Žiga Frelih

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Žiga Frelih
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Gil Vicente
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2015 Bravo
2016–2017 Domžale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Bravo 19 (0)
2015–2016 → Celje (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017 Domžale 0 (0)
2017–2019 Krško 17 (0)
2019–2020 Inter Zaprešić 22 (1)
2020–2021 Olimpija Ljubljana 36 (0)
2021– Gil Vicente 12 (0)
National team
2019 Slovenia U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2022

Žiga Frelih (born 6 February 1998) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.

Club career[]

Frelih is a youth product of Bravo, and began his senior career in the Slovenian third division in 2015. He was later the reserve goalkeeper at Celje and Domžale. Frelih transferred to Krško in 2017, and made his first senior appearance with them in a 0–0 Slovenian Football Cup tie with Ilirija 1911 on 16 August 2017.[1] He made his top division debut for Krško in a 1–0 loss to Olimpija Ljubljana on 8 April 2018.[2]

In 2019, he moved to Croatian club Inter Zaprešić.[3] There, he scored his first goal of his career in a 2–2 draw with Istra on 4 October 2019 in the 92nd minute of the game.[4] After earning his spot as a starter there, he returned to Slovenia and signed with Olimpija Ljubljana in August 2020.[5] He stayed at the club for one year, before his contract was terminated in July 2021 due to alleged rape accusation.[6][7]

In September 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente.[8]

International career[]

Frelih was a youth international for Slovenia, having represented the Slovenia under-21 team. He was called-up to train with the senior team in March 2021.[9]

Honours[]

Domžale

Olimpija Ljubljana

References[]

  1. ^ "Ilirija vs. Krško – 16 August 2017 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Krško vs. Olimpija – 8 April 2018 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Vratar Krškega bo kariero nadaljeval na Hrvaškem". nogomania.com (in Slovenian). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Žiga Frelih zabil gol v 94. minuti in svoji ekipi priigral remi!". nogomania.com (in Slovenian). 5 October 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ "V Olimpijo prihaja Žiga Frelih" (in Slovenian). NK Olimpija Ljubljana. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ T. O. (27 July 2021). "Olimpija se je razšla z vratarjem Žigo Frelihom" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. ^ Grošelj, Matej (29 July 2021). "Žiga Frelih sam predlagal prekinitev pogodbe z Olimpijo". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Žiga Frelih je našel rešitev za svojo kariero, branil bo v tujini" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Frelih: "Veliko sem se naučil od Jana Oblaka"". sportklub.si (in Slovenian). 3 April 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Slovenia – Ž. Frelih – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

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