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Matic Paljk
Personal information
Full name Matic Paljk[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Koper, Slovenia[2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Olimpija Ljubljana
Youth career
2008–2015 Koper
2015–2016 → Spezia (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Koper 16 (1)
2017–2018 Swansea City 0 (0)
2019– Olimpija Ljubljana 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Gorica (loan) 9 (0)
International career
2014 Slovenia U18 4 (0)
2017 Slovenia U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2020

Matic Paljk (born 2 October 1997) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for Olimpija Ljubljana as a defender.[3]

Career

Club

Paljk started his youth career in Slovenia with Koper in 2008.[4] In 2015, Paljk joined Italian team Spezia on loan.[5] He only featured for the club's U19s before returning to Koper.[5] On 17 July 2016, he made his professional debut in the Slovenian PrvaLiga against Maribor, playing the first half in a 1–0 defeat.[3] He went onto play sixteen times for Koper throughout the 2016–17 season and scored one goal, against Olimpija Ljubljana in March 2017.[3] He departed Koper in the following summer after the club suffered relegation to the Slovenian Intercommunal Leagues.[6]

In October 2017, Paljk joined Premier League side Swansea City on a free transfer.[5] He signed a contract until June 2018 and immediately linked up with the Swansea U23s.[3][5] He was released at the conclusion of the 2017–18 season.[7]

In January 2019, Paljk returned to Slovenia and signed with Olimpija Ljubljana.[8]

International

Paljk has represented Slovenia at U18 and U21 level.[4] He won four caps for the U18s, prior to making three appearances for the U21s in 2017.[4] Paljk received a call-up to the U19s in November 2015.[9]

Career statistics

As of 22 May 2018[3]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Koper 2016–17 PrvaLiga 16 1 1 0 — — 17 1
Career total 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 1

References

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Matic Paljk". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Matic Paljk profile". Soccerway. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Matic Paljk profile". Slovenian PrvaLiga. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "Swans add Paljk to Under-23s squad". Swansea City A.F.C. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Licenčna komisija za pritožbe sprejela odločitev o pritožbi FC Koper". Football Association of Slovenia. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  7. ^ "New deals offered to young Swans". Swansea City A.F.C. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  8. ^ To. G. (15 January 2019). "Ilić na Dansko, Ivačič v MLS k Portlandu, med zmaje prišel Paljk" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Matic Paljk convocato nella Slovenia Under 19". Spezia Calcio. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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