Tom Kljun
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nafta 1903 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Celje | ||
| 2023 | Lecce | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Celje | 14 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Tabor Sežana | 37 | (0) |
| 2023 | Lecce | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Aluminij | 16 | (3) |
| 2024– | Nafta 1903 | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Slovenia U15 | 9 | (1) |
| 2019 | Slovenia U16 | 8 | (4) |
| 2020 | Slovenia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Slovenia U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Slovenia U19 | 11 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024 | |||
Tom Kljun (born 29 January 2004) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Nafta 1903.[2]
Club career
[edit]Kljun is a youth product of Celje, where he signed his first professional contract in January 2020,[3] before making his professional debut on 5 June, as he came on as a substitute for Luka Kerin in the injury time of a 2–0 PrvaLiga win against Rudar Velenje.[4] At 16 years, 4 months and 7 days, he became the youngest ever player to feature for Celje in a league match.[4] The club eventually went on to win the national title at the end of the same season.[5]
In July 2021, Kljun joined fellow Slovenian side Tabor Sežana on a permanent deal.[6]
On 17 January 2023, it was officially announced that Kljun agreed to join Serie A side Lecce for an undisclosed fee, being initially assigned to the club's under-19 team.[7]
International career
[edit]Kljun has represented Slovenia at all youth international levels up to the under-19 national team.[8]
Honours
[edit]Celje
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tom Kljun at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "T. Kjlun". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Tom Kljun podpisal svojo prvo profesionalno pogodbo!". NK Celje (in Slovenian). 7 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Tom Kljun najmlajši nogometaš v zgodovini Celja z nastopom v PLTS!". NK Celje (in Slovenian). 7 June 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Celjani prvič slovenski nogometni prvaki". RTV Slovenia (in Slovenian). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Kljun Celje zamenjal za Sežano, grofje z dvema novima okrepitvama". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Primavera 1: Tom Kljun in giallorosso". U.S. Lecce (in Italian). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Tom Kljun – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". Football Association of Slovenia (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- 2004 births
- Living people
- Slovenian men's footballers
- 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen
- Slovenia men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- NK Celje players
- NK Tabor Sežana players
- US Lecce players
- NK Aluminij players
- NK Nafta Lendava players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Slovenian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy