Alen Ploj

Alen Ploj (born 30 June 1992) is a Slovenian football forward who plays for Nafta 1903.

Alen Ploj
Personal information
Full name Alen Ploj
Date of birth (1992-06-30) 30 June 1992
Place of birth Lenart, Slovenia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Nafta 1903
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2007 Jarenina
2007–2011 Maribor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Maribor 17 (7)
2011–2012 → Aluminij (loan) 23 (8)
2013 → Mura 05 (loan) 15 (1)
2014 → Celje (loan) 9 (0)
2014–2015 → Maribor B 24 (20)
2015–2016 ViOn Zlaté Moravce 6 (1)
2016 Bełchatów 12 (4)
2016–2017 Bytovia Bytów 16 (3)
2017–2018 Wisła Puławy 28 (4)
2018– Nafta 1903 33 (10)
National team
2010 Slovenia U19[lower-alpha 1] 3 (0)
2013 Slovenia U21[lower-alpha 1] 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2019

Club career

Ploj started his career at a local football club Jarenina and played there until 2007, when his talent was spotted by 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 the Slovenian Second League side Aluminij.[4] He scored his first hat-trick 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
Maribor
Aluminij
Maribor B

Notes
  1. Official UEFA matches only.

References
  1. "Osebni karton: Alen Ploj" [Personal card: Alen Ploj] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  2. "Zapisnik: Maribor – Nafta (0:1)" [Match report Maribor vs. Nafta] (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. "Zapisnik: Maribor – Domžale (2:0)" [Match report Maribor vs Domzale] (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. Uredništvo (28 August 2011). "Krško drži korak z vrhom" [Krsko keeping up with the top] (in Slovenian). Nogomania.com. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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