Alen Ploj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alen Ploj | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Lenart, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Maribor | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Jarenina | ||
| 2007–2011 | Maribor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Maribor | 17 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | → Aluminij (loan) | 23 | (8) |
| 2013 | → Mura 05 (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Celje (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2014– | → Maribor B | 2 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Slovenia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Slovenia U20 | 7 | (2) |
| 2013 | Slovenia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alen Ploj (born 30 June 1992 in Lenart[1]) is a Slovenian football forward who plays for Maribor in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.
Club career
Ploj started his career at a local football club Jarenina and played there until 2007, when his talent was spotted by top Slovenian club, Maribor.[1] He joined their football academy and at the start of 2011 he signed his first professional contract with the club.[1] He made his debut in the Slovenian PrvaLiga on 16 March 2011 against Nafta Lendava.[2] During that season he made another league appearance for the club, in the final round of the 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga season against Domžale, when he also scored his first goal in the top division.[3] During the 2011–12 season Ploj played, on loan, for Slovenian Second League club, Aluminij.[4] He scored his first hattrick in the second division on 28 August 2011.[4]
Personal life
Ploj is a native of Lenart, a small town in the northeastern Slovenia.[1]
Honours
- Slovenian Championship (3): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
- Slovenian Cup (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
- Slovenian Supercup (3): 2012, 2013, 2014
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Osebni karton: Alen Ploj" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Zapisnik: Maribor - Nafta (0:1)" (in Slovenian). PrvaLiga official website. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ "Zapisnik: Maribor - Domžale (2:0)" (in Slovenian). PrvaLiga official website. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Krško drži korak z vrhom" (in Slovenian). Nogomania.com. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
External links
- NK Maribor profile (Slovene)
- PrvaLiga profile (Slovene)
- Soccerway profile
- UEFA profile
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