Matevž Vidovšek (born 30 October 1999) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Olimpija Ljubljana and the Slovenia national team.

Matevž Vidovšek
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-30) 30 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Olimpija Ljubljana
Number 69
Youth career
2004–2015 Dravograd
2014 → Jarenina (loan)
2015–2016 Bravo
2016–2018 Atalanta
2018Pescara (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Atalanta 0 (0)
2018–2019Reggina 1914 (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2020Ayia Napa (loan)[2] 2 (0)
2020– Olimpija Ljubljana 54 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Slovenia U17 10 (0)
2017 Slovenia U18 4 (0)
2023– Slovenia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024

He has also represented Slovenia at youth international level with the under-17 and under-18 teams.

Club career

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Vidovšek started his football career at local side Dravograd.[3] In 2016, at the age of 16, he moved to the youth ranks of Serie A team Atalanta, and was later loaned to Italian teams Pescara and Reggina 1914, and Cypriot club Ayia Napa.[4]

In September 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side Olimpija Ljubljana.[4] He made his PrvaLiga debut in May 2022, in the last round of the 2021–22 Slovenian PrvaLiga season, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 away win over Celje.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Matevž Vidovšek". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ "AOAN AGIAS NAPAS – Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας 2019/20". cfa.com.cy. Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ^ Burazer, Matic (30 September 2020). "Olimpijo okrepil nov vratar – Matevž Vidovšek". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Olimpija pripeljala novega vratarja" (in Slovenian). Siol. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Matevž Vidovšek » PrvaLiga 2021/2022". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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