Nejc Mevlja
 Mevlja with Pegasus in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Corno Calcio | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Železničar Divača | |||
| Tabor Sežana | |||
| –2009 | Gorica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Gorica | 47 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Brda (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Maribor | 13 | (0) |
| 2014 | Livingston | 13 | (1) |
| 2014 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Zrinjski Mostar | 9 | (1) |
| 2015 | Pegasus | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Gorica | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | FC Schaffhausen | 113 | (2) |
| 2020–2024 | Gorica | 99 | (9) |
| 2024 | Gemonese 1919 | ||
| 2024– | Corno Calcio | ||
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Slovenia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Slovenia U21 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024 | |||
Nejc Mevlja (born 12 June 1990) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian club Corno Calcio.
Career
[edit]In January 2012, Mevlja had a car accident while driving to the training ground of his club, Gorica.[2] Due to the knee injuries he suffered in the accident, he could not play until the end of 2012.[2] On 24 September 2012, he signed for Maribor as a free agent.[3] He made his debut for Maribor half a year later, in March 2013, when he had fully recovered from his injury.[1]
In January 2014, Mevlja joined Scottish Championship side Livingston until the end of the season.[4] He established himself in the starting, making 13 appearances. He scored his only goal for the club in a 2–1 loss against Dumbarton on 29 March 2014.[5] At the end of the season, Mevlja was released by the club.[6]
Personal life
[edit]He has a twin brother named Miha, who also played football professionally as a defender.[3]
Honours
[edit]Maribor
Gorica
- Slovenian Second League: 2021–22[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Slovenia – N. Mevlja". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ a b Plestenjak, Rok (10 February 2012). "Udarec za Gorico, Mevlja že zaključil sezono" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Nejc Mevlja v vijoličastem do 2015" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Nejc Mevlja signs on". Livingston F.C. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Livingston 1–2 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Departures at Livingston". spfl.co.uk. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
External links
[edit]- Nejc Mevlja at Soccerway
- Nejc Mevlja at NZS (in Slovene)
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Slovenian twins
- Footballers from Ljubljana
- Slovenian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- ND Gorica players
- NK Brda players
- NK Maribor players
- Livingston F.C. players
- CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players
- HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players
- Hong Kong Pegasus FC players
- FC Schaffhausen players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Liga I players
- Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Slovenian Second League players
- Promozione players
- Slovenian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Slovenia men's youth international footballers
- Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers