Miha Mevlja
Mevlja with Spartak Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-12) 12 June 1990
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[lower-alpha 1] 5 (0)
2010–2012 Slovenia U21 13 (0)
2016–2022 Slovenia 50 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2022

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gorica 2009–10 Slovenian PrvaLiga 14120——161
2010–11 343302[lower-alpha 2]0—393
2011–12 28130——311
2012–13 33030——360
Total 109511020001225
Lausanne-Sport 2013–14 Swiss Super League 30140——341
Bnei Sakhnin 2014–15 Israeli Premier League 22000——220
Dinamo București 2015–16 Liga I 35060—4[lower-alpha 3]0450
2016–17 6000—1[lower-alpha 3]070
Total 410600050520
Rostov 2016–17 Russian Premier League 2100010[lower-alpha 4]1—311
2017–18 81———81
Total 2910010100392
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2017–18 Russian Premier League 1801010[lower-alpha 2]0—290
2018–19 60107[lower-alpha 2]1—141
2019–20 00——0000
Total 2402017100431
Rostov 2018–19 Russian Premier League 7110——81
Sochi 2019–20 19110——201
2020–21 29320——313
Total 48430——514
Alanyaspor 2021–22 Süper Lig 14020——160
2022–23 00———00
Total 14020——160
Spartak Moscow 2022–23 Russian Premier League 4030——70
Career total 328123202925039414
  1. ↑ Official competitive UEFA matches only.
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Cupa Ligii
  4. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

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 Mevlja
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 November 2016Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland4 Poland1–01–1Friendly
2 11 November 2021Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia44 Slovakia2–12–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  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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