Andrés Vombergar

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Andrés Vombergar
Vombergar with Ufa in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Villa Luzuriaga, Argentina[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ittihad Kalba
Number 18
Youth career
River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Ituzaingó 15 (7)
2015–2017 Fénix 57 (14)
2016–2017 → Los Andes (loan) 36 (13)
2017–2019 Olimpija Ljubljana 32 (14)
2019–2020 Ufa 28 (2)
2020–2021 Olimpija Ljubljana 33 (11)
2021–2022 Atlético San Luis 22 (2)
2022–2023 San Lorenzo 36 (11)
2023– Ittihad Kalba 21 (8)
International career‡
2019 Slovenia B 1 (1)
2022– Slovenia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024

Andrés Vombergar (born 20 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for the UAE Pro League club Ittihad Kalba. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Slovenia national team.

Early life[edit]

Vombergar was born in Argentina to Slovenian parents and grew up bilingual.[3]

Club career[edit]

Vombergar began his senior career with Ituzaingó in 2014.[1] In early 2015, he moved to Fénix, where he played for two seasons and scored a total of 14 league goals.[1] In 2016, Vombergar was loaned to Los Andes.

On 28 July 2017, Vombergar signed a contract with Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana.[4] In February 2019, Vombergar signed a three-and-a-half year contract with the Russian team Ufa.[5]

On 14 September 2020, Ufa announced his return to Olimpija.[6] In July 2021, Vombergar joined Mexican side Atlético San Luis, reportedly for a transfer fee of €300,000.[7]

In July 2022, Vombergar joined San Lorenzo on a contract until 31 December 2023.[8]

International career[edit]

A Slovene Argentine, Vombergar was eligible to play for either Argentina or Slovenia at international level, and chose to represent the latter.[9] He debuted with the Slovenia senior team on 17 November 2022 in a friendly match against Romania, ending in a 2–1 victory.[10]

Honours[edit]

Olimpija Ljubljana

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Andrés Vombergar (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Andres Vombergar". UAE Pro League. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ^ Grošelj, Matej (20 June 2017). "Andrés Vombergar – Argentinec, ki sanja, da bi zaigral za Slovenijo". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Andrés Vombergar je Olimpijin!" (in Slovenian). NK Olimpija Ljubljana. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. ^ "RAZKRIVAMO! To so podrobnosti prestopa ANDRESA VOMBERGARJA! Prvi trening z novimi soigralci je že opravil..." Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). 16 February 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Спасибо, Андрес!" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  7. ^ "OLIMPIJA je potrdila pomemben ODHOD: od zmajev se poslavlja veliki ljubljenec navijačev!". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Nekdanji napadalec Olimpije Andres Vombergar je podpisal za 12-kratnega prvaka Argentine". Nogomania (in Slovenian). 23 July 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Če bi na njegova vratar potrkala Argentina, bi bil Andres Vombergar v dilemi: Kot da bi se moral odločiti med očetom in mamo". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 9 December 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Vombergar debutó en la victoria de Eslovenia". Olé (in Spanish). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Slovenia – A. Vombergar – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

External links[edit]

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