Nino Žugelj

Nino Žugelj
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 24)[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger[1]
Team information
Current team
 Bodø/Glimt
Number 99
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– Bodø/Glimt 33 (6)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Nino Žugelj (born 23 May 2000) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eliteserien side Bodø/Glimt 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,[2] 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.[3]

On 1 August 2022, Žugelj joined Eliteserien side Bodø/Glimt for an alleged transfer fee of around €700,000.[4]

Career statistics

As of 8 November 2024[5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
Total 33 6 8 5 11 1 52 12
Career total 85 11 10 5 19 3 114 19

Honours

Maribor

Bodø/Glimt

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nino Žugelj". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Nino Žugelj » PrvaLiga 2018/2019". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ A. G. (8 July 2021). "Žugelj izbral idealen trenutek za prvi zadetek v vijoličastem dresu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b c "Slovenia – N. Žugelj – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Nino Žugelj" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 9 October 2023.


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