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Jan Mlakar (born 23 October 1998) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Pisa.[1]
![]() Mlakar with Slovenia in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 October 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Pisa | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2008 | Alfa | ||
2008–2015 | Domžale | ||
2015–2017 | Fiorentina | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Fiorentina | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Venezia (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Maribor | 28 | (12) |
2019–2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Maribor (loan) | 10 | (4) |
2019–2020 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2020 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Maribor (loan) | 32 | (14) |
2021–2023 | Hajduk Split | 64 | (18) |
2023– | Pisa | 24 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Slovenia U17[lower-alpha 1] | 9 | (8) |
2015–2016 | Slovenia U19[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | (2) |
2016–2019 | Slovenia U21 | 19 | (8) |
2019 | Slovenia B | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Slovenia | 22 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024 |
Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Mlakar started playing football at his hometown club Alfa, before moving to Domžale.[2] In early 2015, at the age of 16, Mlakar was transferred to the Italian Serie A side Fiorentina for a reported fee of €1 million.[2] He captained Fiorentina's under-19 side and was also the team's top goalscorer in the 2016–17 season.[3] He made his professional senior debut on 30 April 2017 in a league match against Palermo, replacing his fellow countryman Josip Iličić in the 70th minute.[4] For the 2017–18 season, he was loaned to the Serie B side Venezia, where he made three league appearances.[1]
In January 2018, Mlakar returned to Slovenia and joined Maribor, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.[5]
In January 2019, Mlakar signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion. He was immediately loaned back to Maribor until the end of the season.[6] With the team, he won his first senior trophy as Maribor were crowned champions during the 2018–19 season.[7] Overall, Mlakar scored 17 goals for Maribor in 44 appearances over a span of two seasons.[7]
Upon return, he was loaned out again on 24 July 2019 to the Championship side Queens Park Rangers in a one-year deal.[8] Mlakar made his debut for The R's on 13 August 2019 in the first round of the EFL Cup against Bristol City, where he came on as a substitute. The game finished 3–3 with QPR winning 5–4 on penalties.[9] His first start also came in the EFL Cup where he played the full match in the 2–0 home defeat against Portsmouth.[10] He made his league debut coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 away win over Sheffield Wednesday on 31 August 2019.[11]
After being recalled by Brighton from QPR in January 2020, he joined another Championship side, Wigan Athletic, on loan until the end of the season.[12][13] On 4 July 2020, Mlakar made his debut for the Latics, coming on as a substitute away at Brentford in a 3–0 defeat.[14]
On 14 August 2020, Brighton have sent Mlakar on another loan to the Slovenian PrvaLiga side Maribor until the end of the 2020–21 season.[15] He scored his first goal on his return to Slovenia in his second appearance on 12 September in a 4–1 home victory over Bravo after coming on as a substitute.[16]
On 1 July 2021, Mlakar signed a four-year contract with Croatian club Hajduk Split.[17] On 17 July, he made his debut in a Croatian First League match against Lokomotiva Zagreb. During the match, he scored both Hajduk's goals in an eventual 2–2 draw.[18]
On 27 August 2023, Mlakar returned to Italy with Serie B club Pisa.[19]
Mlakar was capped for Slovenia at all youth levels from under-15 to under-21.[20] He was the top goalscorer of the qualifications for the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, with eight goals.[2] In June 2019, Mlakar was included in the senior squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Latvia,[21] but was an unused substitution.[22]
As the captain of the under-21 team, he led the player's rebellion against the manager Primož Gliha in October 2020 due to his alleged inappropriate behavior towards players.[23][24] As a result, Gliha was sacked by the Football Association of Slovenia, and Mlakar was not included in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad by the new manager Milenko Ačimovič.[25][26]
Mlakar was part of the senior squad for friendly matches away to North Macedonia and at home against Gibraltar in June 2021.[27] He debuted against the former on 1 June, starting the match and playing for 79 minutes in an eventual 1–1 draw.[28] Mlakar also started the game at home against Gibraltar on 4 June, where he scored his first senior international goal, putting his nation 4–0 ahead in an eventual 6–0 victory.[29]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fiorentina | 2016–17 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Venezia (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Maribor | 2017–18 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||||
2018–19 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 26 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 32 | 14 | |||
Total | 38 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 17 | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2019–20 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2019–20 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Maribor (loan) | 2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 32 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 35 | 15 | ||
Hajduk Split | 2021–22 | Croatian First League | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 33 | 7 | ||
2022–23 | Croatian League | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 41 | 14 | ||
Total | 60 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 21 | ||
Career total | 141 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 53 | ||
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Slovenia | 2021 | 5 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
2023 | 8 | 1 | |
2024 | 8 | 1 | |
Total | 22 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 4 June 2021 | Bonifika Stadium, Koper, Slovenia | 2 | ![]() | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
2 | 10 September 2023 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | 10 | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
3 | 4 June 2024 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 16 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
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