The Slovenia Euro 2024 squad is ready and raring to go in Germany, as the nation prepares for just their second-ever European Championship.
Slovenia's sole appearance at the Euros so far came back in 2000 – although they have qualified for two World Cups since then: 2002 and 2010.
There's reason for optimism within the Slovenia Euro 2024 squad, too, with Jan Oblak in goal and promising striker Benjamin Sesko up front and ready to plunder as many strikes past hapless goalkeeper as possible at Euro 2024 this summer.
Qualification was competitive, too, with Kazakhstan and Finland both battling Slovenia and Denmark for the automatic spots. The latter two eventually prevailed, though those tests could stand the Slovenia Euro 2024 squad in good stead.
Matjaz Kek has developed a well-drilled national team, too, ready for a few upsets on the continet. They face qualifying opponents Denmark in Group C, as well as tough opponents in England and Serbia. While many don't expect them to progress to the knockout stages, anything can happen in tournament football.
A 2-0 statement win against Portugal in a recent friendly indicates they have quality on their day, though every Euro 2024 squad contains some form of talent that will look trouble the opposition in some way or another this summer.
As with every team at Euro 2024, FourFourTwo will bring you all the latest on Slovenia as we report live from the European Championship, including all the fixtures, how to watch every game and what the state of the group stages are in after each match.
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Slovenia's squad
Slovenia Euro 2024 squad: The squad for the March friendlies against Malta and Portugal
GK: Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)
GK: Vid Belec (APOEL)
GK: Igor Vekic (Vejle)
DF: Zan Karnicnik (Celje)
DF: Jure Balkovec (Alanyaspor)
DF: Miha Blazic (Lech Poznan)
DF: Jaka Bijol (Udinese)
DF: Erik Janza (Gornik Zabrze)
DF: Petar Stojanovic (Sampdoria on loan from Empoli)
DF: Vanja Drkusic (Sochi)
DF: David Brekalo (Orlando City)
MF: Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Sturm Graz)
MF: Benjamin Verbic (Panathinaikos)
MF: Sandi Lovric (Udinese)
MF: Timi Max Elsnik (Olimpija Ljubljana)
MF: Jasmin Kurtic (Sudtirol)
MF: Tomi Horvat (Sturm Graz)
MF: Adam Gnezda Cerin (Panathinaikos)
FW: Andraz Sporar (Panathinaikos)
FW: Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig)
FW: Zan Celar (Lugano)
FW: Jan Mlakar (Pisa)
FW: Zan Viptonik (Bordeaux)
FW: Nino Zugelj (Bodo/Glimt)
Slovenia Euro 2024 squad numbers
The Slovenia Euro 2024 squad numbers will be announced closer to the tournament kicking off.
In his second spell in charge of Slovenia, having managed the nation at the 2010 World Cup, Kek took over again in 2018. Now 62, Kek has won trophies in Croatia and Slovenia as manager, and has also taken charge of Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia.
The Slovenian is well-liked by his squad, too, with a record eight-game unbeaten spell in 2020 highlights his ability to galvanise a squad that is arguably lacking in quality.
Slovenia's star player
Jan Oblak
Jan Oblak is one of the few Slovenia players who ply their trade in a top-five European league (Image credit: Getty Images)
Without the Atletico Madrid goalkeeper, there's simply no way that Slovenia would have survived in the qualifying group, let alone at Euro 2024 itself. He's regarded as one of the greatest keepers of his generation, pulling off wonder saves on a regular basis to keep his team in games.
Plus, he's the captain of the Slovenia Euro 2024 squad, the leader who will attempt to drive his side on during difficult moments in games. Though he's yet to feature at a major international tournament, his experience in the Champions League will be invaluable this summer.
FAQs
How many players are Slovenia allowed to take to Euro 2024?
The Slovenia Euro 2024 squad will have 26 players in the team.
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Ryan is a staff writer for FourFourTwo, joining the team full-time in October 2022. He first joined Future in December 2020, working across FourFourTwo, Golf Monthly, Rugby World and Advnture's websites, before eventually earning himself a position with FourFourTwo permanently. After graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in Journalism and Communications, Ryan earned a NCTJ qualification to further develop as a writer while a Trainee News Writer at Future.
