Luka Zahović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luka Zahović | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Maribor | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Valencia | ||
| 2001–2007 | Benfica | ||
| 2007–2009 | Pobrežje | ||
| 2009–2013 | Maribor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Maribor | 45 | (13) |
| 2013–2014 | → Veržej (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Maribor B | 1 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Heerenveen | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Maribor (loan) | 15 | (11) |
| 2017– | Maribor | 12 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Slovenia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Slovenia U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2013 | Slovenia U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2013 | Slovenia U19 | 5 | (3) |
| 2015– | Slovenia U21 | 10 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2016 |
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Luka Zahović (born 15 November 1995) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a forward for Slovenian club NK Maribor.
Born in Portugal, Zahović began his career in Valencia, playing for Spanish club Valencia CF before moving to Portuguese club Benfica, where he remained until 2007. After his family returned to Slovenia, he joined Maribor youth selections after his father Zlatko became director of football at the Slovenian club.
He made his professional debut in the final round of the 2012–13 season during a match against Aluminij when he came on as a late substitute. In the following year he spent part of the season playing on loan at the Slovenian Second League squad Veržej, scoring three goals in ten matches, until being given more opportunities by Maribor's coach Ante Šimundža during the second part of the season, eventually making 11 appearances during the 2013–14 PrvaLiga season.
The 2014–15 was his breakthrough season. He made his PrvaLiga season debut in the second round when he came on as a late substitute in the 78th minute during a match against Radomlje. Maribor was struggling at home against the PrvaLiga newcomers with the score being 1–1 and less than ten minutes of regulation left. However, after only spending seven minutes on the pitch Zahović scored his first official goal for The Violets. He increased the lead three minutes later, securing all three points for the home side. He scored his third goal of the season in late August against Zavrč and continued his good form in early September when he netted a hat-trick for Maribor B in a match against Šentjur in the Slovenian Third League. A week later, on his fifth PrvaLiga appearance of the season, he scored another double on a match against Krka, becoming the league's top goalscorer with five goals after eight rounds.
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