Denis Perger

Denis Perger
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Ptuj, Slovenia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 SV Wildon
Number 6
Youth career
–2010 Drava Ptuj
2010 Parma
2011–2012 Koper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Drava Ptuj 18 (0)
2011–2013 Koper 21 (0)
2013–2014 SC Freiburg 0 (0)
2013–2014 → SV Wehen Wiesbaden (loan) 13 (0)
2014–2015 SC Freiburg II 9 (0)
2015–2016 Drava Ptuj 24 (1)
2016–2017 Lechia Gdańsk 0 (0)
2019 Deutschlandsberger SC 11 (1)
2020– SV Wildon 90 (4)
International career
Slovenia U15 1 (0)
2009 Slovenia U16 2 (0)
2010 Slovenia U18 2 (0)
2011–2012 Slovenia U19 4 (0)
2013 Slovenia U20 1 (0)
2013 Slovenia U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Denis Perger (born 10 June 1993) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a defender for SV Wildon.

Club career

Perger began his career with the youth setup of NK Drava Ptuj, his hometown club. In January 2010, Perger was signed to a youth contract by Parma of Italy's Serie A but was released only six months later.[1] Perger then re-signed for Ptuj before signing for FC Koper of the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top level of football in the country. In total, Perger appeared in three league matches with Ptuj and 24 league matches for Koper.

In July during the Summer 2013 transfer window, Perger was signed by SC Freiburg of Germany's Bundesliga until 30 June 2014 and immediately loaned to SV Wehen Wiesbaden of the 3. Liga for the 2013–14 3. Liga season so that Perger could get playing time at a high level.[2] At Wiesbaden, Perger was assigned the number 13 and it was expected that he would fill the roster spots left empty by injuries to defenders Daniel Döringer and Maximilian Ahlschwede.[3]

Perger returned to SC Freiburg from his loan in May 2014 after making 13 first team appearances for Wiesbaden.[4]

International career

Perger represented Slovenia at all youth levels from under-15 to under-21. He made his debut for the under-21 team on 6 February 2013 in a friendly against Portugal.

References

  1. ^ Rok Plestenjak (10 July 2013). "Freiburg kupil mladega Slovenca in ga poslal v tretjo ligo" [Freiburg bought young Slovenian player and sent him to third league] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  2. ^ "SC verpflichtet und verleiht Perger" (in German). SC Freiburg official website. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  3. ^ "SVWW LEIHT DENIS PERGER AUS" (in German). SV Wehen Wiesbaden official website. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  4. ^ Goldbrunner, Tobias. "SV Wehen Wiesbaden: Denis Perger kehrt zum SC Freiburg zurück" (in German). Wiesbadener Kurier. Retrieved 15 July 2014.