This article is about Slovenia national football team players with at least 10 appearances. For a list of all notable national team players, see Slovenia international footballers category. For the current national team squad, see Current squad.
Robert Koren, captain of Slovenia at their most recent World Cup appearance in 2010.
Prior to Slovenian independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in June 1991, the unofficial Slovenian national team played several friendly matches.[1] A year after gaining independence, on 3 July 1992,[2] Slovenia was admitted to FIFA and played its first officially recognised match on 3 June 1992, a friendly against Estonia in Tallinn.[3] In the game, ending in a 1–1 draw, Igor Benedejčič became the first goalscorer for Slovenia after equalizing in the second half.[4] Their first competitive match was a UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier against Italy in September 1994.[3] Slovenia have qualified for a major tournament four times, twice for the FIFA World Cup (2002 and 2010) and twice for the UEFA European Championship (2000 and 2024).[5] Slovenia is also one of the smallest countries by population to ever qualify for the World Cup.[6][7] As of 17 November 2024, Slovenia have played a total of 301 official matches, winning 110, drawing 80 and losing 111.[3]
Since 1992, 238 players have represented the national team in official matches.[8] The most capped player is Boštjan Cesar, who has made 101 appearances between 2003 and 2018.[9] The most capped goalkeeper is Samir Handanović with 81 appearances between 2004 and 2015.[10]Zlatko Zahovič is the all-time top goalscorer with 35 goals in his international career, which spanned 13 years between 1992 and 2004.[11] The player with the most appearances as the team captain is Jan Oblak, who captained Slovenia in 50 matches.[12]Benjamin Šeško is the youngest player to appear for the national team; he was 18 years and 1 day old at the time of his debut in June 2021.[13]
Key
The list is initially ordered by alphabetical order of surname.
Only players with at least ten appearances in official matches are listed.
Statistics are correct as of the match played on 17 November 2024.
Playing positions are listed according to the player profiles on the Football Association of Slovenia official website.
Total appearances and goals
Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship and UEFA Nations League matches and each competition's associated qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.
Key
Symbol
Meaning
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National team record
Players
Boštjan Cesar is the all-time most capped player for Slovenia with 101 appearances between 2003 and 2018.Milivoje Novaković (80 appearances, 32 goals) is the most capped forward for Slovenia and the second best goalscorer behind Zlatko Zahovič.Samir Handanović is the most capped goalkeeper for Slovenia.Prior to debuting for Slovenia in 1992, Darko Milanič earned five appearances for the Yugoslavia national team.[14]Benjamin Šeško, the youngest player to appear for Slovenia.
Table of Slovenia players, with appearance details and statistics
^"STA: Pregled - šport, 20. 11. (ponedeljek)". sta.si (in Slovenian). Slovenian Press Agency. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023. Slovenija, ki je v desetih tekmah sedemkrat zmagala, bo četrtič nastopila na velikem tekmovanju. Doslej je po vodstvom Srečka Katanca igrala na evropskem prvenstvu 2000 in svetovnem prvenstvu 2002, pod Kekovim vodstvom Keka pa še na SP 2010.
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