Matej Poplatnik (born 15 July 1992) is a Slovenian
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Slovenian PrvaLiga
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club
Bravo
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Club career
Poplatnik started his senior career with Zarica Kranj, before joining Triglav Kranj in 2012. He made his
Slovenian PrvaLiga
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debut for Triglav in a 1–0 away loss against
Celje
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on 15 July 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute. Poplatnik scored his first goal for Triglav a week later in a 1–0 win over
Aluminij
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at
Stanko Mlakar Stadium
Stanko Mlakar Stadium (), located in the Kranj Sports Centre (), is a multi-purpose stadium in Kranj, Slovenia. It is mostly used for football matches and hosts the home matches of Triglav Kranj in the Slovenian Second League. In 2009, the stadi ...
. In the 2014–15 season, he finished as
Slovenian Second League
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top scorer with 18 goals.
On 20 June 2015, Poplatnik signed a two-year contract with Bulgarian side
Montana
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, after a successful trial period with the club.
On 8 July 2018, Poplatnik joined
Indian Super League
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club
Kerala Blasters
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. He scored on his debut, in a 2–0 league away victory against ATK on 29 September 2018.
On 30 July 2019, Poplatnik joined Hungarian club Kaposvári Rákóczi on a season-long loan.
On 8 July 2020, Poplatnik signed for
Scottish Premiership
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club
Livingston
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. He would join
Scottish Championship
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side
Raith Rovers
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on a season-long loan. For Raith Rovers, Poplatnik scored eleven goals in all competitions, including two goals in a victory in the 2022 Scottish Challenge Cup final.
United States
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.
Personal life
His older brother,
Aleš Poplatnik
Aleš Poplatnik (born 25 June 1987) is a Slovenian footballer
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, is also a footballer.
Honours
Triglav Kranj
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Slovenian Second League
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