Nik Prelec

Nik Prelec
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Maribor, Slovenia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Jagiellonia Białystok
Number 99
Youth career
–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)
2023–2026 Cagliari 12 (0)
2023–2024 → WSG Tirol (loan) 32 (8)
2024–2025 → Austria Wien (loan) 31 (6)
2025–2026 → Oxford United (loan) 18 (1)
2026 Oxford United 6 (0)
2026– Jagiellonia Białystok 8 (3)
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 18:44, 20 September 2026 (UTC)

Nik Prelec (born 10 June 2001) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok.

Career

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

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

On 1 August 2025, Prelec joined EFL Championship club Oxford United on loan for the 2025–26 season with an option to buy. In February 2026, Oxford triggered the option and signed him on a permanent contract.

Career statistics

As of match played 20 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sampdoria 2021–22 Serie A 0000———00
Olimpija Ljubljana (loan) 2021–22 Slovenian PrvaLiga 11100———111
WSG Tirol 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 13620———156
Cagliari 2022–23 Serie B 12000——40160
WSG Tirol (loan) 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 32821———349
Austria Wien (loan) 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 31652—21—389
Oxford United (loan) 2025–26 EFL Championship 1810010——191
Oxford United 2025–26 EFL Championship 60————60
Total 2410010——251
Jagiellonia Białystok 2026–27 Ekstraklasa 8300—51—134
Career total 131259310724015230
Notes
  1. ↑ Includes Austrian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Serie B play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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. Archived from the original on 25 March 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.
  14. ↑ "Oxford confirm permanent Prelec signing". BBC Sport. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "Nik Prelec Stats". Flashscore. Retrieved 19 November 2025.