Leon Panikvar

Leon Panikvar
Personal information
Full name Leon Panikvar
Date of birth (1983-01-28) 28 January 1983
Place of birth Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left-back
Club information
Current team
Drava Ptuj
Number 8
Youth career
Aluminij
Maribor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Maribor 43 (2)
2006 → Bela Krajina (loan) 14 (1)
2008–2009 Primorje 40 (0)
2009–2011 Zalaegerszegi TE 53 (1)
2011–2012 Kilmarnock 2 (0)
2012 Zalaegerszegi TE 4 (0)
2012–2013 Pécsi Mecsek FC 5 (0)
2013–2014 Aluminij 18 (4)
2014– Drava Ptuj 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2014.


Leon Panikvar (born 28 January 1983 in Maribor) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a left-back for Drava Ptuj.

Career

Panikvar started his career in a hometown club Maribor, where he made his Slovenian league debut in the 2004–05 season. He spent a brief period on loan with Bela Krajina 2006.

In 2008, he was sold to fellow PrvaLiga team Primorje, where he became a mainstay in the team. However, the team finished the season in the last, tenth place and were relegated.

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

In the summer of 2011, Panikvar left ZTE after the one-year option was not taken up.[2] He was then invited for a trial with Kilmarnock where he signed a two-year contract on 17 August 2011.[3] Panikvar made his first appearance for Kilmarnock on Saturday September the 17th 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.[4]

In February 2012 he signed for Zalaegerszegi TE.

References

  1. ↑ "Zalaegerszeg 2 - 1 Paks". Pepsifoci.hu. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "We have started preparing for season 2011/12". ZTE FC official website. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Kilmarnock sign Panikvar". Sky Sports. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels reveals he turned away Arsenal loanees". The Telegraph. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.


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