Rok Kidrič

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rok Kidrič

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Celje, Slovenia

| height = 1.96 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Puszcza Niepołomice

| clubnumber = 45

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013

| youthclubs1 = Celje

| years1 = 2014–2015

| clubs1 = Celje

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014

| clubs2 = → Šmartno (loan)

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2015

| clubs3 = → Dravinja (loan)

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2015–2016

| clubs4 = Drava

| caps4 = 20

| goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2016–2017

| clubs5 = Ankaran

| caps5 = 24

| goals5 = 19

| years6 = 2017–2018

| clubs6 = Aluminij

| caps6 = 32

| goals6 = 10

| years7 = 2019

| clubs7 = Olimpija

| caps7 = 21

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2020

| clubs8 = Boluspor

| caps8 = 14

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2020–2021

| clubs9 = Bravo

| caps9 = 19

| goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2021

| clubs10 = Aluminij

| caps10 = 19

| goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2022–

| clubs11 = Puszcza Niepołomice

| caps11 = 38

| goals11 = 9

| club-update = 16 March 2025

}}

Rok Kidrič (born 27 April 1995) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Puszcza Niepołomice.

Early life

Kidrič was born on 27 April 1995. Born in Celje, Slovenia, he is a native of Mestinje, Slovenia.{{Cite web|url=https://gol24.pl/pilkarskie-orly-rok-kidric-bramke-strzelona-wisle-zapamietam-na-zawsze/ar/c2-17524911|title=Rok Kidrič: Bramkę strzeloną Wiśle zapamiętam na zawsze|trans-title=Rok Kidrič: I will remember the goal scored against Wisła forever|language=pl|publisher=GOL24.pl|date=9 May 2023|access-date=9 May 2025}}

Career

Kidrič started his career with Slovenian side Celje in 2014, where he made zero appearances and scored zero goals. The same year, he was sent on loan to Slovenian side Šmartno, where he made twenty-three league appearances and scored five goals. Six months later, he was sent on loan to Slovenian side Dravinja, where he made eleven league appearances and scored two goals. Ahead of the 2015–16 season, he signed for Slovenian side Drava, where he made twenty league appearances and scored six goals, before signing for Slovenian side Ankaran in 2016, where he made twenty-four league appearances and scored nineteen goals.{{Soccerway|332909}}

One year later, he signed for Slovenian side Aluminij, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players while playing for them{{Cite web|url=https://svet24.si/sport/rok-kidric-aluminij-v-kidricevem-se-odlicno-pocutim-vse-je-v-najlepsem-redu-1420100|title=Rok Kidrič, Aluminij: "V Kidričevem se odlično počutim, vse je v najlepšem redu"|trans-title=Rok Kidrič, Aluminij: "I feel great at Kidričevo, everything is in perfect order"|language=si|publisher={{ill|Svet24|si}}|date=14 October 2018|access-date=9 May 2025}} and made thirty-two league appearances and scored ten goals. Subsequently, he signed for Slovenian side Olimpija in 2019, where he made twenty-one league appearances and scored three goals. The next year, he signed for Turkish side Boluspor, where he made fourteen league appearances and scored one goal. During the summer of 2020, he signed for Slovenian side Bravo, where he made nineteen league appearances and scored two goals. Following his stint there, he signed for Polish side Puszcza Niepołomice, helping the club achieve promotion from the second tier to the top flight.

Style of play

Kidrič plays as a forward and is left-footed. Polish news website iGol.pl wrote in 2023 that he "is very useful in set pieces... is useful not only when the ball is crossed into the penalty area. He gives a lot of possibilities in the play".{{Cite web|url=https://igol.pl/wieza-z-niepolomic-rok-kidric-cichy-bohater-kolejki-1/|title=Wieża z Niepołomic – Rok Kidrić. Cichy bohater kolejki #1|trans-title=Niepołomice Tower – Rok Kidrić. The silent hero of the queue #1|language=pl|publisher=iGol.pl|date=25 July 2023|access-date=9 May 2025}}