Alen Pajenk (born 23 April 1986) is a Slovenian

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player who plays for Olympiacos Praeus and the Slovenia national team. With Slovenia, he was the runner-up of the European Volleyball Championship three times, in 2015,

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and

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Career

Club

In 2013, Pajenk moved to

Jastrzębski Węgiel Jastrzębski Węgiel, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój in southern Poland, founded in 1961. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. Two–time Polish Champion and one time Polish Cup winner. Since the beginning o ...

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

National team

On 14 August 2015,

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

, including Pajenk, won the 2015 European League. On 18 October 2015, he won the silver medal with Slovenia at the 2015 European Championship.''France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver''
– cev.eu – 18 October 2015

Honours

OK Maribor *Slovenian Cup: 2005–06 ACH Volley *

Slovenian Championship The Slovenian Hockey League is the highest level ice hockey league in Slovenia. The championship phase is contested after the regular season to determine the national champion. History The Slovenian Hockey League was firstly contested in the 1 ...

: 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 The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupas� ...

: 2016–17 Olympiacos Piraeus *

CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980� ...

: 2022–23 *

Greek Championship The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

: 2022–23 Individual *

CEV Champions League The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation. Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification A tot ...

Best Spiker: 2021–22 *

Men's European Volleyball League The Men's European Volleyball League is a continental volleyball competition senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). Created in 2004, the competition serves as a qualifying tourn ...

Best Server: 2011 * Greek Championship MVP: 2022–23

References

External links

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Player profile
at ''LegaVolley.it''
Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
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at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Pajenk, Alen 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Maribor Slovenian men's volleyball players Slovenian Champions of men's volleyball Italian Champions of men's volleyball Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Slovenia Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate volleyball players in Poland Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate volleyball players in France Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate volleyball players in Greece Blu Volley Verona players Jastrzębski Węgiel players Fenerbahçe S.K. (men's volleyball) players Czarni Radom players Olympiacos SFP (men's volleyball) players Middle blockers