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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.

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] In February 2026, Oxford triggered the option and signed him on a permanent contract.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 November 2025[15]
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

  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.