Miha Mevlja
Slovenian footballer (born 1990)
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Miha Mevlja (born 12 June 1990) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
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Mevlja with Spartak Moscow in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) |
| 2021–2022 | Alanyaspor | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Spartak Moscow | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Slovenia U19[a] | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Slovenia U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | Slovenia | 50 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Mevlja began his career with Gorica, where he eventually spent four years with the first-team. In the summer of 2013 Mevlja joined 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 Zenit St. Petersburg.[2] On 21 February 2019, he returned to 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]
On 8 September 2022, Mevlja returned to Russia and signed with Spartak Moscow for one season, with an option to extend for one more.[6] On 18 January 2023, his contract with Spartak was terminated by mutual consent.[7]
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.[8]
Personal life
He has a twin brother named Nejc, who also played football professionally as a centre-back.[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National 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[b] | 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[c] | 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[d] | 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[b] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 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 | ||
| Sochi | 2019–20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 4 | ||||
| Alanyaspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Spartak Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 328 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 394 | 14 | ||
- Official competitive UEFA matches only.
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Cupa Ligii
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mevlja goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 November 2016 | Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland | 4 |  Poland | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 November 2021 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia | 44 |  Slovakia | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
