Matej Poplatnik

Matej Poplatnik (born 15 July 1992) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Livingston.

Matej Poplatnik
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-15) 15 July 1992
Place of birth Slovenia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Livingston
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– Livingston 1 (0)
National team
2013 Slovenia U20 1 (0)
2013 Slovenia U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:30, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

Career

Poplatnik started his senior career with Triglav Kranj, making his PrvaLiga debut in a 1–0 away loss against NK 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 NK 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]

Personal life

His older brother Aleš Poplatnik is also a professional footballer, playing as a forward.

References
  1. "Poplatnik Matej" (in Slovenian). NK Triglav Kranj. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. "Монтана привлече още трима" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 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.
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