Amedej Vetrih

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Amedej Vetrih

| image = Amedej Vetrih.jpg

| upright = 0.9

| caption = Vetrih with Slovenia in 2021

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|09|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Vitovlje, SFR Yugoslavia{{cite web |title=Slovenia – A. Vetrih – Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/amedej-vetrih/92433/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=8 May 2021}}

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2009

| youthclubs1 = Gorica

| years1 = 2008–2014 | caps1 = 79 | goals1 = 6 | clubs1 = Gorica

| years2 = 2009–2010 | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 3 | clubs2 = → Brda (loan)

| years3 = 2014–2015 | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Parma

| years4 = 2014–2015 | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 5 | clubs4 = → Gorica (loan)

| years5 = 2015–2019 | caps5 = 94 | goals5 = 14 | clubs5 = Domžale

| years6 = 2019–2020 | caps6 = 26 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Çaykur Rizespor

| years7 = 2020–2022 | caps7 = 41 | goals7 = 1 | clubs7 = Gaziantep

| totalcaps = 282

| totalgoals = 29

| nationalyears1 = 2009

| nationalteam1 = Slovenia U19

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2019

| nationalteam2 = Slovenia B

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2017–2021

| nationalteam3 = Slovenia

| nationalcaps3 = 13

| nationalgoals3 = 0

}}

Amedej Vetrih (born 16 September 1990) is a Slovenian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.{{cite web |title=Zgodila se je še ena nepričakovana in predčasna upokojitev, bivši slovenski reprezentant je odnehal pri dvaintridesetih |url=https://www.nogomania.com/Novica/Zgodila-se-je-se-ena-nepricakovana-in-predcasna-upokojitev-bivsi-slovenski-reprezentant-je-odnehal-pri-dvaintridesetih |publisher=Nogomania |access-date=6 October 2022 |language=sl |date=6 October 2022}}

Club career

Vetrih was signed by Italian club Parma in a two-year dealPARMA FOOTBALL CLUB S.P.A. IN FALLIMENTO VALUTAZIONE DELLA AZIENDA SPORTIVA (in Italian) in summer 2014 from Gorica. He immediately returned to Nova Gorica in a temporary deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzs.si/resources/files/doc/dokumenti/registracijski_zapisniki/Registracijski%20zapisnik_39_2014.pdf|title=ZAPISNIK 39. seje Registracijske komisije NZS z dne 11.07.2014|date=11 July 2014|access-date=19 October 2015|publisher=Football Association of Slovenia|language=sl|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084111/http://www.nzs.si/resources/files/doc/dokumenti/registracijski_zapisniki/Registracijski%20zapisnik_39_2014.pdf|url-status=dead}}

On 25 June 2015, Vetrih became a free agent after the bankruptcy of Parma.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

In summer 2015, Vetrih joined Domžale on a two-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzs.si/resources/files/doc/dokumenti/registracijski_zapisniki/Registracijski%20zapisnik_50_2015.pdf|title=ZAPISNIK 50. seje Registracijske komisije NZS z dne 17.07.2015|date=17 July 2015|access-date=19 October 2015|publisher=Football Association of Slovenia|language=sl|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073925/http://www.nzs.si/resources/files/doc/dokumenti/registracijski_zapisniki/Registracijski%20zapisnik_50_2015.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nzs.si/resources/files/doc/dokumenti/ostali_dokumenti/Pregled%20pogodb%20med%20igralci%20in%20klubi%201.SNL%20na%20dan%2022.07.2015.pdf|title=PREGLED POGODB MED IGRALCI IN KLUBI 1. SNL NA DAN 22.07.2015|date=12 July 2015|access-date=19 October 2015|publisher=Football Association of Slovenia|language=sl|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080851/http://www.nzs.si/resources/files/doc/dokumenti/ostali_dokumenti/Pregled%20pogodb%20med%20igralci%20in%20klubi%201.SNL%20na%20dan%2022.07.2015.pdf|url-status=dead}}

International career

Vetrih made his debut for Slovenia on 1 September 2017 in a World Cup qualification match against Slovakia and earned a total of 13 caps, scoring no goals.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/slov-recintlp.html|title=Appearances for Slovenia National Team|access-date=9 February 2024|website=RSSSF}} His final international game was in March 2021 against Russia.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=29681|title=Amedej Vetrih, international football player|access-date=9 February 2024|website=eu-football.info}}