Nejc Mevlja

Nejc Mevlja
Personal information
Full nameNejc Mevlja
Date of birth12 June 1990
Place of birthSFR Yugoslavia
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Zrinjski Mostar
Youth career
Železničar Divača
–2009Gorica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2012Gorica47(1)
2012–2013Maribor13(0)
2014Livingston13(1)
2014Pandurii Târgu Jiu2(0)
2015–Zrinjski Mostar2(0)
National team‡
Slovenia U193(0)
2010–2011Slovenia U219(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 September 2012

Nejc Mevlja (born 12 June 1990 in SFR Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for Croatian club Zrinjski Mostar as a defender.

Career

In January 2012, he 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] Mevlja would established himself in the starting, making twelve appearance. Mevlja the scored his first 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 midfielder.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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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