Aleksander Šeliga Explained

Aleksander Šeliga
Birth Date:1 February 1980
Birth Place:Celje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.86m (06.1feet)
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Kovinar Štore
Youthclubs2:Drava Ptuj
Years1:1997–2005
Clubs1:Celje
Caps1:121
Goals1:0
Years2:2005–2006
Clubs2:Slavia Prague
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2006–2009
Clubs3:Celje
Caps3:68
Goals3:0
Years4:2009–2011
Clubs4:Sparta Rotterdam
Caps4:32
Goals4:0
Years5:2011–2018
Clubs5:Olimpija Ljubljana
Caps5:96
Goals5:0
Years6:2018
Clubs6:Drava Ptuj (loan)
Caps6:13
Goals6:0
Years7:2018
Clubs7:Drava Ptuj
Caps7:17
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:1997
Nationalteam1:Slovenia U17
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1997–1998
Nationalteam2:Slovenia U18
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2000
Nationalteam3:Slovenia U20
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2000
Nationalteam4:Slovenia U21
Nationalcaps4:1
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2010
Nationalteam5:Slovenia
Nationalcaps5:1
Nationalgoals5:0

Aleksander Šeliga (born 1 February 1980) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Early career

Šeliga played most of his career for hometown club Celje in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. With this club, he also participated in the UEFA Cup. In 2005, he joined Slavia Prague, but after an unsuccessful period with the Czech side, he returned to Celje.

Sparta Rotterdam

In the summer of 2009, Šeliga was tested by two clubs in the Netherlands. The first club, SC Heerenveen, was in desperate need for a keeper. After training with the side, he did not get a contract. The second club where he tried his luck was Sparta Rotterdam. The club also needed a keeper, after Cássio Ramos returned to PSV Eindhoven after an ended loan-period. After a brief internship, Šeliga signed a contract for two years.[1] In his first season with Sparta (2009–10), he was chosen as first keeper by a manager Frans Adelaar.

International career

Šeliga earned his only appearance for the senior Slovenian national team on 3 March 2010, after taking the field as a substitute in an international friendly against Qatar in Maribor, which Slovenia had subsequently won 4–1.[2]

Honours

Celje

2004–05

Olimpija

2015–16

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sparta heeft met Seliga gewenste nieuwe doelman. Voetbal International. nl. 20 July 2009. 19 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Aleksander Šeliga. Football Association of Slovenia. sl. 5 June 2017.