Dejan Školnik
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dejan Školnik | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Drava Ptuj | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2004 | Maribor | ||
| 2004–2007 | Železničar Maribor | ||
| 2007–2008 | Maribor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Maribor | 72 | (6) |
| 2010–2014 | Nacional | 44 | (4) |
| 2015 | Aluminij | 10 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Zlaté Moravce | 28 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Mantova | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Drava Ptuj | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Croatia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Croatia U21 | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2017 | |||
Dejan Školnik (born 1 January 1989 in Maribor[1]) is a Croatian football midfielder who plays for Drava Ptuj.
Club career
Školnik started his career in Maribor and then transferred to Železničar Maribor youth sides at the age of 14.[2] He played there for three years before returning to his home club where he signed his first professional contract.
Školnik then played for Maribor in the Slovenian PrvaLiga for three seasons, earning 72 appearances and scoring 6 goals in the process.[3] His talent was then spotted by Portuguese first division team Nacional, where he joined his teammate from Maribor Rene Mihelič, signing a five-year contract until 1 July 2015.[4]
International career
Currently Školnik was a member of Croatia U21 team. Before his international debut for Croatia he was offered a place in Slovenia U21 but Školnik turned down the offer and decided in favour of his parents homeland.[5][6]
Personal life
Školnik was born in Maribor, present day Slovenia and lived there his whole life. He is of Croatian ancestry as his parents originate from northeastern Croatia. According to him he started playing football on the streets of Maribor and only joined NK Maribor youth sides after he was convinced to join by his friends he played with after school and one of which was Rene Mihelič.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Dejan Školnik". footballdatabase.eu. Footballdatabase. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ Dejan Školnik: Sanjam o Mariboru v ligi prvakov | Intervjuji - Planet Siol.net
- ^ Dejan Školnik
- ^ Po Miheliču tudi Školnik na Madeiro :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija
- ^ Hrvati ukradli mariborski biser :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija
- ^ Iz Slovenije na Hrvaško: Dejan Školnik bo zaigral za hrvaško reprezentanco | Dnevnik
External links
- Dejan Školnik at Soccerway
- Dejan Školnik at NZS Template:Sl icon
- Use dmy dates from November 2010
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Maribor
- Croatian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Croatian expatriate footballers
- NK Maribor players
- NK Železničar Maribor players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Primeira Liga players
- Croatian expatriates in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- C.D. Nacional players
- NK Aluminij players
- NŠ Drava Ptuj players
- Croatian expatriates in Slovakia
- Expatriate footballers in Slovakia
- Croatian expatriates in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce players
- Croatia youth international footballers
- Croatia under-21 international footballers