Leon Panikvar

Leon Panikvar
Personal information
Full name Leon Panikvar
Date of birth (1983-01-28) 28 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Left midfielder, Waterboy
Team information
Current team
 TuS St. Veit am Vogau
Number 42
Youth career
Gerečja vas
Aluminij
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Aluminij 75 (12)
2005–2007 Maribor 43 (2)
2007 → Bela Krajina (loan) 14 (1)
2008-2009 Primorje 39 (0)
2009–2011 Zalaegerszeg 43 (1)
2009–2011 → Zalaegerszeg II 9 (0)
2011–2012 Kilmarnock 2 (0)
2012 Zalaegerszeg 4 (0)
2012 Pécs 5 (0)
2013–2014 Aluminij 18 (4)
2014–2015 Drava Ptuj 8 (1)
2015 FC Gamlitz 9 (1)
2016 TUS Paldau 12 (2)
2016–2017 UFC Fehring 36 (7)
2018 ASV St. Martin/Raab 13 (9)
2018–2020 SU Tillmitsch 31 (7)
2023– TuS St. Veit/Vogau 4 (0)
International career
2001 Slovenia U19 1 (0)
2002 Slovenia U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023

Leon Panikvar (born 28 January 1983) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for and is assistant manager at St. Veit am Vogau in Austria.[2]

Career

On 14 July 2009, after a successful trial, Panikvar signed for the Hungarian outfit ZTE on a two-year contract with a one-year option. He made his league debut on 25 July 2009 in a 2–1 away win against Paksi SE.[3]

In summer 2011, Panikvar left ZTE after the one-year option was not taken up.[4] He was then invited for a trial with Kilmarnock where he signed a two-year contract on 17 August 2011.[5] Panikvar made his first appearance for Kilmarnock on 17 September 2011 in a 2–2 away draw to Aberdeen.

After failing to hold down a regular first-team place, he was released by Kilmarnock in January 2012.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Slovenia – L. Panikvar – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ Profile at Fussballoesterreich‚ fussballoesterreich.at
  3. ^ "Zalaegerszeg 2–1 Paks". pepsifoci.hu. 25 July 2009. Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  4. ^ "We have started preparing for season 2011/12". ztefc.hu. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Kilmarnock sign Panikvar". Sky Sports. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels reveals he turned away Arsenal loanees". The Daily Telegraph. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.