Matic Paljk

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Matic Paljk
Personal information
Full name Matic Paljk [1]
Date of birth (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Koper, Slovenia [2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Left-back [2]
Team information
Current team
 Nafta 1903
Number 21
Youth career
2008–2010 Izola
2010–2015 Koper
2015–2016 → Spezia (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Koper 16 (1)
2017–2018 Swansea City 0 (0)
2019–2020 Olimpija Ljubljana 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Gorica (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2021 Gorica 15 (1)
2022–2023 Primorje 22 (1)
2023– Nafta 1903 15 (2)
International career
2014 Slovenia U18 4 (0)
2017 Slovenia U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2023

Matic Paljk (born 2 October 1997) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Nafta 1903. [3]

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Club career

Paljk started his youth career in Slovenia with Izola, [4] before joining Koper in 2010. [5] In 2015, Paljk joined Italian team Spezia on loan. [6] He only featured for the club's U19s before returning to Koper. [6] 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. [7]

In October 2017, Paljk joined Premier League side Swansea City on a free transfer. [6] He signed a contract until June 2018 and immediately linked up with the Swansea U23s. [3] [6] He was released at the conclusion of the 2017–18 season. [8]

In January 2019, Paljk returned to Slovenia's PrvaLiga after signing with Olimpija Ljubljana. [9] After no competitive appearances for them, a loan move to the Second League with Gorica was completed in July 2019. [3] Thirteen appearances followed, including his debut at home to ex-club Koper, as they won promotion to the top-flight via the play-offs. [3] Paljk was signed permanently by Gorica in September 2020. [10] His first game as a full-time member came in a defeat away to Olimpija Ljubljana on 30 September. [3]

International career

Paljk has represented Slovenia at under-18 and under-21 level. [5] He won four caps for the U18s, prior to making three appearances for the U21s in 2017. [5] Paljk received a call-up to the U19s in November 2015. [11]

Career statistics

As of 1 January 2022 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Koper 2016–17 PrvaLiga 16110——171
Swansea City 2017–18 Premier League 0000——00
Olimpija Ljubljana 2018–19 PrvaLiga000000—00
2019–20 000000—00
Total0000000000
Gorica (loan)2019–20 Second League 9020—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0130
Gorica 2020–21 PrvaLiga15100——151
Total241200020281
Career total402300020452
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Slovenian Second League promotion play-offs

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References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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  4. ↑ Čavalić, Mirsad K. (11 February 2022). "Primorje predstavilo peto zimsko okrepitev". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Matic Paljk profile". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Swans add Paljk to Under-23s squad". Swansea City A.F.C. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Licenčna komisija za pritožbe sprejela odločitev o pritožbi FC Koper". Football Association of Slovenia. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "New deals offered to young Swans". Swansea City A.F.C. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Vrnitev Palčiča v Koper, Paljk za stalno pri Gorici". RTV Slovenija. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "Matic Paljk convocato nella Slovenia Under 19". Spezia Calcio. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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