Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Aljaž "Kiki" Struna was born August 4, 1990. He is a defender in Major League Soccer. 

Struna began his career in the youth ranks of Slovenian PrvaLiga side FC Koper. He made his first team debut on April 11, 2009. On May 21, 2012, Struna was sold to Italian side Palermo for €300,000. 

On December 24, 2018 Struna signed with the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. He made his Dynamo debut on February 19, 2019. On January 18, 2021, Struna was traded from the Houston Dynamo to CF Montréal of Major League Soccer in return for forward Maximiliano Urruti and a 2022 MLS SuperDraft second-round pick.

Struna made his first youth international appearance with the Slovenian under-18 team, appearing in three friendlies in May 2008.  He has played over 20 times for the Slovenian national team since his debut in 2016.