Nik Prelec (born 10 June 2001) is a Slovenian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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, on loan from club

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Career

Prelec started his senior career with

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side

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. 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

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. On 31 January 2023, Prelec signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with

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

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. On 1 August 2025, Prelec joined

club

on loan for the 2025–26 season with an option to buy.

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Nik Prelec
at NZS * 2001 births Living people Footballers from Maribor Men's association football forwards Slovenian men's footballers 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen Slovenia men's youth international footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers UC Sampdoria players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players WSG Tirol players Cagliari Calcio players FK Austria Wien players Oxford United F.C. players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Serie B players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England {{Slovenia-footy-bio-stub