Slovenian footballer
Miha Mevlja (born 12 June 1990) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
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 plays as a centre-back.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 November 2022
International
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mevlja goal.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Миха Мевля продолжит карьеру в «Зените» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Миха Мевля пополнил состав «Сочи» (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Miha Mevlja Alanyaspor'umuzda" (in Turkish). Alanyaspor. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ "CONVOCĂRI. Dinamoviști la loturile naționale" [CALL UPS. Dinamo players at national teams] (in Romanian). FC Dinamo București. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Nejc Mevlja v vijoličastem do 2015" [Nejc Mevlja in purple until 2015] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miha Mevlja.
- Miha Mevlja – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Miha Mevlja – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Miha Mevlja at National-Football-Teams.com
- Miha Mevlja at Soccerway
- Miha Mevlja at WorldFootball.net
- Miha Mevlja at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Miha Mevlja at NZS (in Slovene)