Miha Mevlja
.jpg) Mevlja with Zenit in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zenit St. Petersburg | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| 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– | Zenit St. Petersburg | 22 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Slovenia U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Slovenia U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2016– | Slovenia | 14 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2018 | |||
Miha Mevlja (born 12 June 1990) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg.
Club career
Mevlja first began his career in football with ND Gorica where he eventually spent four years with the first-team. His time with Gorica was largely unsuccessful as the team's positing in the domestic league progressively dropped and in the Slovenian Cup the club went out at the quarter-final stage in each of his four years. In the summer of 2013 Mevlja joined FC 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, he signed a four-year contract with FC Zenit St. Petersburg.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 13 May 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ND Gorica | 2009–10 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 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 | ||
| FC Lausanne-Sport | 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 1 | ||
| Bnei Sakhnin F.C. | 2014–15 | Israeli Premier League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| FC Dinamo București | 2015–16 | Liga I | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| FC Rostov | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | – | 31 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |
| Career total | 249 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 298 | 8 | ||
Notes
- ↑ Four appearances in Cupa Ligii
- ↑ One appearance in Cupa Ligii
International career
During his spell in Romania at Dinamo București, he received his first call up for the Slovenia national team making his debut on 5 June 2016 in a friendly game against Turkey.[3]
International goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Nov 2016 | Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland | 4 |  | 0–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Personal life
He has a twin brother named Nejc, who plays as a centre-back.[4]
References
- ↑ "Miha Mevlja pour deux saisons au Lausanne-Sport". FC Lausanne-Sport (in French). lausanne-sport.ch. 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.
- ↑ "CONVOCĂRI. Dinamoviști la loturile naționale" [CALL UPS. Dinamo players at national teams] (in Romanian). dinamo.ro. 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.
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External links
- Miha Mevlja at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Miha Mevlja at Soccerway
- Miha Mevlja at WorldFootball.net
- Miha Mevlja at National-Football-Teams.com
- Miha Mevlja at NZS (in Slovene)