Žan Zaletel

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Žan Zaletel

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|9|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia{{cite web |title=Profile Žan Zaletel, Viborg FF: Info, news, matches and statistics {{!}} BeSoccer |url=https://www.besoccer.com/player/zaletel-478128 |website=besoccer.com |access-date=10 September 2024}}

| height = 1.85 m{{Soccerway|an-zaletel/421686}}

| position = Centre-back{{cite web |title=Žan Zaletel |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/zan-zaletel/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=26 May 2021}}

| currentclub = Viborg

| clubnumber = 5

| youthyears1 = 2008–2015 | youthclubs1 = Rudar Trbovlje

| youthyears2 = 2015–2018 | youthclubs2 = Bravo

| years1 = 2017–2018 | clubs1 = Bravo | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2018–2022 | clubs2 = Celje | caps2 = 125 | goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2022– | clubs3 = Viborg | caps3 = 58 | goals3 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016 | nationalteam1 = Slovenia U17 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2017 | nationalteam2 = Slovenia U18 | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2019–2021 | nationalteam3 = Slovenia U21 | nationalcaps3 = 13 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2024– | nationalteam4 = Slovenia| nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalgoals4 = 0

| pcupdate = 14:39, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 4 June 2024

}}

Žan Zaletel (born 16 September 1999) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF and the Slovenia national team.

Club career

Zaletel made his Slovenian PrvaLiga debut for Celje on 20 July 2018 in a game against Aluminij.{{cite web |title=Aluminij vs. Celje – 20 July 2018 – Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/20/slovenia/1-snl/nk-aluminij-kidricevo/nk-celje/2803267/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=10 September 2024}}

On 22 July 2022, Zaletel signed a three-year contract with Danish Superliga club Viborg.{{cite web |title=VFF henter slovensk stopper |url=https://www.vff.dk/nyhed/sport/13171-vff-henter-slovensk-stopper |website=Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S |access-date=16 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711120251/https://www.vff.dk/nyhed/sport/13171-vff-henter-slovensk-stopper |archive-date=11 July 2022 |language=da-DK |date=11 July 2022}}

International career

Zaletel made his debut for Slovenia in a January 2024 friendly match against the United States.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=32621|title=Žan Zaletel, international football player|access-date=11 February 2024|website=eu-football.info}} Previously, he has also played for Slovenia at youth international levels with the under-17, under-18 and under-21 teams.