| Jure Balkovec | |
| Upright: | 0.9 |
| Birth Date: | 9 September 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Novo Mesto, Slovenia[1] |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Alanyaspor |
| Clubnumber: | 29 |
| Youthyears1: | –2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bela Krajina |
| Youthyears2: | 2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Domžale |
| Years1: | 2011 |
| Clubs1: | Bela Krajina |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2011–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Domžale |
| Caps2: | 93 |
| Goals2: | 11 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | → Krka (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | → Radomlje (loan) |
| Caps4: | 29 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | Bari |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs6: | Hellas Verona |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Empoli (loan) |
| Caps7: | 32 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs8: | Fatih Karagümrük |
| Caps8: | 63 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2022– |
| Clubs9: | Alanyaspor |
| Caps9: | 63 |
| Goals9: | 8 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Slovenia U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Slovenia U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | Slovenia B |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam4: | Slovenia |
| Nationalcaps4: | 38 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23 September 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10 October 2024 |
Jure Balkovec (born 9 September 1994) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Turkish Süper Lig club Alanyaspor and the Slovenia national team.
In January 2018, Balkovec left Domžale and signed for Italian Serie B outfit Bari,[2] only to move to Hellas Verona after half a year due to Bari's financial collapse.[3]
In September 2020, Balkovec moved to play in Turkey for Fatih Karagümrük.[4] In summer 2022, he joined compatriot Miha Mevlja at fellow Turkish side Alanyaspor.[5] [6]
Balkovec made his debut for Slovenia in an October 2018 Nations League match against Cyprus, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Bojan Jokić.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bela Krajina | 2010–11 | Slovenian Second League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Domžale | 2011–12 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2017–18 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| Total | 93 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 13 | |||
| Krka (loan) | 2013–14 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Radomlje (loan) | 2014–15 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| Bari | 2017–18 | Serie B | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2018–19 | Serie B | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Empoli (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Fatih Karagümrük | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3 | |||
| Alanyaspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 317 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 351 | 26 | |||