# Miha Mevlja

Miha Mevlja (born 12 June 1990) 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
### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Gorica | 2009–10 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Gorica | 2010–11 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 3 |
| Gorica | 2011–12 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Gorica | 2012–13 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 0 |
| Gorica | Total | 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 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Dinamo București | 2016–17 | Liga I | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dinamo București | Total | 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 |
| Rostov | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Rostov | Total | 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 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | Total | 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 |
| Sochi | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 3 |
| Sochi | Total | Total | 48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 4 |
| Alanyaspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Alanyaspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Alanyaspor | Total | Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Spartak Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 328 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 394 | 14 |
* ↑ Official competitive UEFA matches only.
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in Cupa Ligii
* ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

### International

    Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mevlja goal.
List of international goals scored by Miha Mevlja :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 14 November 2016 | Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland | 4 | Poland | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 November 2021 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia | 44 | Slovakia | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |