Luka Majcen

Luka Majcen (born 25 July 1989) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a striker for RoundGlass Punjab.

Luka Majcen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-07-25) 25 July 1989 (age 33)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	RoundGlass Punjab
Number	99
Youth career
0000–2008	Interblock
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Interblock	74	(11)
2008	→ Livar (loan)	7	(0)
2011–2012	Rudar Velenje	31	(10)
2012–2013	Koper	22	(0)
2013–2014	Triglav Kranj	26	(6)
2014–2015	Gorica	29	(7)
2016–2017	Krka	14	(2)
2017–2020	Triglav Kranj	96	(33)
2020–2021	Churchill Brothers	15	(11)
2021	Bengaluru United		(13)
2022	Gokulam Kerala	13	(13)
2022–	RoundGlass Punjab	20	(16)
International career
2007	Slovenia U18	5	(0)
2007	Slovenia U19	7	(1)
2009	Slovenia U20	3	(0)
2009	Slovenia U21	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2023

Club career

Early career

Majcen started his senior career with Interblock.^[2]

Churchill Brothers

In 2020, Majcen moved to India and signed with Churchill Brothers in the I-League.^[3][4] He was the second best goalscorer of the 2020–21 I-League season with 11 goals in 15 matches.^[5]

Bengaluru United

In August 2021, Majcen moved to I-League 2nd Division side Bengaluru United.^[6] He made his debut on 6 September in a 1–0 win against Central Reserve Police Force in the group stage of the 2021 Durand Cup,^[7] but their journey ended with a 4–2 defeat to Mohammedan Sporting in the semi-finals.^[8][9]

With Bengaluru United, he won the 2021–22 Bangalore Super Division title, in which he emerged as the league's top scorer with thirteen goals.^[10][11]

Gokulam Kerala

On 9 January 2022, it was announced that I-League defending champions Gokulam Kerala have signed Majcen for the remainder of the season.^[12]

On 3 March 2022, he made his debut for the club in I-League match against NEROCA, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate.^[13][14] Majcen scored his first goals for Gokulam Kerala on 7 March, in their 5–1 win against Real Kashmir.^[15][16] He scored his first hat-trick on 12 March in their 6–2 win against Kenkre.^[17] With Gokulam Kerala, Majcen won the league title in the 2021–22 season, defeating Mohammedan Sporting 2–1 in the final game at the Salt Lake Stadium on 14 May, as Gokulam became the first club in fifteen years to defend the title.^[18] Overall, Majcen scored thirteen league goals during the season.^[19]

In the 2022 AFC Cup group stage opener, Majcen scored a brace in Gokulam's 4–2 win against ATK Mohun Bagan.^[20][21] He also appeared in the remaining two matches when Gokulam was defeated 1–0 by Maldivian side Maziya S&RC,^[22] and 2–1 by Bashundhara Kings of Bangladesh, respectively, and was eliminated from the tournament.^[23]

RoundGlass Punjab

On 23 September 2022, Majcen joined another I-League side RoundGlass Punjab on a one-year deal.^[24][25] With Punjab, Majcen won the 2022–23 I-League title, his second consecutive I-League championship, and helped the team gain promotion to the Indian Super League.^[26][27] He was also named the player of the season and was the league's top scorer with 16 goals.^[28][29]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 April 2023^[19][30]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Interblock	2007–08	Slovenian PrvaLiga	6	0	1	0	—		7	0
Livar (loan)	2008–09	Slovenian Second League	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Interblock	2008–09	Slovenian PrvaLiga	23	1	3^[a]	0	—		26	1
	2009–10		20	1	1^[a]	0	1^[b]	0	22	1
	2010–11	Slovenian Second League	25	9	6^[a]	3	—		31	12
Rudar Velenje	2011–12	Slovenian PrvaLiga	31	10	3^[a]	2	—		34	12
Koper	2012–13		22	0	4^[a]	2	—		26	2
Triglav	2013–14		26	6	0	0	—		26	6
Gorica	2014–15		29	7	2^[a]	2	2^[b]	1	33	10
Krka	2015–16		14	2	0	0	—		14	2
Triglav	2016–17	Slovenian Second League	6	4	0	0	—		6	4
	2017–18	Slovenian PrvaLiga	30	3	3^[a]	1	—		33	4
	2018–19		33	17	1^[a]	0	—		34	17
	2019–20		27	9	1^[a]	0	—		28	9
Churchill Brothers	2020–21	I-League	15	11	—		—		15	11
Gokulam Kerala	2021–22		13	13	—		3^[c]	2	16	15
RoundGlass Punjab	2022–23		20	16	3^[d]	0	—		23	16
Career total			347	109	28	10	6	3	381	122

1. Appearance(s) in Slovenian Football Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
4. Appearance(s) in Super Cup (India)

Honours

Interblock

• Slovenian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09^[19]
• Slovenian Supercup: 2008^[19]

Triglav Kranj

• Slovenian Second League: 2016–17^[19]

Churchill Brothers

• I-League runner-up: 2020–21^[31]

Bengaluru United

• Bangalore Super Division: 2021–22

Gokulam Kerala

• I-League: 2021–22^[32]

RoundGlass Punjab

• I-League: 2022–23^[33]

Individual

• I-League Player of the Season: 2022–23^[28][29]
• I-League top scorer: 2022–23^[28][29]

References

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External links

• Luka Majcen at Sofascore
• Luka Majcen at Global Sports Archive
• NZS profile (in Slovene)