Miha Mevlja


Miha Mevlja is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played 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.
On 31 August 2017, Mevlja signed a four-year contract with Zenit St. Petersburg. On 21 February 2019, he returned to Rostov on loan.
On 2 September 2019, he signed a two-year contract with PFC Sochi.
On 19 July 2021, he joined Turkish club Alanyaspor on a three-year contract.
On 8 September 2022, Mevlja returned to Russia and signed with Spartak Moscow for one season, with an option to extend for one more. On 18 January 2023, his contract with Spartak was terminated by mutual consent.

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.

Personal life

He has a twin brother named Nejc, who also played football professionally as a centre-back.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 November 2016Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland41–01–1Friendly
211 November 2021Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia442–12–22022 [FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]