Nejc Mevlja

Nejc Mevlja
Personal information
Full name Nejc Mevlja
Date of birth (1990-06-12) 12 June 1990
Place of birth Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 FC Schaffhausen
Number 26
Youth career
Železničar Divača
Tabor Sežana
0000–2009 Gorica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Gorica 47 (1)
2012–2013 Maribor 13 (0)
2014 Livingston 13 (1)
2014 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 2 (0)
2015 Zrinjski Mostar 9 (1)
2015 Pegasus 0 (0)
2015–2016 Gorica 13 (0)
2016– FC Schaffhausen 0 (0)
National team‡
2009 Slovenia U19 5 (0)
2010–2011 Slovenia U21 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 June 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 September 2012

Nejc Mevlja (born 12 June 1990) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for FC Schaffhausen.

Career

In January 2012, Mevlja had a traffic accident while driving to the training ground of his club, Gorica. Because of his injuries, he was unable to play for the whole year.[1] On 24 September 2012, he signed for Maribor as a free agent.[1] He returned on 10 March 2013 in a match against Olimpija, when he fully recovered from his injury.

In January 2014, Mevlja joined Scottish Championship side Livingston until the end of the season.[2] He established himself in the starting, making 13 appearances. He scored his only goal for the club in a 2–1 loss against Dumbarton on 29 March 2014.[3] At the end of the season, Mevlja was released by the club.[4]

Personal life

He has a twin brother named Miha, who plays as a defender.[1]

Honours

Maribor

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nejc Mevlja v vijoličastem do 2015" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Nejc Mevlja signs on". Livingston F.C. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Livingston 1 - 2 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Departures at Livingston". SPFL.co.uk. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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