Miha Mevlja


Miha Mevlja is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sochi.

Club career

Mevlja first began his career in football with ND Gorica where he eventually spent four years with the first-team. His time with Gorica was largely unsuccessful as the team's positing in the domestic league progressively dropped and in the Slovenian Cup the club went out at the quarter-final stage in each of his four years. In the summer of 2013 Mevlja joined FC 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, he signed a four-year contract with FC Zenit St. Petersburg. On 21 February 2019, he returned to FC Rostov on loan.
On 2 September 2019, he signed a two-year contract with PFC Sochi.

Career statistics

International career

During his spell in Romania at Dinamo București, he received his first call up for the Slovenia national team, making his debut on 5 June 2016 in a friendly game against Turkey.

International goal

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 Nov 2016Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland40–11–1Friendly

Personal life

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