Full name Dejan Skolnik Name Dejan Skolnik Career start 2008 Years Team Weight 74 kg | Number 40 Height 1.75 m Playing position Role Football player | |
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Date of birth (1989-01-01) 1 January 1989 (age 26) Place of birth Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia Current team FC ViOn Zlate Moravce (#40 / Midfielder) | ||
Dejan skolnik
Dejan Školnik (born 1 January 1989 in Maribor) is a Croatian football midfielder who last played for Mantova in the Italian Lega Pro.
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Club career
Školnik started his career in Maribor and then transferred to Železničar Maribor youth sides at the age of 14. He played there for 3 years before returning to his home club where he signed his first professional contract.
Školnik then played for NK Maribor in the Slovenian top division, 1. SNL for three seasons, earning 72 appearances and scoring 6 goals in the process. His talent was then spotted by Portuguese first division team Nacional, where he joined his teammate from Maribor Rene Mihelič, signing a 5-year contract until 1 July 2015.
International career
Currently Školnik was a member of Croatia U21 team. Before his international debut for Croatia he was offered a place in Slovenia U21 but Školnik turned down the offer and decided in favour of his parents homeland.
Personal life
Školnik was born in Maribor, present day Slovenia and lived there his whole life. He is of Croatian ancestry as his parents originate from northeastern Croatia. According to him he started playing football on the streets of Maribor and only joined NK Maribor youth sides after he was convinced to join by his friends he played with after school and one of which was Rene Mihelič.
