Alexander Špoljarić (
Greek
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: Αλεξάντερ Σπόλιαριτς; born 28 November 1995) is a
Cypriot
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football goalkeeper
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, who plays for
Karmiotissa.
Club career
Born in
Limassol
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, he started playing football in Campus Sportivo Football Academy when he was 4 years old. After completing seven years at the academy, he trained with his father's academy for 1 year as a goalkeeper. Later he was with
Aris Limassol
Aris Limassol (Greek: ''Άρης Λεμεσού'') is a Cypriot football club based in Limassol and one of the founder members of Cyprus Football Association. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the Tsirion Stadiu ...
academy until he was 17. Finally, he moved to
Enosis Neon Parekklisia, which also became his first team after his youth career ended. In summer 2014, he joined
OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburm ...
, where he made his professional debut in the last fixture of the
2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga
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season, against
Jagodina )
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. At the beginning of 2017, Špoljarić moved to
Belgrade Zone League
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side
Hajduk Beograd on six-month loan.
In summer 2017, he moved to
Grafičar Beograd as a single player.
Ahead of the 2019-20 season, Špoljarić joined
Alki Oroklini
Alki Oroklini is a Cypriot football club based in Oroklini. The team was founded as ''Omonia Oroklinis'' in 1979. Omonia had one participation in the Fourth Division. In 2014 the team changed their name to Alki Oroklini, when business man Andy ...
. He then moved to
Othellos Athienou for the 2020-21 season. In the summer 2021, he moved to
Nea Salamis Famagusta FC.
Career statistics
Club
Personal life
Alexander's father is
Milenko Špoljarić, who was also a footballer; he is the older brother of
Matija Matija is a South Slavic masculine and feminine given name, a variant of Matthew. Notable people with the name include:
* Matija Ahacel (1779–1845), Carinthian Slovene philologist, publicist, and collector of folk songs
* Matija Antun Relkovi ...
and
Danilo Špoljarić.
References
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1995 births
Living people
Footballers from Limassol
Men's association football goalkeepers
Cypriot men's footballers
Cypriot expatriate men's footballers
Cypriot people of Serbian descent
Cypriot people of Croatian descent
OFK Beograd players
FK Hajduk Beograd players
RFK Grafičar Beograd players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Enosis Neon Parekklisia FC players
Aris Limassol FC players
Alki Oroklini players
Othellos Athienou FC players
Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players
Cypriot Second Division players