Marko Šuler has already prepared a new professional contract: 16-year-old Nik Podlesnik, after a serious injury, is once again living his football dreams
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Football tells various stories, some wonderful, others painful. Nik Podlesnik, a young footballer proving himself in the youth academy of Maribor, has experienced both sides of football. But the painful side, he experienced it in a truly authentic and intense manner. The lad, barely 16 years old, spent a whole year on the sidelines due to two consecutive serious knee injuries.
Many would have given up. But not Nik Podlesnik. The ordeal brought him down but not over the edge. A talented footballer born in 2007, he fought like a wounded lion and came back even stronger.
But it took a long time. A very long time. When on August 12th this year he played in the Slovenian u17 Championship, it had been 448 days since his last match in the Under-15 league. 448 days! Or one year and almost three months. Many would have given up. Nik Podlesnik didn’t.
Today, as the year 2023 is mostly concluded, Nik Podlesnik is living his dreams again. He played 15 games in the Under-17 league this fall, scoring 6 times. He earned a scholarship contract at Maribor, got called up to the Slovenian Cadet National Team, and according to our information, the club is preparing an additional reward for him. Nik Podlesnik could soon sign his first professional contract of his career!
The teenager, despite all the challenges, undoubtedly holds a promising future, and wishing for better rewards for all the hardships he’s overcome would be natural.
This text was automatically translated using AI.
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