Nejc Mevlja

Nejc Mevlja
	Mevlja with Pegasus in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	12 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Gorica
Number	51
Youth career
	Železničar Divača
	Tabor Sežana
0000–2009	Gorica
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2012	Gorica
2010	→ Brda (loan)
2012–2013	Maribor
2014	Livingston
2014	Pandurii Târgu Jiu
2015	Zrinjski Mostar
2015	Pegasus
2015–2016	Gorica
2016–2020	FC Schaffhausen
2020–	Gorica
International career
2009	Slovenia U19
2010–2011	Slovenia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 August 2023

Nejc Mevlja (born 12 June 1990) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Gorica.

Career

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

He has a twin brother named Miha, who plays as a defender.^[3]

Honours

Maribor

Gorica

Slovenian Second League: 2021–22^[1]

References

^ ^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

Nejc Mevlja at Soccerway
NZS profile (in Slovene)

[soccerway-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Slovenia – N. Mevlja". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[siol-2] Plestenjak, Rok (10 February 2012). "Udarec za Gorico, Mevlja že zaključil sezono" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

[mevlja-3] "Nejc Mevlja v vijoličastem do 2015" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.

[4] "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)

[5] "Livingston 1–2 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

[6] "Departures at Livingston". spfl.co.uk. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

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