Dejan Kelhar (born 5 April 1984) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for SV Übelbach as a defender.

Club career

Kelhar started playing football with Brežice, until he moved to Celje. He played there for two seasons in PrvaLiga. At the same time he also played for the Slovenian Second League side Krško, because Football Association of Slovenia regulations allowed to register youth players in two clubs from different league levels.

Dejan Kelhar

In 2004, Kelhar was transferred for €100,000 to SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the 2. Bundesliga. His transfer was not a big success and he returned to Celje. On 31 January 2009, the last day before the closing of the winter transfer window, Kelhar signed a contract with Cercle Brugge.

Dejan Kelhar

In February 2011, he joined Legia Warszawa on two and a half year contract.

Dejan Kelhar

In July 2012, Kelhar joined Gabala of the Azerbaijan Premier League on a two-year contract. Kelhar's debut came on 4 August 2012 against Simurq in a game that also saw him score his first goal for the club after 15 minutes. Kelhar went on to play in 28 league and three Cup games for Gabala in his first season. Kelhar appeared seven times for Gabala in his second season before leaving in December 2013.

At the start of February 2014, Kelhar signed a six-month contract, with the option of another year, with Red Star Belgrade.

On 6 August 2014, Kelhar signed a short-term contract with English Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. Kelhar was released by Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the 2014–15 season, having not made an appearance for the club.

International career

Kelhar made his debut for the national side in friendly match against Qatar on 3 March 2010 in Maribor.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Red Star

Serbian SuperLiga: 2013–14

References

External links

NZS profile

1984 births

Living people

People from Brežice

Slovenian men's footballers

Slovenia men's youth international footballers

Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers

Slovenia men's international footballers

Men's association football defenders

NK Celje players

NK Krško players

NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players

SpVgg Greuther Fürth players

Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players

Legia Warsaw players

Hapoel Haifa F.C. players

Samsunspor footballers

Gabala SC players

Red Star Belgrade footballers

Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players

NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players

Sivasspor footballers

Slovenian Second League players

Slovenian PrvaLiga players

2. Bundesliga players

Belgian Pro League players

Ekstraklasa players

Süper Lig players

Israeli Premier League players

Slovenian expatriate men's footballers

Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium

Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey

Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Germany

Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Poland

Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Israel

Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan

Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia

Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in England

Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria

Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium

Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey

Expatriate men's footballers in Germany

Expatriate men's footballers in Poland

Expatriate men's footballers in Israel

Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan

Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia

Expatriate men's footballers in England

Expatriate men's footballers in Austria