Rajko Rep


Rajko Rep is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club SV Oberwart.

Club career

Rep started his career at Mons Claudius from Rogatec and was then transferred to Celje youth sides, where he signed his first professional contract. For a short period of time he also played for MU Šentjur on loan. He was named a team captain during his time in Celje at the age of 19 and was the youngest captain in the history of the club.
In late August 2010 he signed a four-year contract with Maribor. In August 2011, he was loaned to Mura 05 until the end of the 2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga season.
In January 2024, he left Polish second division side Bruk-Bet Termalica for third tier Austrian club SV Oberwart.

International career

Rep played for Slovenia national under-19 [football team|Slovenia under-19] through qualifications for the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship where he scored five out of six Slovenia goals in the final phase of qualifications, including a hat-trick against Russia. He also scored against the Netherlands and Belarus.
He made his debut for the senior team on 19 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Poland. He substituted Benjamin Verbič in the 86th minute.

Personal life

Rep was born in Rogatec and started to play football at a local club when he was six years old. He is a declared NK Maribor supporter as he started to support the team during 1999 when the club was playing in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 October 2020Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia4–04–0Friendly

Honours

Maribor
Austria Klagenfurt
LASK Linz