Leon Panikvar

Leon Panikvar

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Personal information
Full name	Leon Panikvar
Date of birth	(1983-01-28) 28 January 1983
Place of birth	Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia
Height
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Drava Ptuj
Number	8
Youth career
	Aluminij
	Maribor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Maribor	43	(2)
2006	→ Bela Krajina (loan)	14	(1)
2008–2009	Primorje	40	(0)
2009–2011	Zalaegerszegi TE	53	(1)
2011–2012	Kilmarnock	2	(0)
2012	Zalaegerszegi TE	4	(0)
2012–2013	Pécsi Mecsek FC	5	(0)
2013–2014	Aluminij	18	(4)
2014–	Drava Ptuj	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2014

Leon Panikvar (born 28 January 1983 in Maribor) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a left-back for Drava Ptuj.

Career

Panikvar started his career in a hometown club Maribor, where he made his Slovenian league debut in the 2004–05 season. He spent a brief period on loan with Bela Krajina 2006.

In 2008, he was sold to fellow PrvaLiga team Primorje, where he became a mainstay in the team. However, the team finished the season in the last, tenth place and were relegated.

On 14 July 2009, after a successful trial, Panikvar signed for the Hungarian outfit Zalaegerszegi TE on a two-year contract with a one-year option. Hi made his league debut on 25 July 2009 in a 2–1 away win against Paksi SE.

In the summer of 2011, Panikvar left ZTE after the one-year option was not taken up. He was then invited for a trial with Kilmarnock where he signed a two-year contract on 17 August 2011. Panikvar made his first appearance for Kilmarnock on Saturday September the 17th 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.

In February 2012 he signed for Zalaegerszegi TE.