Alen Pajenk (born 23 April 1986) is a Slovenian volleyball player who plays for ACH Volley and the Slovenia national team. With Slovenia, he was the runner-up of the European Volleyball Championship three times, in 2015, 2019 and 2021.
Career Club In 2013, Pajenk moved to Jastrzębski Węgiel.Alen Pajenk nowym środkowym Jastrzębskiego Węgla – eurosport.onet.pl – 29 April 2013 In 2013–14, he reached the Final Four of the Champions League and won the bronze medal after defeating VC Zenit Kazan.JASTRZEBSKI edge former champions Zenit to strike first CL medal – zenit-kazan.com – 23 March 2014Jastrzębski Węgiel trzecią siłą w Europie. Mamy brązowy medal Ligi Mistrzów!!! – jastrzebskiwegiel.pl – 23 March 2014 Jastrzębski Węgiel, including Pajenk, also finished in third place in the Polish Championship during the same season.PlusLiga: Brązowe Jastrzębie – przegladsportowy.pl – 28 April 2014
National team In August 2015, Pajenk won the gold medal with Slovenia in the 2015 European League.Slovenia win European League title! – cev.eu – 14 August 2015 The same year, he was also the runner-up with Slovenia at the 2015 European Championship.France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver – cev.eu – 18 October 2015
He represented Slovenia at the 2024 Summer Olympics. (alternate link)
Honours OK Maribor Slovenian Cup: 2005–06
ACH Volley Slovenian Championship: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 Slovenian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Volley Lube Italian Championship: 2011–12 Italian Supercup: 2012–13
Fenerbahçe İstanbul Turkish Cup: 2016–17
Olympiacos Piraeus CEV Challenge Cup: 2022–23 Hellenic Championship: 2022–23, 2023–24 Hellenic Cup: 2023–24, 2024–25 Hellenic League Cup: 2024–25 Hellenic Super Cup: 2024
Individual Men's European Volleyball League best server: 2011 Hellenic Championship MVP: 2022–23 Hellenic Championship best middle blocker: 2021–22, 2022–23
References
External links
Alen Pajenk at LegaVolley.it Alen Pajenk at PlusLiga.pl
Alen Pajenk at Team Slovenia