Jan Mlakar

Jan Mlakar (born 23 October 1998) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a forward for Maribor on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion.[2]

For the cross-country skier, see Jana Mlakar.
Jan Mlakar
Personal information
Full name Jan Mlakar[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998
Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Maribor
(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number 29
Youth career
0000–2008 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– 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– → Maribor (loan) 12 (2)
National team‡
2014–2015 Slovenia U17[lower-alpha 1] 9 (8)
2015–2016 Slovenia U19[lower-alpha 1] 5 (2)
2016– Slovenia U21 19 (8)
2019 Slovenia B 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2019

Club career

Early career

Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Mlakar started playing football at his hometown club Alfa, before moving to Domžale.[3] In early 2015, aged 16, Mlakar was transferred to the Italian Serie A side Fiorentina for a reported fee of €1 million.[3] He captained Fiorentina's under-19 side and was also the team's top goalscorer in the 2016–17 season.[4] 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.[5] For the 2017–18 season, he was loaned to the Serie B side Venezia, where he made three league appearances.[2]

In January 2018, Mlakar returned to Slovenia and joined Maribor, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.[6]

Brighton & Hove Albion

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.[7] With the team, he won his first senior trophy as Maribor were crowned champions during the 2018–19 season.[8] Overall, Mlakar scored 17 goals for Maribor in 44 appearances over a span of two seasons.[8]

Queens Park Rangers (loan)

Upon return, he was loaned out again on 24 July 2019 to the Championship side Queens Park Rangers in a one-year deal.[9] 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.[10] His first start also came in the EFL Cup where he played the full match in the 2–0 home defeat against Portsmouth.[11] He made his league debut coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 away win over Sheffield Wednesday on 31 August 2019.[12]

Wigan Athletic (loan)

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.[13][14] On 4 July 2020, Mlakar made his debut for the Latics, coming on as a substitute away at Brentford in a 3–0 defeat.[15]

Maribor (loan)

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.[16] 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.[17]

International career

Mlakar was capped for all Slovenian youth selections from under-15 to under-21.[18] He was the top goalscorer of the qualifications for the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, with eight goals.[3] In June 2019, Mlakar was included in the senior squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Latvia,[19] however, he was an unused substitution.[20]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 December 2020[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fiorentina 2016–17 Serie A 1000—0[lower-alpha 2] 010
Venezia (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 3010——40
Maribor 2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga 123———123
2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga 261331—3[lower-alpha 2]03214
Total 38163100304417
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20 Premier League 000000—00
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2019–20 Championship 600020—80
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2019–20 Championship 100000—10
Maribor (loan) 2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga 12211—1[lower-alpha 2]0143
Career total 61185220407220

Honours

Maribor

Notes
  1. Official UEFA competitive matches only.
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Queens Park Rangers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 58. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. "J. Mlakar". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. Nejedly, Gorazd (30 March 2015). "Veliki slovenski up Jan Mlakar je kralj evropskih strelcev". Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. Uredništvo (2 April 2017). "Kapetan Mlakar zabil dva" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. "Palermo vs. Fiorentina – 30 April 2017 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. R. K. (25 January 2018). "Mlakar zapustil Italijo in prišel v Maribor" (in Slovenian). Maribor: RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. "Brighton: Jan Mlakar and Tudor-Cristian Baluta join Seagulls". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  8. "Jan Mlakar je nazaj" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  9. "Slovenian striker Jan Mlakar joins QPR". QPR. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  10. "Queens Park Rangers 3–3 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  11. "Queens Park Rangers v Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  12. "Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Queens Park Rangers: Jordan Hugill double guides Rangers to win". BBC Sport. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  13. Talbot, Bruce (31 January 2020). "Mlakar heads to Wigan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  14. "Latics add Brighton & Hove Albion forward Jan Mlakar on loan". Wigan Athletic F.C. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  15. Pilnick, Brent (4 July 2020). "Brentford 3–0 Wigan Athletic: Said Benrahma hat-trick sees off Latics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  16. Š, R. (14 August 2020). "Maribor zaostril konkurenco v napadu". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  17. "Maribor–Bravo 4:1" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  18. "Jan Mlakar – Nogometna zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  19. "Šporar poškodovan, vpoklican Mlakar" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  20. "Latvia vs. Slovenia – 10 June 2019 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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