Žiga Pešut

Žiga Pešut (born October 5, 1992) is a Slovenian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Herlev Eagles of the Danish Metal Ligaen, and Slovenia national team.
Pešut started playing hockey for his hometown team HDK Maribor. At age 16 he moved to Sweden to play for Grums IK of the Division 2. From 2010 to 2013 Pešut spent three seasons playing in the Czech Republic before signing a deal with Erste Bank Hockey League (EBEL) team HDD Olimpija. After four seasons he joined German club EHC Bayreuth of the DEL2. From 2018 to 2021 he played for Olimpija Ljubljana. At the beginning of 2022, he signed for Herlev Eagles in the top Danish division.
==Youth career==
In 2007, Pešut began playing for the U19 team of his hometown HDK Maribor. Next season he played also for HDK Maribor's second team and represented Slovenia at the U18 World Championship Division II.
He experienced playing abroad for the first time in 2009/10 season in which he played for Grums IK U18, U20 and first selection. At the U18 World Championship Division II he was Slovenia's best scorer.
From 2010 until 2012 Pešut played for Czech U20 teams HC Slezan Opava and BK Mladá Boleslav. In both seasons he was part of Slovenia's U20 team at the 2011 World Junior Championship Division I and 2012 World Junior Championship Division I.
==Professional career==
In 2012-13 he was loaned to NED Hockey Nymburk. Next season Pešut returned to his home country and played first professional year as a member of HDD Olimpija helping them to win the national title. 2014-15 was the season he was called to the senior national team for the first time.
The following season, 2015–16, Pešut was HDD Olimpija's leading scorer by points and goals scored in Erste Bank Hockey League. In the same season HDD Olimpija won Slovenian Ice Hockey League and Slovenian Ice Hockey Cup. In 2016 he was part of the Slovenian national ice hockey team which gained promotion from World Championship Division I to Ice Hockey World Championships at the tournament in Poland.
After another season in Ljubljana, he signed contract for the 2017–18 with the DEL2 team EHC Bayreuth.
In 2018, Olimpija Ljubljana announced they have signed Pešut. In this season they beat HC Pustertal in the AHL finals 4-3 after trailing 1-3 after first four games. Pešut also won the Slovenian national championship with the team, having scored in both finals games. At the beginning of the 2019–20 season Olimpija Ljubljana won Slovenian Ice Hockey Cup. In 2020-21 the club won AHL once again, with Pešut providing most points for the team in the finals against Asiago Hockey 1935.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2007–08	HDK Maribor U19 	SLO-U19	 	23 	10 	18 	28 	46 	 	5 	2 	1 	3 	2
2008–09	HDK Maribor II 	SLO 	 	29 	19 	11 	30 	55 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09	HDK Maribor U19 	SLO-U19	 	24 	28 	27 	55 	10 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	6
2009–10	Grums IK U18 	J18 	 	29 	16 	7 	23 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10	Grums IK U20 	J20 	 	9 	7 	8 	15 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10	Grums IK 	Div 2 	 	6 	7 	1 	8 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11	HC Slezan Opava U20 	CZE U20	 	39 	14 	13 	27 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12	BK Mladá Boleslav U20	CZE U20	 	35 	12 	9 	21 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13	NED Hockey Nymburk 	CZE 3 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2013–14	HDD Olimpija 	EBEL 	 	54 	9 	22 	31 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14	HDD Olimpija 	SLO 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	4 	0 	4 	4 	4
2014–15	HDD Olimpija 	EBEL 	 	54 	9 	13 	22 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15	HDD Olimpija 	SLO 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	6 	2 	5 	7 	27
2015–16	HDD Olimpija 	EBEL 	 	46 	13 	14 	27 	28 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16	HDD Olimpija 	SLO 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	6 	3 	3 	6 	8
2016–17	HDD Olimpija 	EBEL 	 	35 	13 	11 	24 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17	HDD Olimpija 	SLO 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	7 	5 	2 	7 	2
2017–18	EHC Bayreuth 	DEL2 	 	9 	3 	2 	5 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19	Olimpija Ljubljana 	AHL 	 	20 	3 	3 	6 	2 	 	14 	7 	1 	8 	10
2018–19	Olimpija Ljubljana 	SLO 	 	5 	3 	7 	10 	12 	 	3 	2 	1 	3 	2
2019–20	Olimpija Ljubljana 	AHL 	 	40 	13 	18 	31 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20	Olimpija Ljubljana 	SLO 	 	9 	4 	2 	6 	4 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0
2020–21	Olimpija Ljubljana 	AHL 	 	4 	5 	3 	8 	0 	 	9 	5 	4 	9 	0
2020–21	Olimpija Ljubljana 	SLO 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0
2021–22	Herlev Eagles 	DAN 	 	7 	2 	0 	2 	4 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
2008–09	Slovenia	U18 (Div II) 	 	5 	1 	3 	4 	2
2009–10	Slovenia	U18 (Div II) 	 	5 	10	13	23 	4
2010–11	Slovenia	U20 (Div I) 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2011–12	Slovenia	U20 (Div I) 	 	5 	3 	1 	4 	4
2014–15	Slovenia	International	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
2015–16	Slovenia	WC (Div I) 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
2015–16	Slovenia	International	 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0
2016–17	Slovenia	International	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0
2020–21	Slovenia	International	 	4 	1 	2 	3 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year
Alps Hockey League 	Alps Hockey League
Champion (Olimpija) 	2019, 2021
Slovenian Ice Hockey League 	Slovenian Ice Hockey League
Champion (Olimpija) 	2014, 2016, 2019
Slovenian Ice Hockey Cup 	Slovenian Ice Hockey Cup
Champion (Olimpija) 	2016, 2020
World Championship Division I 	World Championship Division I
Gold medal (Slovenia) 	2016
World U20 Championship Division I 	World U20 Championship Division I
Silver medal (Slovenia) 	2011
World U18 Championship Division II	World U18 Championship Division II
Gold medal (Slovenia) 	2010
Points leader 	2010
Goals leader 	2010
Silver medal (Slovenia) 	2009
==References==
Category:Slovenian ice hockey forwards
Category:HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players