Tom Kljun

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Tom Kljun
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Slovenia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger [1]
Team information
Current team
 Nafta 1903
Number 25
Youth career
–2021 Celje
2023 Lecce
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Celje 14 (0)
2021–2023 Tabor Sežana 37 (0)
2023 Lecce 0 (0)
2023–2024 Aluminij 16 (3)
2024– Nafta 1903 0 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Slovenia U15 9 (1)
2019 Slovenia U16 8 (4)
2020 Slovenia U17 1 (0)
2021–2022 Slovenia U18 6 (0)
2021–2022 Slovenia U19 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024

Tom Kljun (born 29 January 2004) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Nafta 1903. [2]

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Club career

Kljun is a youth product of Celje, where he signed his first professional contract in January 2020, [3] before making his professional debut on 5 June, as he came on as a substitute for Luka Kerin in the injury time of a 2–0 PrvaLiga win against Rudar Velenje. [4] At 16 years, 4 months and 7 days, he became the youngest ever player to feature for Celje in a league match. [4] The club eventually went on to win the national title at the end of the same season. [5]

In July 2021, Kljun joined fellow Slovenian side Tabor Sežana on a permanent deal. [6]

On 17 January 2023, it was officially announced that Kljun agreed to join Serie A side Lecce for an undisclosed fee, being initially assigned to the club's under-19 team. [7]

International career

Kljun has represented Slovenia at all youth international levels up to the under-19 national team. [8]

Honours

Celje

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References

  1. 1 2 Tom Kljun at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "T. Kjlun". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Tom Kljun podpisal svojo prvo profesionalno pogodbo!". NK Celje (in Slovenian). 7 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Tom Kljun najmlajši nogometaš v zgodovini Celja z nastopom v PLTS!". NK Celje (in Slovenian). 7 June 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Celjani prvič slovenski nogometni prvaki". RTV Slovenia (in Slovenian). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kljun Celje zamenjal za Sežano, grofje z dvema novima okrepitvama". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Primavera 1: Tom Kljun in giallorosso". U.S. Lecce (in Italian). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tom Kljun – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". Football Association of Slovenia (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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