Žan Vipotnik

Early career

Vipotnik began his career at his hometown club Dravinja, and later joined the academy of Slovenian giants Maribor. He scored 58 goals for the under-15 team in the 2016–17 season, and was equally successful in the later stages of his youth career, scoring 53 goals in 50 games for the under-17 team and 31 goals in 25 games for the under-19 team. He made his senior debut for Maribor on 8 July 2021, after being named in the starting eleven in the UEFA Europa Conference League match against Urartu. He spent most of 2021 and 2022 on loan, first with top division club Gorica, and later with Triglav Kranj in the second division. Vipotnik made a breakthrough in the 2022–23 season. He started the season in Maribor mostly as a substitute, but slowly made his way into the starting eleven and scored his first league goal in the 11th round against Gorica. Despite this, he finished the season as the league's top scorer with 20 goals.

Bordeaux

In July 2023, Vipotnik transferred to Ligue 2 side Bordeaux for a reported transfer fee of about €3 million. He scored ten goals for the side, but off-the-field issues saw the club enter administration at the end of the 2023–24 season and give up their professional status, releasing Vipotnik as a free agent.

Swansea City

On 1 August 2024, Vipotnik joined Championship side Swansea City on a four-year deal. On 17 August, he scored his first goal for the club after coming off the bench in a 3–0 victory over…

Between 2017 and 2022, Vipotnik represented Slovenia in all youth levels from under-15 to under-21 and made more than 25 appearances for all teams combined. In March 2023, he was called up to the Slovenian senior team by manager Matjaž Kek for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Kazakhstan and San Marino. Vipotnik made his full international debut on 23 March in an away game against Kazakhstan, where he entered the game in the 70th minute and scored the winning goal for Slovenia eight minutes later in a 2–1 win. By doing so, he became the second youngest player to score for Slovenia, behind only Benjamin Šeško, at the age of 21 years and 5 days. Vipotnik was included in Slovenia's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024. He made one appearance at the final tournament, playing the last fifteen minutes in the group stage draw against Serbia.

Club

As of match played 8 September 2026

International

As of match played 7 June 2026

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vipotnik goal.

Individual

Slovenian PrvaLiga Player of the Year: 2022–23 Slovenian PrvaLiga top goalscorer: 2022–23 Slovenian PrvaLiga Team of the Year: 2022–23 EFL Championship top goalscorer: 2025–26 EFL Championship Team of the Season: 2025–26 Swansea City Player of the Year: 2025–26 PFA Team of the Year: 2025–26 Championship