Nik Prelec
Slovenian footballer (born 2001)
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Nik Prelec (born 10 June 2001) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Oxford United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Maribor, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oxford United | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Kovinar Tezno | ||
| 2014–2017 | Aluminij | ||
| 2017–2021 | Sampdoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Olimpija Ljubljana (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | WSG Tirol | 13 | (6) |
| 2023–2026 | Cagliari | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → WSG Tirol (loan) | 32 | (8) |
| 2024–2025 | → Austria Wien (loan) | 31 | (6) |
| 2025–2026 | → Oxford United (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2026– | Oxford United | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Slovenia U15 | 7 | (5) |
| 2017 | Slovenia U16 | 5 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Slovenia U17 | 23 | (8) |
| 2018 | Slovenia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Slovenia U19 | 20 | (10) |
| 2020–2022 | Slovenia U21 | 10 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2026 | |||
Career
Prelec started his senior career with Serie A side Sampdoria.[2][3][4][5][6] Before the second half of the 2021–22 season, he was sent on loan to Olimpija Ljubljana in Slovenia.[7] In July 2022, Prelec signed for Austrian club WSG Tirol.[8]
On 31 January 2023, Prelec signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Cagliari in Italy.[9] On 1 July 2023, he returned to WSG Tirol on a season-long loan.[10] On 12 July 2024, he signed a new contract with Cagliari until 2027 and was subsequently loaned out to Austrian side Austria Wien.[11]
On 1 August 2025, Prelec joined EFL Championship club Oxford United on loan for the 2025–26 season with an option to buy.[12][13] In February 2026, Oxford triggered the option and signed him on a permanent contract.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 November 2025[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sampdoria | 2021–22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Olimpija Ljubljana (loan) | 2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| WSG Tirol | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 6 | ||
| Cagliari | 2022–23 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| WSG Tirol (loan) | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 9 | ||
| Austria Wien (loan) | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 2[d] | 1 | 38 | 9 | |
| Oxford United (loan) | 2025–26 | EFL Championship | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Career total | 111 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 127 | 26 | ||
- Notes
- Includes Austrian Cup
- Appearances in Serie B play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
