{{short description|Croatian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Edi Horvat | fullname = | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|11|28|df=y}} | birth_place = Zagreb, Croatia | height = 1.85 m | position = Forward | currentclub = Grindavík | clubnumber = 9 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012 | youthclubs1 = Inter Zaprešić | youthyears2 = 2012–2013 | youthclubs2 = Ponikve | youthyears3 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs3 = Laduč | youthyears4 = 2014–2017 | youthclubs4 = Inter Zaprešić | years1 = 2017–2018 | clubs1 = Aluminij | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2018 | clubs2 = → Brežice (loan) | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = Brežice | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2019–2021 | clubs4 = Fužinar | caps4 = 51 | goals4 = 21 | years5 = 2022 | clubs5 = Birmingham Legion | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2023 | clubs6 = NK Krka | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2023– | clubs7 = Grindavík | caps7 = 19 | goals7 = 3 | pcupdate = 1 November 2023 }}
'''Edi Horvat''' (born 28 November 1998) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Icelandic club Grindavík.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|493973}}</ref>
==Club career== Horvat began his professional career in 2017 at NK Aluminij Kidričevo in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, before a loan spell that became permanent at NK Brežice 1919, scoring five goals in 21 appearances across two seasons. Before moving to Slovenia, Horvat had recorded 16 goals in 20 games playing in his home country for the NK Inter Zaprešić Under-19 team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhmlegion.com/horvat|title=Edi Horvat|website=www.bhmlegion.com}}</ref>
In 2019, Horvat signed with Slovenian Second League side NK Fužinar, where he scored 21 goals in 51 appearances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/edi-horvat/493973/|title=Croatia - E. Horvat - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
On 11 January 2022, it was announced that Horvat would join USL Championship side Birmingham Legion ahead of their 2022 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1202646-legion-fc-adds-edi-horvat-to-attacking-corps|title=Legion FC Adds Edi Horvat to Attacking Corps|author=USLChampionship com Staff|date=January 11, 2022|website=USL Championship}}</ref> He made his debut for Birmingham on 26 March 2022, starting against Colorado Springs Switchbacks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/birminghamlegionfc-coloradospringsswitchbacksfc-2267639|title=Match Center | USLChampionship.com|website=www.uslchampionship.com}}</ref> Following the 2022 season, Horvat was released by Birmingham.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhmlegion.com/news/2022/12/08/legion-fc-announces-year-end-roster-updates-2/|title=Legion FC Announces Year-End Roster Updates}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Career=== {{Updated|6 March 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/edi-horvat/493973/ |title=E. HORVAT |access-date=6 March 2024 |work=Soccerway.com |publisher=Soccerway}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes Slovenian Football Cup, U.S. Open Cup, Icelandic Men's Football Cup}} !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Aluminij |2017-18 |Slovenian PrvaLiga |2||0||3||0||5||0 |- |Brežice (loan) |2017-18 |rowspan="2"|Slovenian Second League |9||2||colspan="2"|—||9||2 |- |rowspan="2"|Brežice |2018-19 |12||3||colspan="2"|—||12||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !21!!5!!colspan="2"|—!!21!!5 |- |rowspan="5"|Fužinar |2018-19 |rowspan="4"|Slovenian Second League |10||6||colspan="2"|—||10||6 |- |2019-20 |3||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |2020-21 |22||8||1||0||23||8 |- |2021-22 |16||7||colspan="2"|—||16||7 |- !colspan="2"|Total !51!!21!!1!!0!!51!!21 |- |Birmingham Legion |2022 |USL Championship |14||0||1||0||15||0 |- |NK Krka |2022-23 |Slovenian Second League |5||1||colspan="2"|—||5||1 |- |Grindavík |2023 |1. deild karla |18||3||2||0||20||3 |- |Triglav |2023-24 |Slovenian Second League |1||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career Total !112!!30!!7!!0!!119!!30 |} {{notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Horvat, Edi}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Zagreb Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Croatian men's footballers Category:NK Aluminij players Category:NK Brežice 1919 players Category:NK Fužinar players Category:Birmingham Legion FC players Category:Slovenian PrvaLiga players Category:Slovenian Second League players Category:USL Championship players Category:Croatian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Category:Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Category:Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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