Žiga Frelih (born 6 February 1998) is a Slovenian professional

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who plays for Slovak club Spartak Trnava as a

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Club career

Frelih is a youth product of

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, and began his senior career in the Slovenian third division in 2015. He was later the reserve goalkeeper at

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and Domžale. Frelih transferred to Krško in 2017, and made his first senior appearance with them in a 0–0 Slovenian Football Cup tie with Ilirija 1911 on 16 August 2017. He made his top division debut for Krško in a 1–0 loss to Olimpija Ljubljana on 8 April 2018. In 2019, Frelih moved to Croatian club

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. There, he scored his first goal of his career in a 2–2 draw with Istra on 4 October 2019 in the 92nd minute of the game. After earning his spot as a starter there, he returned to Slovenia and signed with Olimpija Ljubljana in August 2020. He stayed at the club for one year, before his contract was terminated in July 2021 due to alleged violation of disciplinary rules. In September 2021, Frelih signed a three-year contract with

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side Gil Vicente. On 1 August 2022, he was loaned to Chaves, but left the club late in the month due to personal problems, and subsequently rescinded his contract with Gil Vicente. On 3 February 2023, Frelih moved to Spain and was announced at

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side Mirandés.

International career

Frelih was a youth international for Slovenia, having represented the Slovenia under-21 team. He was called-up to train with the senior team in March 2021.

Honours

Domžale * Slovenian Cup: 2016–17 Olimpija Ljubljana *Slovenian Cup:

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Žiga Frelih
at NZS * {{DEFAULTSORT:Frelih, Ziga 1998 births Living people Footballers from Ljubljana Men's association football goalkeepers Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers NK Bravo players NK Celje players NK Domžale players NK Krško Posavje players NK Inter Zaprešić players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players Gil Vicente F.C. players G.D. Chaves players CD Mirandés footballers MFK Zemplín Michalovce players FC Spartak Trnava players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Croatian Football League players Primeira Liga players Segunda División players Slovak First Football League players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia