Aljaž Cotman

Aljaž Cotman
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Kranj, Slovenia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 SV Donau Klagenfurt
Number 1
Youth career
Visoko
Triglav Kranj
2010–2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2013–2021 Maribor 6 (0)
2014–2017 Maribor B 49 (0)
2020–2021 → Aluminij (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2022 Nafta 1903 12 (0)
2022– SV Donau Klagenfurt 36 (0)
International career
2010 Slovenia U17[a] 2 (0)
2012 Slovenia U19[a] 3 (0)
2013–2015 Slovenia U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2023

Aljaž Cotman (born 26 April 1994) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Austrian club SV Donau Klagenfurt. He was a member of the Slovenia youth national selections.[2]

Club career

Cotman started his career in his hometown club Triglav from Kranj.[1] He joined the youth ranks of English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2010, signing a professional deal in 2012.[3] However, he did not make an appearance for the senior team before his contract expired and he returned to his homeland.[4]

On 21 October 2013, he joined the Slovenian champions Maribor.[2][5] He made his Maribor debut in a cup match against Šenčur on 13 November 2013, where his team won the game 5–2.[6] He made his fully professional debut in the Slovenian PrvaLiga on 17 May 2014 in a match against Gorica.[7]

International career

Cotman was capped for Slovenia at all youth levels from under-15 to under-21.[2][5]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Official competitive UEFA matches only.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Aljaž Cotman – osebni karton" [Aljaž Cotman – personal card] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Iz Wolverhamptona v Ljudski vrt" [From Wolverhampton to Ljudski vrt] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Wolves hand pro contract to youngsters". Shropshire Star. 10 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Former Wolves keeper Aljaz Cotman is delighted to join Maribor". Sky Sports. 24 October 2013.
  5. ^ a b Š. Ro. (21 October 2013). "V Ljudskem vrtu odslej mladi Aljaž Cotman" [Young Cotman in Ljudski vrt]. Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Šenčur 2:5 Maribor" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Gorica – NK Maribor 1:2 (0:0)" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.