Nik Prelec (born 10 June 2001) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok.
Career Prelec started his senior career with Serie A side Sampdoria. Before the second half of the 2021–22 season, he was sent on loan to Olimpija Ljubljana in Slovenia. In July 2022, Prelec signed for Austrian club WSG Tirol.
On 31 January 2023, Prelec signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Cagliari in Italy. On 1 July 2023, he returned to WSG Tirol on a season-long loan. On 12 July 2024, he signed a new contract with Cagliari until 2027 and was subsequently loaned out to Austrian side Austria Wien.
On 1 August 2025, Prelec joined EFL Championship club Oxford United on loan for the 2025–26 season with an option to buy. In February 2026, Oxford triggered the option and signed him on a permanent contract.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSampdoria2021–22Serie A0000———00Olimpija Ljubljana (loan)2021–22Slovenian PrvaLiga11100———111WSG Tirol2022–23Austrian Bundesliga13620———156Cagliari2022–23Serie B12000——40160WSG Tirol (loan)2023–24Austrian Bundesliga32821———349Austria Wien (loan)2024–25Austrian Bundesliga31652—21—389Oxford United (loan)2025–26EFL Championship1810010——191Oxford United2025–26EFL Championship60————60Total2410010——251Jagiellonia Białystok2026–27Ekstraklasa8300—51—134Career total131259310724015230 Notes
References
External links Nik Prelec at NZS