Deni Alar
.jpg) Alar in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Slavonski Brod, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | DSV Leoben | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2006 | FC Zeltweg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Leoben | 43 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Kapfenberg | 63 | (21) |
| 2011–2016 | Rapid Wien | 116 | (35) |
| 2016–2018 | Sturm Graz | 70 | (36) |
| 2018–2021 | Rapid Wien | 24 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | → Levski Sofia (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | St. Pölten | 14 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | First Vienna | 24 | (3) |
| 2023– | DSV Leoben | 10 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Austria U21 | 16 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Austria | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:18, 3 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Deni Alar (born 18 January 1990) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Admiral 2nd League club DSV Leoben.
Club career[edit]
Born in Slavonski Brod, SR Croatia, at the time part of Yugoslavia, he played for Austrian Football Bundesliga side Kapfenberger SV, until his transfer to Rapid Wien.[1] This transfer was announced on 3 June 2011.
On 9 May 2018 he played as Sturm Graz beat Red Bull Salzburg in extra time to win the 2017/18 Austrian Cup.[2] He later returned to Rapid Wien. On 26 June 2019, he was loaned out for one year to Bulgarian club Levski Sofia, with the option of joining the "bluemen" permanently for two more seasons.[3]
On 28 June 2021, he signed a one-year contract with SKN St. Pölten.[4]
Alar moved to Austrian Regionalliga East club First Vienna on 5 February 2022, signing a one-year contract.[5]
International career[edit]
Alar got his first call up to the senior Austria side for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Republic of Ireland in June 2017.[6] On 14 November 2017, he did his debut for the senior national team in a 2–1 victory in a friendly against Uruguay where he replaced Marko Arnautović in the 86th minute.[7]
Personal life[edit]
He is the son of former Croatian footballer Goran Alar.
Honours[edit]
- Sturm Graz
Individual[edit]
- Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18
References[edit]
- ^ Profile at Soccerway.com
- ^ "Sturm gewinnt zum fünften Mal ÖFB-Cup". 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Левски подписа с Дени Алар" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "DENI ALAR TRÄGT BLAU-GELB-ROT!" (in German). SKN St. Pölten. 28 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Deni Alar wechselt zur Vienna". First Vienna FC 1894 (in German). 5 February 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Ireland 1-1 Austria". BBC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
External links[edit]
- Deni Alar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info
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