Miha Mevlja (born 12 June 1990) is a Slovenian professional

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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. On 31 August 2017, Mevlja signed a four-year contract with

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. On 21 February 2019, he returned to

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on loan. On 2 September 2019, he signed a two-year contract with

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. On 19 July 2021, he joined Turkish club

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on a three-year contract. On 8 September 2022, Mevlja returned to Russia and signed with

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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

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, he received his first call-up for the Slovenia national team and made his debut on 5 June 2016 in a

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against

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Personal life

He has a twin brother named Nejc, who plays as a centre-back.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mevlja goal.''

References

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Miha Mevlja
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