| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matic Paljk [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Koper, Slovenia [2] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2] | ||
| Position | 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Koper | 2016–17 | PrvaLiga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Swansea City | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 2018–19 | PrvaLiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gorica (loan) | 2019–20 | Second League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Gorica | 2020–21 | PrvaLiga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||