Rajko Rep (born 20 June 1990) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club SV Oberwart.
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.
In late August 2010 he signed a four-year contract with Maribor. In August 2011, he was loaned to Mura 05 until the end of the 2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga season.
In January 2024, he left Polish second division side Bruk-Bet Termalica for third tier Austrian club SV Oberwart.
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. He also scored against the Netherlands and Belarus.
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.
Personal life
Rep was born in Rogatec and started to play football at a local club when he was six years old. 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.
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rep goal.
Honours
Maribor
- Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2010–11
- Slovenian Supercup: 2012, 2013
Austria Klagenfurt
- Regionalliga Mitte: 2014–15
LASK Linz
- Erste Liga: 2016–17
References
External links
- Rajko Rep at NZS (in Slovene)
- Rajko Rep at Soccerway.com
- Rajko Rep at WorldFootball.net
- Rajko Rep at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rajko Rep at kicker (in German)
- Rajko Rep at FBref.com
- Rajko Rep at EU-Football.info
- Rajko Rep at ÖFB (in German)
