 2016). "Stojanović iz Maribora v Dinamo!" [Stojanovic from Maribor to Dinamo] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Petar Stojanović è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" (in Italian). Empoli F.C. 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Esercitato il riscatto per Liberato Cacace e Petar Stojanovic" (in Italian). Empoli F.C. 17 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  11. ↑ T. O. (10 May 2012). "Nobeden izmed želenih scenarijev se kadetom ni izpolnil" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Stojanović novi rekorder". Ekipa (in Slovenian). 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  13. ↑ Jerič, Slavko (19 November 2014). "Stojanović postal najmlajši debitant v dresu Slovenije" [Stojanovic became the youngest debutant for Slovenia] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Archived from the original on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  14. ↑ Gruden, Toni (2 September 2021). ""Akcija je bila izvrstna, vendar na žalost to ni zadostovalo za zmago"" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Petar Stojanović, international football player". eu-football.info. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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