Uroš Poljanec

Uroš Poljanec
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-23) 23 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Maribor, Slovenia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–2010 Maribor
2007–2008 → Aluminij (loan)
2008–2009 → Pohorje (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Aluminij 4 (0)
2012–2013 Pohorje
2013–2014 Limbuš-Pekre
2014 Lenart 13 (0)
2015 USV Ragnitz 2 (0)
2015–2016 Khoromkhon
2016 Fjarðabyggðar 8 (0)
2017–2018 Chennai City 13 (0)
2018–2020 Fužinar 33 (0)
2020 Ypsonas 3 (0)
2021 Međimurje 1 (0)
2021–2022 Drava Ptuj 13 (0)
2022 Foresta Suceava 0 (0)
2022 Vinodol
2023 SV Tobelbad 3 (0)
2023- NK Pesnica
International career
2009 Slovenia U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:51, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Uroš Poljanec (born 23 August 1991) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Besides Slovenia, he has played in Austria, Mongolia, Iceland, Cyprus, Romania, and India.[1][2]

Club career

In 2015, Poljanec was noticed by an agent who was pursuing players to sign for Mongolian championship contenders Khoromkhon.[3][4] As the club were in clamant need of a goalkeeper, the agent offered him a contract, which he accepted,[3] becoming the first Slovenian to play in Mongolia as a result. Poljanec helped his team to four victories, two draws and two defeats in eight rounds during his stay there.[3] Poljanec also made two appearances in the 2016 AFC Cup qualifying round in a 1–0 loss to K-Electric[5] and a goalless draw with Druk United[6] through August 2015.

In 2016, he signed for Fjarðabyggðar.[7][8]

In November 2017, Poljanec signed for the I-League club Chennai City.[9][10][11][12] He played 13 matches for the Chennai-based side and had 5 clean sheets.[13]

In 2018, he signed for Fužinar.[14]

In 2020, he signed for Ypsonas FC.[15][16]

In 2021, he signed for Međimurje.[17]

In 2022, he signed for Foresta Suceava.[18] After that, he signed for Vinodol.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Interview with Uroš Poljanec". Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Otrok MARIBORA se je po Mongoliji, Islandiji in Indiji VRNIL nazaj domov". ekipa.svet24.si. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Iztok Lukner (15 July 2015). "Uroš Poljanec: Preteple bi večino Slovencev" (in Slovenian). Ekipa24. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Uroš Poljanec joins Mongolian champions". blog.fieldoo.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 31 August 2015.
  5. ^ "AFC Cup 2016 Play-off Qualifiers: Khoromkhon FC 0–1 K-Electric FC". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Druk Utd, Khoromkhon stalemate sees K-Electric reach play-offs". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Víglundur Páll: Þetta eru fáránlegar ásakanir". fotbolti.net. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Myndband: Markvörður Fjarðabyggðar fékk á sig sprellimark". fotbolti.net. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Chennai City FC shuffles its foreign legion with Slovenian custodian, Timor Lester striker and Brazilian midfielder signings". morel.si. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Shoddy foreign recruitment underlines Chennai City FC's struggles". sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Chennai goalkeeper's dreadful, lazy clearance produces inevitable results". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  12. ^ Manasi Pathak (4 December 2017). "Gokulam v Chennai City Match Preview, 04/12/2017, I-League". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Clean Sheets". I–league.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  14. ^ "UROŠ POLJANEC - IZJAVA PRED TEKMO Z NK NAFTA". Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Slovenski vratar ostal brez nastopa v prvem krogu ciprskega prvenstva". snportal.si. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Tudi vratar Fužinarja odhaja v tujino". snportal.si. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  17. ^ "[TRANSFER] Uroš Poljanec Vratar". Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Foresta se întărește pentru play-off". monitorulsv.ro. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  19. ^ "Uroš Poljanec stigao u Vinodol, slovenski vratar na Bahalinu". sportcom.hr. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.