Matic Paljk
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matic Paljk[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Koper, Slovenia[2] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nafta 1903 | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Izola | ||
| 2010–2015 | Koper | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Spezia (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Koper | 16 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Gorica (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Gorica | 15 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Primorje | 22 | (1) |
| 2023– | Nafta 1903 | 15 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Slovenia U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Slovenia U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 December 2023 | |||
Matic Paljk (born 2 October 1997) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Nafta 1903.[3]
Paljk started his youth career in Slovenia with Izola,[4] before joining Koper in 2010.[5] In 2015, Paljk joined Italian team Spezia on loan.[6] He only featured for the club's U19s before returning to Koper.[6] On 17 July 2016, he made his professional debut in the Slovenian PrvaLiga against Maribor, playing the first half in a 1–0 defeat.[3] He went onto play sixteen times for Koper throughout the 2016–17 season and scored one goal, against Olimpija Ljubljana in March 2017.[3] He departed Koper in the following summer after the club suffered relegation to the Slovenian Intercommunal Leagues.[7]
In October 2017, Paljk joined Premier League side Swansea City on a free transfer.[6] He signed a contract until June 2018 and immediately linked up with the Swansea U23s.[3][6] He was released at the conclusion of the 2017–18 season.[8]
In January 2019, Paljk returned to Slovenia's PrvaLiga after signing with Olimpija Ljubljana.[9] After no competitive appearances for them, a loan move to the Second League with Gorica was completed in July 2019.[3] Thirteen appearances followed, including his debut at home to ex-club Koper, as they won promotion to the top-flight via the play-offs.[3] Paljk was signed permanently by Gorica in September 2020.[10] His first game as a full-time member came in a defeat away to Olimpija Ljubljana on 30 September.[3]