Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roman Bezjak | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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SV Darmstadt 98 | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Korotan Prevalje | |||
–2005 | Dravograd | ||
2005–2008 | Celje | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Celje | 108 | (34) |
2009–2010 | → Mladi upi Šentjur (loan) | 8 | (4) |
2012–2015 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 60 | (20) |
2015–2016 | Rijeka | 39 | (20) |
2016– | SV Darmstadt 98 | 10 | (0) |
Total | 220 | (78) | |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | Slovenia U18 | 8 | (3) |
2007 | Slovenia U19 | 6 | (3) |
2009–2010 | Slovenia U20 | 2 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Slovenia U21 | 2 | (0) |
2013– | Slovenia | 15 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:47, 19 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2016 |
Roman Bezjak (born 21 February 1989) is a Slovenian footballer who currently plays as a striker for SV Darmstadt 98 and the Slovenian national team.
Bezjak made his debut for Celje on 9 April 2008 against Maribor coming on as a substitute for the last 6 minutes. The following season he made his first start for Celje, on 2 August 2008, in a 0–0 home draw against Domžale before being substituted by Saša Bakarič. Two weeks later, Bezjak scored his first goal in a 2–2 away draw against Primorje. He began to establish himself in the Celje first team from the 2009–10 season, making 24 appearances (15 starts) and scoring six goals.
On 22 August 2012, Bezjak signed a four-year contract with Bulgarian A Group side Ludogorets Razgrad. He made his debut for Ludogorets against CSKA Sofia on 22 September where he came on as a substitute in a 1–0 home win. His first goals for Ludogorets came on 3 May 2013 when he scored twice in a 3–0 home win over Chernomorets Burgas. He made 14 appearances during the 2012–13 season, finishing with five goals.
In the following season Bezjak became a first team regular. He scored his first goal of the season in the second league game, a 1–0 win at home to Chernomorets Burgas on 27 July 2013. On 27 October, he scored his first-ever career hat-trick, netting four goals in a 5–1 league win over Lyubimets 2007. He also scored three goals in two matches against PSV Eindhoven in the group stage of the Europa League. In February 2014, he netted in both legs of the 4–3 aggregate victory over Lazio in the 1/16 finals of the Europa League. On 13 March 2014, he earned а penalty kick in the 0–3 home loss against Valencia CF, but missed from the spot. On 15 May 2014, Bezjak scored the winning goal in the 1–0 victory over Botev Plovdiv in the 2014 Bulgarian Cup Final to help his team achieve a double. He ended the season as the club's top scorer, scoring 20 goals in all competitions.