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Matej Poplatnik
Slovenian footballer (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matej Poplatnik (born 15 July 1992) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a forward for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Bravo.
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Club career
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]
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International career
Poplatnik made his debut for the senior Slovenia national team on 20 January 2024 in a friendly against the United States.[9]
Personal life
His older brother, Aleš Poplatnik, is also a footballer.[10]
Honours
Triglav Kranj
Raith Rovers
References
External links
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