Dejan Školnik

Dejan Školnik

Personal information
Full name	Dejan Školnik
Date of birth	1 January 1989 (1989-01-01) (age 22)
Place of birth	Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Nacional
Number	8
Youth career
	Maribor
	Železničar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–2010	Maribor	72	(6)
2010–	Nacional	24	(2)
National team‡
2009	Croatia U20	3	(0)
2009–2010	Croatia U21	8	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1:25, 15 November 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:51, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Dejan Školnik (born 1 January 1989 in Maribor),^[1] is a Croatian football midfielder who currently plays for Portuguese first division club C.D. Nacional and for the Croatian under-21 team.

Club career

Školnik started his career in Maribor and then transferred to Železničar youth sides at the age of 14.^[2] He played there for 3 years before returning to his home club where he signed his first professional contract.

Školnik then played for NK Maribor in the Slovenian top division, 1.SNL for three seasons, earning 72 appearances and scoring 6 goals in the process.^[3] His talent was then spotted by Portuguese first division team Nacional where he joined his fellow teammate from Maribor Rene Mihelič, signing a 5 year contract until 1 July 2015.^[4]

International career

Currently Školnik is a member of Croatia U-21 team. Before his international debut for Croatia he was offered a place in Slovenia U-21 but Školnik turned down the offer and decided in favour of his parents homeland.^[5][6]

Personal life

Školnik was born in Maribor, present day Slovenia and lived there his whole life. He is of Croatian ancestry as his parents originate from northeastern Croatia. According to him he started playing football on the streets of Maribor and only joined NK Maribor youth sides after he was convinced to join by his friends he played with after school and one of which was Rene Mihelič.^[7]

References

1. ^ "Dejan Školnik". footballdatabase.eu. Footballdatabase. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.dejan.skolnik.76124.en.html. Retrieved 9 September 2010. 
2. ^ http://www.siol.net/sportal/sportal_plus/intervjuji/2009/04/dejan_skolnik_sanjam_o_mariboru_v_ligi_prvakov.aspx
3. ^ http://www.prvaliga.si/klubi/mostvo/igralec.asp?idi=42189&id=21
4. ^ http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/po-mihelicu-tudi-skolnik-na-madeiro/231129
5. ^ http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/hrvati-ukradli-mariborski-biser/127486
6. ^ http://www.dnevnik.si/novice/sport/1042248717
7. ^ http://www.nkmaribor.com/prva.asp?id_clanka=989

External links

• Profile at Prvaliga.si
• National team profile

Persondata
Name	Školnik, Dejan
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	1 January 1989
Place of birth	Maribor, Yugoslavia
Date of death
Place of death