Miha Mevlja (born 12 June 1990) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played 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.
On 31 August 2017, Mevlja signed a four-year contract with Zenit St. Petersburg. On 21 February 2019, he returned to Rostov on loan.
On 2 September 2019, he signed a two-year contract with PFC Sochi.
On 19 July 2021, he joined Turkish club Alanyaspor on a three-year contract.
On 8 September 2022, Mevlja returned to Russia and signed with Spartak Moscow for one season, with an option to extend for one more. On 18 January 2023, his contract with Spartak was terminated by mutual consent.
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.
Personal life He has a twin brother named Nejc, who also played football professionally as a centre-back.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGorica2009–10Slovenian PrvaLiga14120——1612010–113433020—3932011–1228130——3112012–1333030——360Total109511020001225Lausanne-Sport2013–14Swiss Super League30140——341Bnei Sakhnin2014–15Israeli Premier League22000——220Dinamo București2015–16Liga I35060—404502016–176000—1070Total410600050520Rostov2016–17Russian Premier League21000101—3112017–1881———81Total2910010100392Zenit Saint Petersburg2017–18Russian Premier League18010100—2902018–19601071—1412019–2000——0000Total2402017100431Rostov2018–19Russian Premier League7110——81Sochi2019–2019110——2012020–2129320——313Total48430——514Alanyaspor2021–22Süper Lig14020——1602022–2300———00Total14020——160Spartak Moscow2022–23Russian Premier League4030——70Career total328123202925039414
International Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mevlja goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Miha MevljaNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition114 November 2016Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland41–01–1Friendly211 November 2021Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia442–12–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
References
External links
Miha Mevlja at NZS