Žan Majer (born 25 July 1992) is a Slovenian professional

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er who plays as a

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for Italian club

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Club career

On 26 June 2017, Majer signed a three-year contract with one-year extension option with the

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Rostov Rostov ( rus, Росто́в, p=rɐˈstof) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, northeast of Moscow. Population: While t ...

. On 1 February 2019, Majer was released from his Rostov contract by mutual consent. On 20 February 2019, he joined the

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team

Lecce Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...

on a six-month deal. He made his Serie B debut on 23 February against

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. On 31 July 2022, Majer signed a multi-year contract with

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1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Maribor Slovenian footballers Association football midfielders Slovenian expatriate footballers Slovenia under-21 international footballers Slovenia international footballers Slovenian Second League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Russian Premier League players Serie B players Serie A players NK Aluminij players NK Domžale players FC Rostov players U.S. Lecce players Reggina 1914 players Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Russia Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy {{Slovenia-footy-bio-stub