Matej Poplatnik

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Matej Poplatnik
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bravo
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2005 Domžale
2006–2008 Slovan
2008–2009 Olimpija Ljubljana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Zarica Kranj 45 (31)
2012–2015 Triglav Kranj 75 (24)
2013 → Zarica Kranj (loan) 3 (1)
2015 Montana 14 (0)
2016–2018 Triglav Kranj 68 (46)
2018–2020 Kerala Blasters 16 (4)
2019–2020 → Kaposvári Rákóczi (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2022 Livingston 19 (0)
2021–2022 → Raith Rovers (loan) 31 (7)
2022–2023 Ilirija 1911 24 (24)
2023– Bravo 25 (10)
International career‡
2013 Slovenia U20 1 (0)
2013 Slovenia U21 1 (0)
2024– Slovenia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024

Matej Poplatnik (born 15 July 1992) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a forward for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Bravo and the Slovenia national team.

Club career[edit]

Poplatnik started his senior career with Zarica Kranj, before joining Triglav Kranj in 2012. He made his Slovenian PrvaLiga debut for Triglav in a 1–0 away loss against Celje on 15 July 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute. Poplatnik scored his first goal for Triglav a week later in a 1–0 win over Aluminij at Stanko Mlakar Stadium. In the 2014–15 season, he finished as Slovenian Second League top scorer with 18 goals.

On 20 June 2015, Poplatnik signed a two-year contract with Bulgarian side Montana, after a successful trial period with the club.[2]

On 8 July 2018, Poplatnik joined Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.[3] He scored on his debut, in a 2–0 league away victory against ATK on 29 September 2018.[4]

On 30 July 2019, Poplatnik joined Hungarian club Kaposvári Rákóczi on a season-long loan.[5]

On 8 July 2020, Poplatnik signed for Scottish Premiership club Livingston.[6] He would join Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers on a season-long loan.[7] For Raith Rovers, Poplatnik scored eleven goals in all competitions, including two goals in a victory in the 2022 Scottish Challenge Cup final.[8]

International career[edit]

Poplatnik made his debut for the senior Slovenia national team on 20 January 2024 in a friendly against the United States.[9]

Personal life[edit]

His older brother, Aleš Poplatnik, is also a professional footballer.[10]

Honours[edit]

Triglav Kranj

Raith Rovers

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Slovenia – M. Poplatnik – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Монтана привлече още трима". novsport.com (in Bulgarian). 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ Nisanth V Easwar (8 July 2018). "ISL 2018-19: Kerala Blasters sign Slovenian striker Matej Poplatnik". goal.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Indian Super League: Kerala Blasters beat ATK in season five opener". India Today. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Szlovén centert igazolt a Rákóczi". SONLINE (in Hungarian). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Double delight as duo put pen to paper". livingstonfc.co.uk. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Matej Poplatnik On Loan Raith Rovers | Raith Rovers FC". raithrovers.net. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  8. ^ Wilson, Fraser (3 April 2022). "Raith Rovers win Spfl Trust Trophy Final against Queen of the South". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Matej Poplatnik, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  10. ^ Dominko, Peter (14 October 2014). "Brata Poplatnik: "S sodelovanjem sva močnejša!"". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 August 2022.

External links[edit]

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