Jure Balkovec

Jure Balkovec (born 9 September 1994) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Turkish Süper Lig club Alanyaspor and the Slovenia national team.

Jure Balkovec

Balkovec with Slovenia in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Novo Mesto, Slovenia[1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Alanyaspor
Number	29
Youth career
0000–2011	Bela Krajina
2012	Domžale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Bela Krajina	11	(0)
2011–2018	Domžale	93	(11)
2014	→ Krka (loan)	4	(0)
2014–2015	→ Radomlje (loan)	29	(0)
2018	Bari	11	(1)
2018–2020	Hellas Verona	17	(0)
2019–2020	→ Empoli (loan)	32	(1)
2020–2022	Fatih Karagümrük	63	(3)
2022–	Alanyaspor	63	(8)
International career‡
2012	Slovenia U19[a]	3	(0)
2014–2016	Slovenia U21	8	(0)
2017	Slovenia B	1	(0)
2018–	Slovenia	38	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

Club career

In January 2018, Balkovec left Domžale and signed for Italian Serie B outfit Bari,^[2] only to move to Hellas Verona after half a year due to Bari's financial collapse.^[3]

In September 2020, Balkovec moved to play in Turkey for Fatih Karagümrük.^[4] In summer 2022, he joined compatriot Miha Mevlja at fellow Turkish side Alanyaspor.^[5][6]

International career

Balkovec made his debut for Slovenia in an October 2018 Nations League match against Cyprus, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Bojan Jokić.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 18 May 2024^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bela Krajina	2010–11	Slovenian Second League	11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
Domžale	2011–12	Slovenian PrvaLiga	12	1	0	0	—		—		12	1
	2012–13	Slovenian PrvaLiga	22	3	1	0	—		—		23	3
	2013–14	Slovenian PrvaLiga	4	0	1	0	1[c]	0	—		6	0
	2015–16	Slovenian PrvaLiga	11	1	3	0	—		—		14	1
	2016–17	Slovenian PrvaLiga	30	5	4	0	3[c]	0	—		37	5
	2017–18	Slovenian PrvaLiga	14	1	0	0	8[c]	2	—		22	3
	Total		93	11	9	0	12	2	0	0	114	13
Krka (loan)	2013–14	Slovenian PrvaLiga	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
Radomlje (loan)	2014–15	Slovenian PrvaLiga	29	0	1	0	—		—		30	0
Bari	2017–18	Serie B	11	1	0	0	—		1[d]	0	12	1
Hellas Verona	2018–19	Serie B	17	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
Empoli (loan)	2019–20	Serie B	32	1	2	0	—		—		34	1
Fatih Karagümrük	2020–21	Süper Lig	33	2	0	0	—		—		33	2
	2021–22	Süper Lig	30	1	3	0	—		—		33	1
	Total		63	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	66	3
Alanyaspor	2022–23	Süper Lig	29	4	2	0	—		—		31	4
	2023–24	Süper Lig	28	3	3	1	—		—		31	4
	Total		57	7	5	1	0	0	0	0	62	8
Career total			317	23	21	1	12	2	1	0	351	26

1. Official UEFA competitive matches only.
2. Includes Slovenian Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in the 2017–18 Serie B promotion play-offs