Jon Gorenc Stanković (born 14 January 1996) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Austrian Football Bundesliga side Sturm Graz and the Slovenia national team.
_75_(cropped).jpg) Stanković with Sturm Graz in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, Slovenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sturm Graz | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Domžale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Domžale | 18 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | → Borussia Dortmund II (loan) | 62 | (2) |
| 2016–2020 | Huddersfield Town | 37 | (2) |
| 2020– | Sturm Graz | 175 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Slovenia U16 | 9 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Slovenia U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | Slovenia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Slovenia U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Slovenia U21 | 17 | (2) |
| 2020– | Slovenia | 33 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Club career
editHuddersfield Town
editGorenc Stanković made his debut for Huddersfield Town in an EFL Cup tie with Shrewsbury Town on 9 August 2016.[2] He made his league debut as a late substitute against Rotherham United on 27 September 2016.[3] He scored his first goal for Huddersfield Town on 19 August 2018 in a 6–1 defeat to Manchester City.[4]
Sturm Graz
editOn 29 June 2020, Gorenc Stanković signed a three-year contract with the Austrian Football Bundesliga side Sturm Graz,[5] though he remained at Huddersfield for the remainder of the season, extended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, having signed a short-term extension.[6]
International career
editGorenc Stanković was called-up to the senior Slovenia squad by Srečko Katanec for a friendly against Turkey in June 2016.[7]
Four years after his first call-up to the national team, he made his debut in the friendly match against San Marino on 7 October 2020.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 17 May 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Domžale | 2012–13 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund II (loan) | 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 2 | — | — | — | 62 | 2 | |||||
| Huddersfield Town | 2016–17 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | |||
| Sturm Graz | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 1 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 7[d] | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 12[e] | 2 | 44 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5[f] | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 10[g] | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| Total | 175 | 15 | 24 | 3 | — | 41 | 3 | 240 | 21 | |||
| Career total | 292 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 369 | 25 | ||
- ↑ Includes Slovenian Cup, FA Cup, Austrian Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 18 November 2025[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gorenc Stanković goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 June 2021 | Bonifika Stadium, Koper, Slovenia |  Gibraltar | 6–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editSturm Graz
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Stanković: Jon Gorenc Stanković: Player". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury 2–1 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Huddersfield 2–1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "Man City 6–1 Huddersfield: Sergio Aguero hat-trick as champions go top". BBC Sport. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ↑ A. G. (29 June 2020). "Gorenc-Stanković podpisal triletno pogodbo s Sturmom" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ Booth, Mel (24 June 2020). "Huddersfield Town retained list: Liverpool loan man Kamil Grabara and Danny Simpson leave club". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ "V reprezentanci tudi Gorenc Stanković" (in Slovenian). Ekipa24. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Jon Gorenc Stanković » Friendlies 2020". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ "Jon Gorenc Stankovic Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "Jon Stankovič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ↑ "Konec je tesne sezone v Avstriji: Tomi Horvat in Jon Gorenc Stanković sta s Sturmom spet postala prvaka!" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
External links
edit- Jon Gorenc Stanković national team profile at NZS (in Slovene)
- Jon Gorenc Stanković club profile at NZS (in Slovene)
- Jon Gorenc Stanković at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jon Gorenc Stanković at Soccerbase
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