The Slovenian Squad for the matches against Slovakia and England  October 2016
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Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
all born in Slovene area of Yugoslavia or in Slovenia (25 June 1991), except where stated
Belec, Vid	6 June 1990	26	G	Carpi FC 1909, Italy	3	3 GA
Berić, Robert	17 June 1991	25	F	AS de Saint-Étienne Loire, France	12	1
	Berić withdrew from the squad on 4 October because of a hamstring injury.
Bezjak, Roman	21 February 1989	27	F	SV Darmstadt 1898, Germany	14	1
Birsa, Valter	7 August 1986	30	M	AC Chievo Verona, Italy	82	6
Cesar, Boštjan	9 July 1982	34	CD	AC Chievo Verona, Italy	93	10
Črnic, Matic	12 June 1992	24	LM	HNK Rijeka, Croatia	2	0
Iličić, Josip	29 January 1988 in Prijedor, Yugoslavia	28	AM	ACF Fiorentina, Italy	40	2
Jokić, Bojan	17 May 1986	30	LB	Villareal CF , Spain	81	1
Jović, Boban	25 June 1991	25	RB	Wisła Kraków SA, Poland	2	0
Kampl, Kevin	9 October 1990 in Solingen, West Germany	25	M	Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany	24	2
	Kampl withdrew from the squad on 4 October because of excessive fatigue
Koprivec, Jan	15 July 1988	28	G	Anorthosis Famagusta FC, Cyprus	0	0 GA
Krhin, Rene	21 May 1990	26	CM	Granada CF , Spain	27	2
Kronaveter, Rok	7 December 1986	29	M	SDNK Olimpija Ljubljana	2	1
Kurtić, Jasmin	10 January 1989	27	M	Atalanta BC, Italy	35	1
Mevlja, Miha	12 June 1990	26	CD	FC Rostov, Russia	2	0
Novaković, Milivoje	18 May 1979	37	F	NK Maribor	78	31
Oblak, Jan	7 January 1993	23	G	Club Atlético de Madrid , Spain	10	7 GA
Omladić, Nik	21 August 1989	27	M	Braunschweiger TSv Eintracht von 1895, Germany	1	0
Pihler, Aleks	15 January 1994	22	M	NK Maribor	0	0
Samardžić, Miral	17 February 1987	29	CD	Henan Jianye FC, China   河南建业足球俱乐部股份有限公司	11	0
Skubic, Nejc	13 June 1989	27	RB	Atiker Konyaspor Kulübü, Turkey	4	0
Struna, Aljaž	4 August 1990	26	RB	Carpi FC 1909, Italy, on loan from US Città di Palermo, Italy	5	0
Trajkovski, Dejan	14 April 1992	24	LB	Twente, Netherlands, on loan from NK Domžale,	0	0
Verbič, Benjamin	27 November 1993	22	LM	FC København, Denmark	6	0
Zajc, Miha	1 July 1994	22	AM	SDNK Olimpija Ljubljana	2	0

Squad details correct up to and including Slovenia's match against Slovakia on 8 October 2016.
Tallies from Nzs.si

Diary

Thursday, 29 September 2016 - Srečko Katanec has named his squad for the World Cup qualification matches against Slovakia and England, both matches are to be played in Ljubljana.

Monday, 3 October 2016 - Fourteen members of the Slovenian squad were absent as the group met up for training in Brdo. Those not available were still with their respective clubs.

Tuesday, 4 October 2016 - Kevin Kampl and Robert Berić withdraw from the squad. Berić is suffering with an hamstring injury and is to be rested for two weeks, while Kampl withdraws because of excessive fatigue. Katenec explained "Kevin told me that he was too tired to play, which is understandable. I saw that in one month, he played nine matches." Miha Zajc is also facing injury concerns.

Saturday, 8 October 2016 - Slovenia beat Slovakia by a single goal.

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