Petar Stojanović (born 7 October 1995) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor, on loan from Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw, and for the Slovenia national team.
Club career
Stojanović started playing football at the local football club Arne Tabor, before joining Slovan and later Interblock youth selections, where he remained until 2011, when he was acquired by Maribor. After his transfer to Maribor, Joc Pečečnik, the owner of Interblock, accused Zlatko Zahovič, the director of football at Maribor, of going behind his back and stealing one of the biggest Slovenian talents of his age.
Stojanović initially played as a goalkeeper, but later switched to the position of offensive midfielder. When he transferred to Maribor youth selections he was regarded as one of the most promising young midfielders in the country, however, Maribor's coaches and staff saw a much bigger potential for Stojanović on the position of right-back. During his first year in Maribor he mostly played for the under-17 team. However, he got his chance to play for the main squad in the second part of the 2011–12 season and made his first appearance in the Slovenian top division, 1. SNL, on 25 March 2012. At the time of his debut, he was 16 years, five months and 18 days old and set a new club record as the youngest player to appear in the top division.
On 5 January 2016, he signed a five-year contract with Dinamo Zagreb, reportedly for a transfer fee of around €2 million plus add-ons.
On 20 July 2021, Stojanović joined Italian club Empoli on loan, with a conditional obligation to buy. The conditions were fulfilled and Empoli purchased the rights on 17 June 2022.
On 30 August 2024, Stojanović joined Salernitana in Serie B on a season-long loan. After the 2024–25 season and the expiration of his contract with Empoli, he left Italy and joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw on 27 June 2025, signing a three-year contract. In his debut season, he failed to establish himself in the first team, as Legia struggled throughout the season and even faced relegation at one point. After the season, he injured his tendon while training with the Slovenia national team and had to undergo surgery. In September 2026, while still recovering from surgery, Stojanović went on a season-long loan to Maribor, returning to his first professional club after ten years.
International career Stojanović represented Slovenia at all youth international levels from under-16 to under-21.
As a member of the Slovenia under-17 team, Stojanović appeared at the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where he scored one goal. He debuted for the senior squad against Colombia on 18 November 2014. At the time, he was 19 years, one month and 11 days old and became the youngest debutant in the national team, surpassing the previous record set by Rene Mihelič seven years earlier.
On 1 September 2021, he scored his first goal for the national team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Slovakia, which ended in a 1–1 draw.
Stojanović was named by head coach Matjaž Kek in Slovenia's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMaribor2011–12Slovenian PrvaLiga20000000202012–13Slovenian PrvaLiga20000000202013–14Slovenian PrvaLiga713100001022014–15Slovenian PrvaLiga23010110103602015–16Slovenian PrvaLiga111202010161Total4526113020663Veržej (loan)2013–14Slovenian Second League11300——113Dinamo Zagreb2015–16Croatian First League10000——1002016–17Croatian First League23130100—3612017–18Croatian First League3004040—3802018–19Croatian First League18030150—3602019–20Croatian First League17130100103112020–21Croatian First League2304070—3402021–22Croatian First League000020—20Total1212170480101872Empoli (loan)2021–22Serie A33120——351Empoli2022–23Serie A27010——2802023–24Serie A0010——102024–25Serie A1010——20Total28030——310Sampdoria (loan)2023–24Serie B28100—10291Salernitana (loan)2024–25Serie B28000—10290Legia Warsaw2025–26Ekstraklasa1411010010261Career total308102917106041411
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSlovenia201410201520201610201700201820201910020206020211012022912023902024130202590202610Total732
Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stojanović goal. + List of international goals scored by Petar StojanovićNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 1 September 2021 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification2 5 June 2022 Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia 1–1 1–4 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
Honours Maribor Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 Slovenian Cup: 2011–12, 2012–13 Slovenian Supercup: 2012, 2014
Dinamo Zagreb Prva HNL: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 Croatian Cup: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020–21 Croatian Supercup: 2019
Legia Warsaw Polish Super Cup: 2025
References
External links