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Miha Mevlja
Mevlja with Spartak Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-12) 12 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
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)
2021–2022 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

Miha Mevlja (born 12 June 1990) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

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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

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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

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He has a twin brother named Nejc, who also played football professionally as a centre-back.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Official competitive UEFA matches only.
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Cupa Ligii
  4. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

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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
2 11 November 2021 Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia 44  Slovakia 2–1 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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  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. ^ "Миха Мевля – новый игрок "Спартака"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  7. ^ ""Спартак" расторг контракт с Мевлей" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 18 January 2023. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  8. ^ "CONVOCĂRI. Dinamoviști la loturile naționale" [CALL UPS. Dinamo players at national teams] (in Romanian). FC Dinamo București. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  9. ^ "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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