![]() Pihler with Slovenia U21 in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 January 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Ptuj, Slovenia [1] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nafta 1903 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2012 | Maribor | ||
2012–2013 | Domžale | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Domžale | 14 | (1) |
2014–2015 | → Triglav Kranj (loan) | 24 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Zavrč | 33 | (3) |
2016–2024 | Maribor | 165 | (14) |
2024–2025 | Borac Banja Luka | 9 | (0) |
2025– | Nafta 1903 | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2009–2010 | Slovenia U16 | 2 | (0) |
2010 | Slovenia U17 | 7 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Slovenia U18 | 13 | (2) |
2012 | Slovenia U19 | 7 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Slovenia U21 | 8 | (0) |
2016 | Slovenia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2025 |
Aleks Pihler (born 15 January 1994) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nafta 1903. [1]
Pihler got his first call up to the Slovenia national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Slovakia and England in October 2016. [2] He made his debut on 14 November 2016 in a friendly against Poland. [3]
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