Nik Prelec

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(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Oxford United (on loan from Cagliari)
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2013	Kovinar Tezno
2014–2017	Aluminij
2017–2021	Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Sampdoria	0	(0)
2022	→ Olimpija Ljubljana (loan)	11	(1)
2022–2023	WSG Tirol	13	(6)
2023–	Cagliari	12	(0)
2023–2024	→ WSG Tirol (loan)	32	(8)
2024–2025	→ Austria Wien (loan)	31	(6)
2025–	→ Oxford United (loan)	0	(0)
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 2 August 2025

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

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]}

References

1. Nik Prelec at Soccerway
2. "Sampdoria, Prelec si racconta: gli anni in Primavera e questa stagione". Club Doria 46 (in Italian). 9 April 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
3. "Chi è Nik Prelec, il giovane bomber della Sampdoria". numero-diez.com (in Italian). 14 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
4. "Nik Prelec: Ne vem, ali bodo upali staviti". Ekipa24.si (in Slovenian). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
5. "Sampdoria, Prelec: "Allenarmi con campioni come Quagliarella mi sta facendo crescere"". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 9 April 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
6. "Prelec: "Voglio arrivare in doppia cifra. Spero debuttare in prima squadra"". sampdorianews.net (in Italian). 9 April 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
7. "Prelec: Olimpija je pravi korak naprej v moji karieri" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
8. "WSG Tirol: Nik Prelec - der nächste Top-Stürmer?". laola1.at (in German). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
9. "Prelec è del Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
10. "Cagliari NIcKt die Leihe ab" (in German). WSG Tirol. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
11. "Prelec all'Austria Vienna" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
12. "Oxford sign Slovenia Under-21 forward Prelec". BBC Sport. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
13. Rice, Liam (2 August 2025). "Oxford United sign Cagliari striker Nik Prelec on loan deal". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2 August 2025.

External links

• Nik Prelec at NZS (in Slovene)
• Nik Prelec at Soccerway.com
• Nik Prelec at WorldFootball.net
• Nik Prelec at FBref.com
• Nik Prelec at kicker (in German)