| Birth date | 23 October 1998 (age 28) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Height | 1.83 m[1] |
| Position | Forward, winger |
| Currentclub | Amiens (on loan from Pisa) |
| Clubnumber | 9 |
| Youthyears 1 | –2008 |
| Youthclubs 1 | Alfa |
| Youthyears 2 | 2008–2015 |
| Youthclubs 2 | Domžale |
| Youthyears 3 | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs 3 | Fiorentina |
| Years 1 | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs 1 | Fiorentina |
| Caps 1 | 1 |
| Goals 1 | 0 |
| Years 2 | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs 2 | → Venezia (loan) |
| Caps 2 | 3 |
| Goals 2 | 0 |
| Years 3 | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs 3 | Maribor |
| Caps 3 | 28 |
| Goals 3 | 12 |
| Years 4 | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps 4 | 0 |
| Goals 4 | 0 |
| Years 5 | 2019 |
| Clubs 5 | → Maribor (loan) |
| Caps 5 | 10 |
| Goals 5 | 4 |
| Years 6 | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs 6 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) |
| Caps 6 | 6 |
| Goals 6 | 0 |
| Years 7 | 2020 |
| Clubs 7 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) |
| Caps 7 | 1 |
| Goals 7 | 0 |
| Years 8 | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs 8 | → Maribor (loan) |
| Caps 8 | 32 |
| Goals 8 | 14 |
| Years 9 | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs 9 | Hajduk Split |
| Caps 9 | 64 |
| Goals 9 | 18 |
| Years 10 | 2023– |
| Clubs 10 | Pisa |
| Caps 10 | 36 |
| Goals 10 | 3 |
| Years 11 | 2025 |
| Clubs 11 | → Hajduk Split (loan) |
| Caps 11 | 6 |
| Goals 11 | 1 |
| Years 12 | 2025– |
| Clubs 12 | → Amiens (loan) |
| Caps 12 | 14 |
| Goals 12 | 1 |
| Nationalyears 1 | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam 1 | Slovenia U17[a] |
| Nationalcaps 1 | 9 |
| Nationalgoals 1 | 8 |
| Nationalyears 2 | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam 2 | Slovenia U19[a] |
| Nationalcaps 2 | 5 |
| Nationalgoals 2 | 2 |
| Nationalyears 3 | 2016–2019 |
| Nationalteam 3 | Slovenia U21 |
| Nationalcaps 3 | 19 |
| Nationalgoals 3 | 8 |
| Nationalyears 4 | 2019 |
| Nationalteam 4 | Slovenia B |
| Nationalcaps 4 | 1 |
| Nationalgoals 4 | 0 |
| Nationalyears 5 | 2021– |
| Nationalteam 5 | Slovenia |
| Nationalcaps 5 | 29 |
| Nationalgoals 5 | 4 |
Jan Mlakar (born 23 October 1998) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Amiens, on loan from club Pisa.[1]
Club career
Early career
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]
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.[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]
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.[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]
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.[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]
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.[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]
Hajduk Split
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]
Pisa
On 27 August 2023, Mlakar returned to Italy with Serie B club Pisa.[19]
Hajduk Split (loan)
On 28 January 2025, Mlakar returned to Hajduk Split on loan.[20]
Amiens (loan)
In August 2025, Pisa loaned Mlakar again, this time to Amiens in French Ligue 2 until the end of the 2025–26 season.[21]
International career
Mlakar was capped for Slovenia at all youth levels from under-15 to under-21.[22] 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,[23] but was an unused substitution.[24]
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.[25][26] 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.[27][28]
Mlakar was part of the senior squad for friendly matches away to North Macedonia and at home against Gibraltar in June 2021.[29] He debuted against the former on 1 June, starting the match and playing for 79 minutes in an eventual 1–1 draw.[30] 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.[31]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[b] | 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[b] | 0 | — | 35 | 15 | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2021–22 | Croatian First League | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2022–23 | Croatian League | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 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 | ||
- ^ Official competitive UEFA matches only.[1]
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 2021 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mlakar goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 June 2021 | Bonifika Stadium, Koper, Slovenia | 2 | GIB | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 10 September 2023 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | 10 | SMR | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 3 | 4 June 2024 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 16 | Armenia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 13 October 2024 | Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan | 24 | Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours
Maribor
- Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2018–19[1]
- Slovenian Cup runner-up: 2018–19[1]
Hajduk Split
- Croatian Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23[1]
- Croatian Super Cup runner-up: 2022, 2023[1]
Individual
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