Alen Ploj

Ploj started his career at local side Lenart, and later played youth football with Jarenina. In 2007, he joined Maribor, where he signed his first professional contract with the club in early 2011. Ploj made his debut in the Slovenian PrvaLiga on 16 March 2011 against Nafta Lendava. During that season he made another league appearance for the club, in the final round of the 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga season against Domžale, when he also scored his first top division goal. In the 2011–12 season, Ploj was loaned to the Slovenian Second League side Aluminij. He scored a hat-trick for Aluminij in the fourth matchday of the Second League on 27 August 2011, in a 5–1 win over Dravinja.

Ploj is a native of Lenart, a small town in the northeastern Slovenia.

Maribor

Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14 Slovenian Supercup: 2012, 2013 Aluminij

Slovenian Second League: 2011–12 Maribor B

Slovenian Third League: 2014–15