Matej Poplatnik (born 15 July 1992) is a Slovenian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a forward for Ilirija 1911.

Career

Poplatnik started his senior career with Zarica Kranj, before joining Triglav Kranj in 2012. He made his

Slovenian PrvaLiga The Slovenian PrvaLiga ( sl, Prva slovenska nogometna liga, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten club ...

debut for Triglav in a 1–0 away loss against Celje on 15 July 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute. Poplatnik scored his first goal for Triglav a week later in a 1–0 win over Aluminij at

Stanko Mlakar Stadium Stanko Mlakar Stadium ( sl, Stadion Stanka Mlakarja), located in the Kranj Sports Centre ( sl, Športni center Kranj), is a multi-purpose stadium in Kranj, Slovenia. It is mostly used for Association football, football matches and hosts the home m ...

. In the 2014–15 season, he finished as

Slovenian Second League The Slovenian Second Football League ( sl, Druga slovenska nogometna liga or commonly 2. SNL) is the second highest football league in Slovenia. The league was formed in 1991 and is operated by the Football Association of Slovenia. Format and rul ...

top scorer with 18 goals. On 20 June 2015, Poplatnik signed a two-year contract with Bulgarian side

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

, after a successful trial period with the club. On 8 July 2018, Poplatnik joined

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...

club

Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established i ...

. He scored on his debut, in a 2–0 league away victory against ATK on 29 September 2018. On 30 July 2019, Poplatnik joined Hungarian club Kaposvári Rákóczi on a season-long loan. On 8 July 2020, Poplatnik signed for

Scottish Premiership The Scottish Premiership, known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottis ...

club Livingston. He would join

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side

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leagu ...

on a season-long loan. For Raith Rovers, Poplatnik scored eleven goals in all competitions, including two goals in a victory in the 2022 Scottish Challenge Cup Final.

Personal life

His older brother, Aleš Poplatnik, is also a professional footballer.

Honours

Triglav Kranj *

: 2016–17 Raith Rovers * Scottish Challenge Cup: 2021–22

References

External links

NZS profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Poplatnik, Matej 1992 births Living people Footballers from Ljubljana Slovenian footballers Slovenia youth international footballers Slovenia under-21 international footballers Slovenian expatriate footballers Association football forwards NK Triglav Kranj players FC Montana players Kerala Blasters FC players Kaposvári Rákóczi FC players Livingston F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players ND Ilirija 1911 players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Slovenian Second League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Indian Super League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Scottish Professional Football League players Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate footballers in India Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate footballers in Hungary Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Scotland