Leon Panikvar

{{short description|Slovenian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Leon Panikvar

| fullname = Leon Panikvar

| image = Leon Panikvar.jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|01|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia

| currentclub = TuS St. Veit am Vogau

| clubnumber = 42

| position = Left midfielder, Waterboy

| height = {{height|m=1.84}}{{cite web |title=Slovenia – L. Panikvar – Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/leon-panikvar/38796/ |website=soccerway.com |accessdate=23 July 2020}}

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Gerečja vas

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Aluminij

| years1 = 2000–2004

| clubs1 = Aluminij

| caps1 = 75

| goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2005–2007

| clubs2 = Maribor

| caps2 = 43

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2007

| clubs3 = → Bela Krajina (loan)

| caps3 = 14

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2008-2009

| clubs4 =Primorje

| caps4 = 39

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2009–2011

| clubs5 = Zalaegerszeg

| caps5 = 43

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2009–2011

| clubs6 = → Zalaegerszeg II

| caps6 = 9

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2011–2012

| clubs7 = Kilmarnock

| caps7 = 2

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2012

| clubs8 = Zalaegerszeg

| caps8 = 4

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2012

| clubs9 = Pécs

| caps9 = 5

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2013–2014

| clubs10 = Aluminij

| caps10 = 18

| goals10 = 4

| years11 = 2014–2015

| clubs11 = Drava Ptuj

| caps11 = 8

| goals11 = 1

| years12 = 2015

| clubs12 = FC Gamlitz

| caps12 = 9

| goals12 = 1

| years13 = 2016

| clubs13 = TUS Paldau

| caps13 = 12

| goals13 = 2

| years14 = 2016–2017

| clubs14 = UFC Fehring

| caps14 = 36

| goals14 = 7

| years15 = 2018

| clubs15 = ASV St. Martin/Raab

| caps15 = 13

| goals15 = 9

| years16 = 2018–2020

| clubs16 = SU Tillmitsch

| caps16 = 31

| goals16 = 7

| years17 = 2023–

| clubs17 = TuS St. Veit/Vogau

| caps17 = 4

| goals17 = 0

| pcupdate = 30 December 2023

| nationalyears1 = 2001

| nationalteam1 = Slovenia U19

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2002

| nationalteam2 = Slovenia U20

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

}}

Leon Panikvar (born 28 January 1983) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for and is assistant manager at St. Veit am Vogau in Austria.[http://www.fussballoesterreich.at/foes/Home/?s=%2Fnetzwerk%2Fspielerdetails%2F3%2F670725461856634215_100094~1299764118433436673~0.htm Profile at Fussballoesterreich]‚ fussballoesterreich.at

Career

On 14 July 2009, after a successful trial, Panikvar signed for the Hungarian outfit ZTE on a two-year contract with a one-year option. He made his league debut on 25 July 2009 in a 2–1 away win against Paksi SE.{{cite news | url = http://www.pepsifoci.hu/node/37890 | title = Zalaegerszeg 2–1 Paks | website = pepsifoci.hu | accessdate = 17 August 2011 | date = 25 July 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090730004728/http://www.pepsifoci.hu/node/37890 | archive-date = 30 July 2009 | url-status = dead }}

In summer 2011, Panikvar left ZTE after the one-year option was not taken up.{{cite news | url = http://www.ztefc.hu/index.php?pid=hir&id=2731 | title = We have started preparing for season 2011/12 | website= ztefc.hu| date = 15 June 2011 | accessdate = 17 August 2011 }} He was then invited for a trial with Kilmarnock where he signed a two-year contract on 17 August 2011.{{cite news | url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_7108228,00.html | title = Kilmarnock sign Panikvar | publisher = Sky Sports | date = 17 August 2011 | accessdate = 17 August 2011 }}

Panikvar made his first appearance for Kilmarnock on 17 September 2011 in a 2–2 away draw to Aberdeen.

After failing to hold down a regular first-team place, he was released by Kilmarnock in January 2012.{{cite news | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/kilmarnock/9057403/Kilmarnock-manager-Kenny-Shiels-reveals-he-turned-away-Arsenal-loanees.html | title = Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels reveals he turned away Arsenal loanees | website = The Daily Telegraph | date = 2 February 2012 | accessdate = 12 February 2012 }}

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