Miha Mevlja

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Miha Mevlja
Miha Mevlja 2021.jpg
Mevlja with Sochi in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-12) 12 June 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Alanyaspor
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2009 Gorica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Gorica 109 (5)
2010 → Brda (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Lausanne-Sport 30 (1)
2014–2015 Bnei Sakhnin 22 (0)
2015–2016 Dinamo București 41 (0)
2016–2017 Rostov 29 (1)
2017–2019 Zenit St. Petersburg 24 (0)
2019 → Rostov (loan) 7 (1)
2019–2021 Sochi 48 (4)
2021– Alanyaspor 2 (0)
National team‡
2009 Slovenia U19[a] 5 (0)
2010–2012 Slovenia U21 13 (0)
2016– Slovenia 41 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021

Miha Mevlja (born 12 June 1990) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish club Alanyaspor.

Club career[]

Mevlja began his career with ND Gorica, where he eventually spent four years with the first-team. In the summer of 2013 Mevlja joined FC Lausanne-Sport on a free transfer, his first club abroad, and competed in the Swiss Super League after signing a two-year contract.[1]

On 31 August 2017, Mevlja signed a four-year contract with FC Zenit St. Petersburg.[2] On 21 February 2019, he returned to FC Rostov on loan.[3]

On 2 September 2019, he signed a two-year contract with PFC Sochi.[4]

On 19 July 2021, he joined Turkish club Alanyaspor on a three-year contract.[5]

International career[]

During his spell with Dinamo București, he received his first call-up for the Slovenia national team and made his debut on 5 June 2016 in a friendly game against Turkey.[6]

Personal life[]

He has a twin brother named Nejc, who plays as a centre-back.[7]

Career statistics[]

As of 2 September 2019
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gorica 2009–10 Slovenian PrvaLiga 14 1 2 0 — — 16 1
2010–11 34 3 3 0 2 0 — 39 3
2011–12 28 1 3 0 — — 31 1
2012–13 33 0 3 0 — — 36 0
Total 109 5 11 0 2 0 0 0 122 5
Lausanne-Sport 2013–14 Swiss Super League 30 1 4 0 — — 34 1
Bnei Sakhnin 2014–15 Israeli Premier League 22 0 0 0 — — 22 0
Dinamo București 2015–16 Liga I 35 0 6 0 — 4[b] 0 45 0
2016–17 6 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 7 0
Total 41 0 6 0 0 0 5 0 52 0
Rostov 2016–17 Russian Premier League 21 0 0 0 10 1 — 31 1
2017–18 8 1 — — — 8 1
Total 29 1 0 0 10 1 0 0 39 2
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2017–18 Russian Premier League 18 0 1 0 10 0 — 29 0
2018–19 6 0 1 0 7 1 — 14 1
2019–20 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Total 24 0 2 0 17 1 0 0 43 1
Rostov 2018–19 Russian Premier League 7 1 1 0 — — 8 1
Career total 262 8 24 0 29 2 5 0 320 10

International goals[]

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mevlja goal.
List of international goals scored by Miha Mevlja
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 November 2016 Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland 4  Poland 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Notes[]

  1. ^ Official UEFA matches only.
  2. ^ Four appearances in Cupa Ligii
  3. ^ One appearance in Cupa Ligii

References[]

  1. ^ "Miha Mevlja pour deux saisons au Lausanne-Sport" (in French). FC Lausanne-Sport. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ^ Миха Мевля продолжит карьеру в «Зените» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ Миха, с возвращением! [Miha, welcome back!] (in Russian). FC Rostov. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ Миха Мевля пополнил состав «Сочи» (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Miha Mevlja Alanyaspor'umuzda" (in Turkish). Alanyaspor. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. ^ "CONVOCĂRI. Dinamoviști la loturile naționale" [CALL UPS. Dinamo players at national teams] (in Romanian). FC Dinamo București. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Nejc Mevlja v vijoličastem do 2015" [Nejc Mevlja in purple until 2015] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.

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