The 23-year-old national team goalkeeper is moving to Saudi Arabia: Zala Meršnik has signed with Karim Benzema’s club
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That Saudi Arabia is a popular destination in footballers’ careers has been known for some time. But now, the region’s outrageously rich clubs have decided to invest in women’s football. Next season, we will be able to watch Zala Meršnik, the Slovenian national team player, in the jersey of the prestigious Al Ittihad women’s team. She was mysteriously announced through a very interesting graphic late last night and later officially introduced as their new strength between the posts.
Meršnik alongside Benzema, Fabinho, and the ever-smiling Kante
Zala Meršnik took her first steps in the jersey of the youth teams of ŽNK Maribor, later she also tried herself at Pobrežje Maribor and ŽNK Rudar Škale. Since the 2015/16 season, she has been a member of Pomurje (now Mura). She last wore their jersey in the 2018/19 season, after which she moved to Germany, where she joined Turbine Potsdam. She spent a solid three years in Germany, but it was once again time for a change of environment. Meršnik also tried herself in Spain, where she made quite an impression several times in the jersey of Huelva. Notably, according to the average rating on the Sofascore website, she was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the Spanish La Liga.
Meršnik has also been successfully active between the posts for the Slovenian national team for some time now. Despite her youth, she has already made 54 appearances for the national team, with her first appearance coming more than seven years ago. Slovenia lost that match against Albania by a narrow 1:0. She has kept a clean sheet in 24 matches.
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In the men’s competition, Al Ittihad can boast of players like Fabinho, N’Golo Kante, Jota, and Karim Benzema. Recently, they also managed to lure 25-year-old Moussa Diaby to their ranks. We believe that Zala Meršnik will also have the opportunity to play alongside many more “star” teammates in the future…
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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