Aleš Mertelj

Aleš Mertelj
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-03-22) 22 March 1987
Place of birth Kranj, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Maribor
Number 70
Youth career
Triglav Kranj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Triglav Kranj
2008–2009 Koper 35 (3)
2009– Maribor 182 (7)
National team
2012– Slovenia 14 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2014

Aleš Mertelj (born 22 March 1987 in Kranj) is a Slovenian footballer who is a midfielder of club Maribor in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. He is also a member of the Slovenia national football team.

Club career

Mertelj started his career playing for Triglav Kranj and stayed there until he was acquired by Slovenian top division club, Koper. He played for Koper during the 2008–09 season, making 35 league appearances for the club and scoring three goals in the process.[1] He then transferred to Maribor and is part of the thirteen times Slovenian champions ever since.[1]

Honours

Maribor

International career

Mertelj made his international debut on 26 May 2012 on a friendly match between Slovenia and Greece, coming in as a late substitute.[2]

Personal life

Mertelj was born in Kranj in the northwestern Slovenia and has one brother and one sister.[3] His older brother Sandi is a professional waterpolo player.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Aleš Mertelj" (in Slovenian). Association of 1. SNL. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  2. Ž.K. (26 May 2012). "Sanjski debi Kurtića v Kufsteinu: evrogol ohladil Grke" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 Robi Kraner (12 December 2008). "Interviju: Aleš Mertelj" (in Slovenian). Nogomet.net. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

External links

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