Deni Alar

Deni Alar (born 18 January 1990) is an Austrian professional footballer of Croatian descent who plays as a striker for SKN St. Pölten.

Deni Alar
Personal information
Full name Deni Alar
Date of birth (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990
Place of birth Slavonski Brod, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 SKN St. Pölten
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 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– SKN St. Pölten 7 (3)
National team‡
2009–2012 Austria U21 16 (4)
2017– Austria 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 May 2018

Club career

Born in Slavonski Brod, SR Croatia, at the time part of Yugoslavia, he played for Austrian Football Bundesliga side Kapfenberger, 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]

International career

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.[5] 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.[6]

Personal life

He is the son of former Croatian footballer Goran Alar.

Honours
Sturm Graz

References
  1. Profile at Soccerway.com
  2. https://www.skysportaustria.at/oefb-cup/sturm-gewinnt-zum-fuenften-mal-oefb-cup/
  3. "Левски подписа с Дени Алар" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. "DENI ALAR TRÄGT BLAU-GELB-ROT!" (in German). SKN St. Pölten. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  5. "Ireland 1-1 Austria". BBC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  6. "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
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