Nik Prelec

Personal information
Date of birth	10 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Maribor, Slovenia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
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
2020–2022	Sampdoria
2022	→ Olimpija Ljubljana (loan)
2022–2023	WSG Tirol
2023–	Cagliari
2023–2024	→ WSG Tirol (loan)
2024–2025	→ Austria Wien (loan)
2025–	→ Oxford United (loan)
International career
2016	Slovenia U15
2017	Slovenia U16
2016–2018	Slovenia U17
2018	Slovenia U18
2018–2020	Slovenia U19
2020–2022	Slovenia U21
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:56, 21 September 2025 (UTC)
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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

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

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[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.

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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
–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)	3	(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 16:56, 21 September 2025 (UTC)