Nejc Gradišar (born 6 August 2002) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League club Ceramica Cleopatra, on loan from Al Ahly.
Club career Gradišar was born in Piran and grew up in Škofljica. He made his Slovenian First League debut for Bravo in July 2020 in a match against Triglav Kranj. In summer 2022, after not being offered a new contract with Bravo, Gradišar signed permanently for Rogaška until 30 June 2025.
On 6 February 2024, Gradišar signed for Hungarian club Fehérvár. He made his league debut the next day in a 2–1 victory against Kisvárda, where he also scored his first goal. He also scored in a 2–1 victory against Diósgyőri in the second round of the 2024–25 Magyar Kupa.
On 24 January 2025, Gradišar signed for Al Ahly, becoming the first Slovenian to play for the Egyptian club. On 26 January, he made his league debut against cross-city rivals Pyramids, also scoring the final goal of the match in a 2–2 draw. On 22 February, Gradišar provided an assist to Achraf Bencharki in a 1–1 draw against Zamalek in his first Cairo derby match.
International career Gradišar debuted for the Slovenia national team on 20 January 2024 in a friendly match against the United States, where he scored the only goal of the game in Slovenia's 1–0 victory.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBravo2019–20Slovenian PrvaLiga10————102020–21Slovenian PrvaLiga00————002021–22Slovenian PrvaLiga00————00Total10————10Brežice 1919 (loan)2021–22Slovenian Second League157————157Rogaška (loan)2021–22Slovenian Second League124————124Rogaška2022–23Slovenian Second League281243———32152023–24Slovenian PrvaLiga14711———158Total421954———4723Fehérvár2023–24NB I141————1412024–25NB I17721—30—228Total31821—30—369Al Ahly2024–25Egyptian Premier League145——40302152025–26Egyptian Premier League10300001021134Total24800005051349Career total125467500805114552
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSlovenia202411202520Total31
Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gradišar goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Nejc GradišarNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 20 January 2024 Toyota Field, San Antonio, United States 1–0 1–0 Friendly
Honours Al Ahly Egyptian Premier League: 2024–25 Egyptian Super Cup: 2025
References
External links Nejc Gradišar at NZS