Nik Omladič (born 21 August 1989) is a Slovenian professional

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who plays as a

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for German club

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Club career

Omladič started his career at his hometown club

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. As a youngster, he moved to nearby

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. He made his Rudar debut on 29 October 2006 in the 2. SNL tie with

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. Omladič began to establish himself in the Rudar first team during the 2006–07 season, making 15 appearances and scoring one goal. In the next season he was regular in the midfield, making 24 appearances and scoring three goals. Rudar was first in the 2. SNL and won promotion to the PrvaLiga. In his first season in Slovenian top division Omladič made 31 appearances and scored one goal. On 29 January 2010, it was announced that he signed a contract with Olimpija Ljubljana. On 9 January 2015, Omladič joined German club

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, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract. At the end of the 2016–17 season, he chose not to extend his contract. On 6 June 2017, he signed for Greuther Fürth. On 27 January 2023, Omladič signed a contract with

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club

until the end of the 2022–23 season.

International career

Omladič made his debut for the Slovenia national under-21 team on 19 August 2008 as a late substitute in a friendly match against

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. On 30 March 2015, he made his debut for the senior

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, in a friendly against

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at NZS {{DEFAULTSORT:Omladic, Nik 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Celje Association football midfielders Slovenian footballers Slovenia youth international footballers Slovenia under-21 international footballers Slovenia international footballers Slovenian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Slovenian Second League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players 3. Liga players NK Rudar Velenje players NK Šmartno 1928 players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players Eintracht Braunschweig players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players FC Hansa Rostock players Hallescher FC players