Aleks Pihler (born 15 January 1994) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bosnian club Borac Banja Luka.[1]

Aleks Pihler
Pihler with Slovenia U21 in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Ptuj, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Borac Banja Luka
Number 8
Youth career
2003–2012 Maribor
2012–2013 Domžale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Domžale 14 (1)
2014–2015Triglav Kranj (loan) 24 (1)
2015–2016 Zavrč 33 (3)
2016–2024 Maribor 165 (14)
2024– Borac Banja Luka 0 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Slovenia U16 2 (0)
2010 Slovenia U17 7 (2)
2011–2012 Slovenia U18 13 (2)
2012 Slovenia U19 7 (0)
2015–2016 Slovenia U21 8 (0)
2016 Slovenia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2024

International career

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Pihler got his first call up to the Slovenia national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Slovakia and England in October 2016.[2] He made his debut on 14 November 2016 in a friendly against Poland.[3]

Honours

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Maribor

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "A. Pihler". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. ^ "VIDEO: Katanec objavil seznam za tekmi s Slovaško in Anglijo: 'Čakata nas dva favorita, a v nogometu je vse mogoče'". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 29 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Petič zapored brez poraza" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
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