Aljaž Cotman | |
Birth Date: | 26 April 1994[1] |
Birth Place: | Kranj, Slovenia |
Height: | 1.93m (06.33feet)[2] |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | SV Donau Klagenfurt |
Clubnumber: | 1 |
Youthclubs1: | Visoko |
Youthclubs2: | Triglav Kranj |
Youthyears3: | 2010–2012 |
Youthclubs3: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Years1: | 2012–2013 |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2013–2021 |
Clubs2: | Maribor |
Caps2: | 6 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2014–2017 |
Caps3: | 49 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs4: | → Aluminij (loan) |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2021–2022 |
Caps5: | 12 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2022– |
Clubs6: | SV Donau Klagenfurt |
Caps6: | 36 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2010 |
Nationalteam1: | Slovenia U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2012 |
Nationalteam2: | Slovenia U19 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2013–2015 |
Nationalteam3: | Slovenia U21 |
Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 24 August 2023 |
Aljaž Cotman (born 26 April 1994) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Austrian club SV Donau Klagenfurt. He was a member of the Slovenia youth national selections.[2]
Cotman started his career in his hometown club Triglav from Kranj.[1] He joined the youth ranks of English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2010, signing a professional deal in 2012.[3] However, he did not make an appearance for the senior team before his contract expired and he returned to his homeland.[4]
On 21 October 2013, he joined the Slovenian champions Maribor.[2] [5] He made his Maribor debut in a cup match against Šenčur on 13 November 2013, where his team won the game 5–2.[6] He made his fully professional debut in the Slovenian PrvaLiga on 17 May 2014 in a match against Gorica.[7]
Cotman was capped for Slovenia at all youth levels from under-15 to under-21.[2] [5]