Rajko Rep
Slovenian footballer (born 1990)
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Rajko Rep (born 20 June 1990) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club SV Oberwart.
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Rep with Austria Klagenfurt in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Rogatec, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Oberwart | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2004 | Mons Claudius | ||
| 2004–2008 | Celje | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Celje | 44 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | → MU Šentjur (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2010–2013 | Maribor | 32 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | → Mura 05 (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Mura 05 (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Austria Klagenfurt | 70 | (27) |
| 2016–2018 | LASK | 46 | (6) |
| 2018–2021 | TSV Hartberg | 89 | (22) |
| 2021 | Sepsi OSK | 3 | (1) |
| 2022 | Austria Klagenfurt | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Bruk-Bet Termalica | 14 | (1) |
| 2024– | SV Oberwart | 23 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Slovenia U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Slovenia U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Slovenia U19 | 12 | (6) |
| 2009 | Slovenia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Slovenia U21 | 18 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Slovenia | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 March 2025 | |||
Club career
Rep started his career at Mons Claudius from Rogatec and was then transferred to Celje youth sides, where he signed his first professional contract. For a short period of time he also played for MU Šentjur on loan. He was named a team captain during his time in Celje at the age of 19 and was the youngest captain in the history of the club.[2]
In late August 2010 he signed a four-year contract with Maribor.[1][3] In August 2011, he was loaned to Mura 05 until the end of the 2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga season.[4]
In January 2024, he left Polish second division side Bruk-Bet Termalica for third tier Austrian club SV Oberwart.[5]
International career
Rep played for Slovenia under-19 through qualifications for the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship where he scored five out of six Slovenia goals in the final phase of qualifications, including a hat-trick against Russia.[6] He also scored against the Netherlands[7] and Belarus.[8]
He made his debut for the senior team on 19 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Poland. He substituted Benjamin Verbič in the 86th minute.[9]
Personal life
Rep was born in Rogatec and started to play football at a local club when he was six years old.[10] He is a declared NK Maribor supporter as he started to support the team during 1999 when the club was playing in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.[11][12]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rep goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 October 2020 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia |  San Marino | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
