The new rule has already borne fruit: in the opening three matches of the Eon NextGen League, the scorers are players who are no longer actually juniors
Under the old rules, only players born in 2005 and 2006 would be eligible to play in the first youth league in 2023/24. And, clearly, younger. But
Football Association of Slovenia
(NZS) has introduced
Eon NextGen
league, the rules have changed, now allowing clubs to send four players (a goalkeeper and three midfielders) who are a year older into the fire in every match. So, in the 2023/24 season, players born in 2004 who are no longer juniors can play in the Eon NextGen League.
In Friday’s opening three matches of the new Eon NextGen League season, clubs made the most of the new rule. All three fields were scored on by players born in 2004. The match between Domžale and Celje, which was played live on TV, was decided by Miha Sitar, born in 2004, who has signed a professional contract with the club until 2025.
Rok Štorman scored the first goal for the home team in Radomlje – Maribor, which the Millers won 3:1, while the son of the legend Marcos Tavares Jr. was among the scorers for the visitors. Aluminij and Olimpija drew 2:2, after Maj Škoflek, also born in 2004, scored both goals for the hosts. It is therefore to be expected that the 2004-born players will draw a lot of attention to themselves in the new season, but this is understandable and welcome in its own way. After all, it’s more often than not about guys who aren’t (yet) at the point where they’d get much of a chance in the youth league…
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