Aleks Taleski

Aleks Taleski (Macedonian: Алекс Талески, Born: June 17, 2000) is an Australian-born attacking midfielder of Macedonian parents[1] who currently plays for the Czech professional football club, FC Viktoria Plzeň,[2] since July 1, 2019. He is featuring for their reserves in the third division and made 10 appearances in the 2019-2020 season before the league was shut down due to COVID-19.

Aleks Taleski
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-17) 17 June 2000
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Green Gully 11 (0)
2018–2019 FK Vardar 6 (0)
2019– FC Vitkoria Plzeň Reserves 10 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 Macedonia U19 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01 July 2019

SBS's The World Game dubbed him as an "emerging playmaker." In an interview for online publication that appeared on July 4, 2020, Taleski stated "Football in Czech Republic is very aggressive and strong." He stated that he loved his "time in Macedonia but like everyone, I needed to take a step forward...my mindset has always been to achieve everything I want in Europe. And I won’t stop until I successfully attain this dream of mine."[3]

Prior to joining FC Viktoria Plzeň, he played for the Macedonia national under-19 football team. He joined Vardar in 2018 after playing for the Victorian NPL club Green Gully.[4]

References
  1. "Meet the Aussie playmaker emerging in the Czech Republic". The World Game. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. "Profil hráče | Aleks Taleski #- | FC VIKTORIA Plzeň". fcviktoria.cz. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. "Meet the Aussie playmaker emerging in the Czech Republic". The World Game. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. "Aleks Taleski". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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