There’s no need to fear for Slovenia’s goalkeeping future: Former youth national team player Domen Gril awarded for excellent season in Portugal
Photo: Academico de Viseu
Jan Oblak also carries the Slovenian goalkeeping flag very high at Euro 2024, but he’s certainly not the only one lifting it to the sky. Slovenia boasts a plethora of exceptional goalkeepers, and increasingly making a name for himself is Domen Gril, who has achieved something in the just-ended season that not many can boast of. The 23-year-old has had excellent months wearing the jersey of Academico de Viseu, where he performed so well that he was named … the best goalkeeper of the entire Portuguese second league!
The former Slovenian youth international (when he played his last game, his teammates included Žan Celar, Aljoša Matko, Timi Max Elšnik, Žan Zaletel, Nik Prelec, Žan Rogelj, David Brekalo, Igor Vekić, Martin Pečar, David Zec, Tomi Horvat, and others) played 27 league matches for his club, conceding only 27 goals and keeping a clean sheet 8 times.
Domen Gril first signed for the club from Fontelo Stadium three years ago when he moved there as a loan player from Hoffenheim. After a year, the Portuguese permanently acquired the former goalkeeper of Ljubljana’s Bravo, and now, for some time, Portuguese media have been hinting that this could be a move that will surely pay off for Academico in the future financially…
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Author: editorial Football Planet