Alexander Špoljarić
{{short description|Cypriot footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alexander Špoljarić
| image =
| fullname = Alexander Matija Špoljarić
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|11|28|df=y}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ofkbeograd.co.rs/index.php?tip=players&show=186|title=Aleksander Špoljarić|website=OFK Beograd official website|accessdate=25 May 2015}}
| birth_place = Limassol, Cyprus
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Karmiotissa
| clubnumber = 1
| youthyears1 = 2007–2012
| youthclubs1 = Aris Limassol
| youthyears2 = 2012–2014
| youthclubs2 = Enosis Neon Parekklisia
| years1 = 2013–2014
| clubs1 = Enosis Neon Parekklisia
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014–2017
| clubs2 = OFK Beograd
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = → Hajduk Beograd (loan)
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017–2018
| clubs4 = Grafičar Beograd
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018–2019
| clubs5 = Aris Limassol
| caps5 = 11
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = Alki Oroklini
| caps6 = 14
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020–2021
| clubs7 = Othellos Athienou
| caps7 = 27
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021–2022
| clubs8 = Nea Salamis
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2022–
| clubs9 = Karmiotissa
| caps9 = 16
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| pcupdate = 20 June 2024
| ntupdate =
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Alexander Špoljarić (Greek: Αλεξάντερ Σπόλιαριτς; born 28 November 1995) is a Cypriot football goalkeeper who plays for Karmiotissa.{{Soccerway|405836}}
Club career
Born in Limassol, he started playing football in Campus Sportivo Football Academy when he was 4 years old. After completing seven years at the academy, he trained with his father's academy for 1 year as a goalkeeper. Later he was with Aris Limassol academy until he was 17. Finally, he moved to Enosis Neon Parekklisia, which also became his first team after his youth career ended.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} In summer 2014, he joined OFK Beograd,{{cite web|url=http://sexyfootball.net/top-news/%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%BE%CE%B7-%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%8C-alexander-spoljaric|title=Αποκλειστική συνέντευξη από Alexander Spoljaric|website=sexyfootball.net|language=Greek|date=19 October 2014|accessdate=25 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525162335/http://sexyfootball.net/top-news/%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%BE%CE%B7-%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%8C-alexander-spoljaric/|archive-date=25 May 2015|url-status=dead}} where he made his professional debut in the last fixture of the 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga season, against Jagodina.{{cite web|url=http://www.superliga.rs/index.php/izvestaji-2014-15/2640-30-kolo-jagodina-ofk-beograd|title=30.Kolo: Jagodina - OFK Beograd|website=Serbian SuperLiga official website|language=Serbian|date=24 May 2015|accessdate=25 May 2015 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041402/http://www.superliga.rs/index.php/izvestaji-2014-15/2640-30-kolo-jagodina-ofk-beograd#.WMaUAtLhDIU|archivedate=4 March 2016}} At the beginning of 2017, Špoljarić moved to Belgrade Zone League side Hajduk Beograd on six-month loan.{{cite web|url=http://fss.rs/documents/fudbal/2017/fudbal_8_2017.pdf|title="FUDBAL" 8/17, page 309|website=Football Association of Serbia|language=Serbian|date=22 February 2017|accessdate=13 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224213442/http://www.fss.rs/documents/fudbal/2017/fudbal_8_2017.pdf|archive-date=24 February 2017|url-status=dead}} In summer 2017, he moved to Grafičar Beograd as a single player.{{cite web|url=http://fss.rs/documents/fudbal/2017/fudbal_34_2017.pdf|title="FUDBAL" 34/17, page 1472|website=Football Association of Serbia|language=Serbian|date=18 August 2017|accessdate=25 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825062302/http://fss.rs/documents/fudbal/2017/fudbal_34_2017.pdf|archive-date=25 August 2017|url-status=dead}}
Ahead of the 2019-20 season, Špoljarić joined Alki Oroklini.[https://www.facebook.com/alkiathanati/photos/a.513181492143010/2161802687280874/?type=3&theater Το Δ.Σ. της ομάδας μας ανακοινώνει τη σύναψη συμφωνίας με τον Αργεντινό Εμάνουελ Μποτσίνο Ραούλ], facebook.com, 18 June 2019 He then moved to Othellos Athienou for the 2020-21 season. In the summer 2021, he moved to Nea Salamis Famagusta FC.
Career statistics
{{updated|19 June 2017}}{{Soccerway|alexander-poljari/405836}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|OFK Beograd
|rowspan=2|Serbian SuperLiga |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| Hajduk Beograd (loan)
|10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Grafičar Beograd
|2017–18 |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 |
Personal life
Alexander's father is Milenko Špoljarić, who was also a footballer; he is the older brother of Matija and Danilo Špoljarić.{{cite web |url=https://www.kerkida.net/articles/v-katigoria/eidiseis/aris/632303-ekleise-alexander-spoljaric|title=ΕΚΛΕΙΣΕ Alexander Špoljarić|website=kerkida.net|accessdate=13 August 2019}}
References
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Category:Footballers from Limassol
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Cypriot men's footballers
Category:Serbian men's footballers
Category:Cypriot people of Serbian descent
Category:Cypriot people of Croatian descent
Category:FK Hajduk Beograd players
Category:RFK Grafičar Beograd players
Category:Serbian SuperLiga players
Category:Enosis Neon Parekklisia FC players
Category:Aris Limassol FC players
Category:Alki Oroklini players
Category:Othellos Athienou FC players
Category:Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players
Category:Karmiotissa FC players