Rene Krhin

Inter Milan

Born in Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Slovenia), Krhin progressed through youth ranks at Maribor before signing for Inter Milan alongside fellow Maribor player Vid Belec in January 2007. At the age of 16 as a European Union player, he started to play for Inter Milan at Allievi Nazionali (U17) team. After spending two seasons at Allievi Nazionali (U17) team, Krhin was called up by manager José Mourinho to the Inter first team for the pre-season tour of the United States in July 2009, and subsequently played in several friendlies. For the 2009–10 competitive season, he was called up to the match squads, but did not make the starting eleven or the bench for the first three games, against Lazio in the Supercoppa Italiana, Bari, and AC Milan. He subsequently made his official debut for Inter against Parma in the third round of the Serie A, coming on as a substitute for Wesley Sneijder. After the match, Krhin described his Inter Milan debut as a “dream come true”. On 1 November 2009, he made his first league start in a 2–0 win over Livorno. In November 2009, he signed a reported five-year contract, keeping him until 2014. Although he spent most of the season on the substitute bench for the rest of the 2009–10 season, Krhin finished the season, making five appearances.

Bologna

On 27 July 2010, he moved to fellow Serie A side Bologna in a co-ownership deal for €2 million. However, at the start of the 2010–11 season, Krhin suffered a setback…

International

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

Youth career

Krhin has represented Slovenia at under-17, under-18, under-19, and under-21 levels. He captained the under-19 team during the U19 European Championship qualifiers, but did not appear at the final tournament due to club commitments. Krhin was called up for the under-21 team for the first time in February 2011. He made his Slovenia U21 debut in a 1–1 draw against Croatia U21 on 9 February 2011. He went on to make seven appearances for Slovenia U21.

Senior career

Krhin made his senior debut in a friendly on 5 September 2009, a 2–1 loss to England, coming on as a second-half substitute. He is one of the youngest debutants for the Slovenian national team, having been capped for the first time at the age of 19 years, 3 months and 15 days. Ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Krhin was among contenders to be included in the 23 men squad for Slovenia. Initially included in the 30 men squad, Krhin made the cut after manager Matjaž Kek named the final squad. However, Krhin never made appearance throughout the campaign, as he appeared three times as an unused substitute. After a year away from the senior national team, Krhin was called up again on 30 September 2011 and made his first appearance on 11 October 2011, in a 1–0 win over Serbia. Krhin scored his first international goal on 7 June 2013 in a World Cup qualifying match against Iceland. Three years later, on 4 September 2016, Khrin scored again, in a 2–2 draw against Lithuania.

Inter Milan

Serie A: 2009–10 Coppa Italia: 2009–10 UEFA Champions League: 2009–10 Western United

A-League Men Champions: 2021–22