Nik Prelec

Nik Prelec (born 10 June 2001) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Cagliari.

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	Cagliari
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)
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, correct as of 26 June 2025

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]