Aleš Mertelj

Aleš Mertelj (born 22 March 1987) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for Triglav Kranj as a midfielder.

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 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Triglav Kranj
Number 70
Youth career
–2006 Triglav Kranj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Triglav Kranj 50 (2)
2008–2009 Koper 35 (3)
2009–2018 Maribor 207 (7)
2018 MFK Karviná 13 (0)
2019– Triglav Kranj 14 (1)
National team
2007 Slovenia U20 1 (0)
2012–2015 Slovenia 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2019

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]

References
  1. "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. Robi Kraner (12 December 2008). "Interviju: Aleš Mertelj" (in Slovenian). Nogomet.net. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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