Aleks Vlah

{{short description|Slovenian handballer (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Aleks Vlah | nationality = Slovenian | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|7|22|df=y}} | birth_place = Izola, Slovenia | height = 1.91 m | position = Centre back / left back | currentclub = Industria Kielce | clubnumber = 88 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013 | youthclubs1 = RK Cimos Koper | years1 = 2013–2019 | clubs1 = RD Koper | years2 = 2019–2021 | clubs2 = RK Zagreb | years3 = 2021–2023 | clubs3 = RK Celje | years4 = 2023–2025 | clubs4 = Aalborg Håndbold | years5 = 2025– | clubs5 = Industria Kielce | nationalyears1 = 2017– | nationalteam1 = Slovenia | nationalcaps1 = 68 | nationalgoals1 = 294 | ntupdate = 24 January 2026 }} '''Aleks Vlah''' (born 22 July 1997) is a Slovenian handball player who plays for Industria Kielce and the Slovenia national team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/6CynldHP9yhBfcA_sB8AKw/aleks-vlah/ |title=Aleks Vlah – Career & Statistics |publisher=European Handball Federation |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref>

Vlah represented Slovenia at the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rokometna-zveza.si/si/novice/2023/0/10366-Slovenski-rokometasi-odsli-na-svoje-10-svetovno-prvenstvo |title=Slovenski rokometaši odšli na svoje 10. svetovno prvenstvo |date=10 January 2023 |website=rokometna-zveza.si |access-date=10 February 2023 |language=sl}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/competitions/7056e0a8-af84-4726-82cd-026a1e3a0562/pdf/SLO.PDF |title=Team Roster Slovenia |website=ihf.info |date=22 January 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref> where he was the team's top scorer with 31 goals in 6 matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/competitions/7056e0a8-af84-4726-82cd-026a1e3a0562/pdf/SLOTOTAL.PDF |title=Cumulative Statistics – Slovenia |website=ihf.info |date=22 January 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref>

==Career== In February 2023, Vlah signed a three-year contract with Danish club Aalborg Håndbold.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://aalborghaandbold.dk/aalborg-haandbold-henter-champions-league-topscorer/ |title=Aalborg Håndbold henter Champions League topscorer |website=ihf.info |date=10 February 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref>

In 2025, he won the Danish Cup with Aalborg Håndbold, beating Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the final.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-02-16-aalborg-vinder-pokalturneringen |title=Aalborg vinder pokalturneringen |publisher=TV 2 |first=Mikkel |last=Bruun Christensen |date=16 February 2025 |language=da |trans-title=Aalborg wins the cup |access-date=16 February 2025}}</ref> With the team, he also won the Danish championship in the same season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/live/haandbold/2025-06-07-aalborg-vinder-dm-guld-for-andet-aar-i-traek |publisher=TV2 Danmark |website=sport.tv2.dk |title=Aalborg vinder DM-guld for andet år i træk |date=7 June 2025 |access-date=12 June 2025 |language=da}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{International Handball Federation|62841}} * {{European Handball Federation|new_id=6CynldHP9yhBfcA_sB8AKw|id=566826}} * {{Olympics.com|aleks-vlah}} * [https://pariz2024.olympic.si/teamslovenia/aleks-vlah Aleks Vlah] at Team Slovenia {{in lang|sl}} * {{Instagram}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vlah, Aleks}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Izola Category:Slovenian male handball players Category:21st-century Slovenian sportsmen Category:Slovenian expatriate handball players Category:RK Zagreb players Category:Aalborg Håndbold players Category:Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Category:Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Category:Expatriate handball players in Denmark Category:Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Category:Expatriate handball players in Poland Category:Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic handball players for Slovenia