Nik Prelec

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Nik Prelec
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Maribor, Slovenia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Oxford United
(on loan from Cagliari)
Number 16
Youth career
–2013 Kovinar Tezno
2014–2017 Aluminij
2017–2021 Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Sampdoria 0 (0)
2022Olimpija Ljubljana (loan) 11 (1)
2022–2023 WSG Tirol 13 (6)
2023– Cagliari 12 (0)
2023–2024WSG Tirol (loan) 32 (8)
2024–2025Austria Wien (loan) 31 (6)
2025–Oxford United (loan) 12 (1)
International career
2016 Slovenia U15 7 (5)
2017 Slovenia U16 5 (3)
2016–2018 Slovenia U17 23 (8)
2018 Slovenia U18 2 (0)
2018–2020 Slovenia U19 20 (10)
2020–2022 Slovenia U21 10 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:47, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Nik Prelec (born 10 June 2001) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Oxford United, on loan from Serie A club Cagliari.

Career

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Prelec started his senior career with Serie A side Sampdoria.[2][3][4][5][6] Before the second half of the 2021–22 season, he was sent on loan to Olimpija Ljubljana in Slovenia.[7] In July 2022, Prelec signed for Austrian club WSG Tirol.[8]

On 31 January 2023, Prelec signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Cagliari in Italy.[9] On 1 July 2023, he returned to WSG Tirol on a season-long loan.[10] On 12 July 2024, he signed a new contract with Cagliari until 2027 and was subsequently loaned out to Austrian side Austria Wien.[11]

On 1 August 2025, Prelec joined EFL Championship club Oxford United on loan for the 2025–26 season with an option to buy.[12][13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 8 November 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sampdoria 2021–22 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0
Olimpija Ljubljana (loan) 2021–22 Slovenian PrvaLiga 11 1 0 0 11 1
WSG Tirol 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 13 6 2 0 15 6
Cagliari 2022–23 Serie B 12 0 0 0 4[c] 0 16 0
WSG Tirol (loan) 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 32 8 2 1 34 9
Austria Wien (loan) 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 31 6 5 2 2[d] 1 38 9
Oxford United (loan) 2025–26 EFL Championship 12 1 0 0 1 0 13 1
Career total 111 22 9 3 1 0 6 1 127 26
Notes
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Serie B play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

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  • Nik Prelec at NZS (in Slovene)
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