Miha Mevlja (born 12 June 1990) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian club Spartak Moscow.
![]() Mevlja with Spartak Moscow in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1990-06-12) 12 June 1990 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Spartak Moscow | ||
Number | 32 | ||
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– | Spartak Moscow | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | Slovenia U19[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Slovenia U21 | 13 | (0) |
2016– | Slovenia | 49 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022 |
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]
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.[7]
He has a twin brother named Nejc, who plays as a centre-back.[8]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
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 | ||
Lausanne-Sport | 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
Bnei Sakhnin | 2014–15 | Israeli Premier League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
Dinamo București | 2015–16 | Liga I | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
Total | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
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 | 2 | ||
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
Rostov | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
Sochi | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
Total | 48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 4 | ||||
Alanyaspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
Spartak Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Career total | 328 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 394 | 14 | ||
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 14 November 2016 | Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland | 4 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2 | 11 November 2021 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia | 44 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
FC Spartak Moscow – current squad | |
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