# Rene Mihelič

Rene Mihelič (born 5 July 1988) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USV Hengsberg.

## Club career

Mihelič came through NK Maribor's youth academy, before making his senior team debut in September 2005. In 2010 he was signed by the Portuguese team Nacional.
On 8 February 2013, Bulgarian side Levski Sofia confirmed Mihelič had joined on loan until the end of the season, with the option of making the move permanent. He made his official A PFG debut for the club on 17 March 2013, after coming on as a substitute in the 0–0 home draw against Montana. Mihelič scored his first goal in his first appearance as a starter for Levski, netting the equalizer in the 1–1 away draw against Cherno More Varna on 30 March 2013.
Mihelič returned to Slovenia in October 2013, when he joined Zavrč.
On 25 January 2014, Mihelič was signed by Hungarian League club Debrecen. On 22 July 2014, Mihelič scored his first goal in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualifying round against Cliftonville at the Nagyerdei Stadion.
On 27 July 2017, Mihelič joined Indian Super League franchise Chennaiyin FC on a free transfer after his contract with Latvian club Riga expired. He scored two goals in fourteen appearances and won the league title with his team. On 11 August 2018, he joined fellow league club Delhi Dynamos FC on a one-year deal.

## International career

Between 2006 and 2010, Mihelič represented Slovenia in all youth categories from under-18 to under-21. In August 2007, he made his debut for the senior team when he was 19 years, 1 month and 17 days old, which was a record for the youngest player ever to play for the national team at the time, before the record was broken by Petar Stojanović in 2014.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 2 June 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Maribor | 2005–06 | PrvaLiga | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Maribor | 2006–07 | PrvaLiga | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | 40 | 11 |
| Maribor | 2007–08 | PrvaLiga | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 5 |
| Maribor | 2008–09 | PrvaLiga | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 2 |
| Maribor | 2009–10 | PrvaLiga | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 6 |
| Maribor | Total | Total | 134 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 25 |
| Nacional | 2010–11 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 |
| Nacional | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Nacional | 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Nacional | Total | Total | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Levski Sofia | 2012–13 | A Group | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Zavrč | 2013–14 | PrvaLiga | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Debrecen | 2013–14 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 |
| Debrecen | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Debrecen | 2015–16 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Debrecen | Total | Total | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 6 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 2015–16 | Israeli Premier League | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 3 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 2016–17 | Israeli Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Total | Total | 48 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 5 |
| Riga | 2016 | Virsliga | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Riga | 2017 | Virsliga | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 |
| Riga | Total | Total | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Chennaiyin FC | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Delhi Dynamos | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Persib Bandung | 2019 | Liga 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Maribor | 2019–20 | PrvaLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Maribor | 2020–21 | PrvaLiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Maribor | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Sutjeska | 2020–21 | Montenegrin First League | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| SC Kalsdorf | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Central | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 4 |
| SC Kalsdorf | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Central | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| SC Kalsdorf | Total | Total | 53 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 382 | 42 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 462 | 53 |
* ↑ Five appearances and three goals in UEFA Intertoto Cup, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
* ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in Slovenian Supercup
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in Szuperkupa
* ↑ Appearance in Hero Super Cup

## Honours

Maribor
* Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2008–09
* Slovenian Cup: 2009–10
* Slovenian Supercup: 2009
Debrecen
* Hungarian League: 2013–14
Chennaiyin FC
* Indian Super League: 2017–18