Nino Žugelj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 May 2000[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Djurgården | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Slovenj Gradec | ||
| 2011–2016 | Dravograd | ||
| 2016–2019 | Maribor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Maribor | 33 | (5) |
| 2020 | → Drava Ptuj (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Bravo (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Bodø/Glimt | 33 | (6) |
| 2025– | Djurgården | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Slovenia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Slovenia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Slovenia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Slovenia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Slovenia | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Nino Žugelj (born 23 May 2000) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Allsvenskan side Djurgården and the Slovenia national team.
Club career
Žugelj made his senior debut for Maribor on 23 February 2019 in the Slovenian PrvaLiga match against Mura,[3] before spending time on loan at Drava Ptuj and Bravo. He scored his first goal for Maribor on 8 July 2021 against Urartu in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers.[4]
On 1 August 2022, Žugelj joined Eliteserien side Bodø/Glimt for an alleged transfer fee of around €700,000.[5]
On 5 February 2025, he joined Allsvenskan team Djurgårdens IF on a four-year contract.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maribor | 2018–19 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 7 | ||
| Drava Ptuj (loan) | 2019–20 | Slovenian Second League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bravo (loan) | 2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Bodø/Glimt | 2022 | Eliteserien | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 7 | ||
| 2024 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 54 | 12 | ||
| Djurgården | 2025 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Career total | 89 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 126 | 20 | ||
Honours
Maribor
Bodø/Glimt
References
- ^ a b "Nino Žugelj". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Slovenia – N. Žugelj – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Nino Žugelj » PrvaLiga 2018/2019". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ A. G. (8 July 2021). "Žugelj izbral idealen trenutek za prvi zadetek v vijoličastem dresu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "URADNO: Žugelj je zapustil Maribor, odhaja v klub, ki je v prejšnji sezoni zgodovinsko ponižal Joseja Mourinha" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Officiellt: Djurgården värvar Zugelj". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). 5 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Nino Žugelj" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
External links
- Nino Žugelj at NZS (in Slovene)
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