Alen Pajenk

Alen Pajenk (born 23 April 1986) is a Slovenian volleyball player who plays for ACH Volley and the Slovenia national team. With Slovenia, he was the runner-up of the European Volleyball Championship three times, in 2015, 2019 and 2021.

Pajenk with Marmi Lanza Verona in 2011

Alen Pajenk
Pajenk in 2013
Personal information
Nationality	Slovenian
Born	(1986-04-23) 23 April 1986 (age 39) Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Spike	357 cm (141 in)
Block	330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	ACH Volley
Career
Years Teams 2003–2007 2007–2010 2010–2011 2011–2013 2013–2015 2015–2017 2017–2018 2018–2020 2020–2021 2021–2025 2025– OK Maribor ACH Volley BluVolley Verona Volley Lube Jastrzębski Węgiel Fenerbahçe İstanbul BluVolley Verona Czarni Radom Stade Poitevin Poitiers Olympiacos Praeus ACH Volley
National team
2008–  Slovenia
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Slovenia FIVB Challenger Cup 2019 Slovenia CEV European Championship 2015 Bulgaria/Italy 2019 France/Slovenia/Belgium/Netherlands 2021 Poland/Czech Republic/Estonia/Finland 2023 Italy/Bulgaria/North Macedonia/Israel European League 2015 Poland 2011 Slovakia Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara

Career

Club

In 2013, Pajenk moved to Jastrzębski Węgiel.^[1] In 2013–14, he reached the Final Four of the Champions League and won the bronze medal after defeating VC Zenit Kazan.^[2][3] Jastrzębski Węgiel, including Pajenk, also finished in third place in the Polish Championship during the same season.^[4]

National team

In August 2015, Pajenk won the gold medal with Slovenia in the 2015 European League.^[5] The same year, he was also the runner-up with Slovenia at the 2015 European Championship.^[6]

He represented Slovenia at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[7]

Honours

OK Maribor

• Slovenian Cup: 2005–06

ACH Volley

• Slovenian Championship: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Slovenian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10

Volley Lube

• Italian Championship: 2011–12
• Italian Supercup: 2012–13

Fenerbahçe İstanbul

• Turkish Cup: 2016–17

Olympiacos Piraeus

• CEV Challenge Cup: 2022–23
• Hellenic Championship: 2022–23, 2023–24
• Hellenic Cup: 2023–24, 2024–25
• Hellenic League Cup: 2024–25
• Hellenic Super Cup: 2024

Individual

• Men's European Volleyball League best server: 2011
• Hellenic Championship MVP: 2022–23^[8]
• Hellenic Championship best middle blocker: 2021–22,^[9] 2022–23^[8]