Nino Žugelj

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nino Žugelj

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|5|23|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Nino Žugelj |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/nino-zugelj/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=16 July 2021 |language=en}}

| birth_place =

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Djurgården

| clubnumber = 23

| youthyears1 = 2006–2011

| youthclubs1 = Slovenj Gradec

| youthyears2 = 2011–2016

| youthclubs2 = Dravograd

| youthyears3 = 2016–2019

| youthclubs3 = Maribor

| years1 = 2019–2022

| clubs1 = Maribor

| caps1 = 33

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2020

| clubs2 = → Drava Ptuj (loan)

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020–2021

| clubs3 = → Bravo (loan)

| caps3 = 18

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022–2025

| clubs4 = Bodø/Glimt

| caps4 = 33

| goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2025–

| clubs5 = Djurgården

| caps5 = 3

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2017

| nationalteam1 = Slovenia U17

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam2 = Slovenia U18

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2017–2019

| nationalteam3 = Slovenia U19

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2021–2022

| nationalteam4 = Slovenia U21

| nationalcaps4 = 8

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2024–

| nationalteam5 = Slovenia

| nationalcaps5 = 1

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| club-update = 18 April 2025

| nationalteam-update = 8 June 2024

}}

Nino Žugelj (born 23 May 2000) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Allsvenskan side Djurgården and the Slovenia national team.

Club career

Žugelj made his senior debut for Maribor on 23 February 2019 in the Slovenian PrvaLiga match against Mura,{{cite web |title=Nino Žugelj » PrvaLiga 2018/2019 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/nino-zugelj/svn-prvaliga-2018-2019/nk-maribor/3/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=16 July 2021 |language=en}} before spending time on loan at Drava Ptuj and Bravo. He scored his first goal for Maribor on 8 July 2021 against Urartu in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers.{{cite web |author1=A. G. |title=Žugelj izbral idealen trenutek za prvi zadetek v vijoličastem dresu |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/zugelj-izbral-idealen-trenutek-za-prvi-zadetek-v-vijolicastem-dresu/587083 |publisher=RTV Slovenija |access-date=16 July 2021 |language=sl |date=8 July 2021}}

On 1 August 2022, Žugelj joined Eliteserien side Bodø/Glimt for an alleged transfer fee of around €700,000.{{cite web |title=URADNO: Žugelj je zapustil Maribor, odhaja v klub, ki je v prejšnji sezoni zgodovinsko ponižal Joseja Mourinha |url=https://www.nogomania.com/Novica/URADNO-Zugelj-je-zapustil-Maribor-odhaja-v-klub-ki-je-v-prejsnji-sezoni-zgodovinsko-ponizal-Joseja-Mourinha |publisher=Nogomania |access-date=1 August 2022 |language=sl |date=1 August 2022}}

On 5 February 2025, he joined Allsvenskan team Djurgårdens IF on a four-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/officiellt-djurgarden-varvar-zugelj/ |title=Officiellt: Djurgården värvar Zugelj | work=Fotbollskanalen | date=5 February 2025|access-date=5 February 2025|language=sv}}

Career statistics

{{updated|18 April 2025}}{{cite web |title=Slovenia – N. Žugelj – Profile with news, career statistics and history |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nino-ugelj/478445/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=9 October 2023}}{{cite web|title=Nino Žugelj|url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3976164|publisher=NFF|access-date=9 October 2023|language=no}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5"\|Maribor \|2018–19 \|rowspan="4"\|Slovenian PrvaLiga \|3	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	3	0
2019–20 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021–22 \|29	4	1	0	4	2	34	6
2022–23 \|1	1	0	0	4	0	5	1
colspan="2"\|Total !33	5	1	0	8	2	42	7
Drava Ptuj (loan) \|2019–20 \|Slovenian Second League \|1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	1	0
Bravo (loan) \|2020–21 \|Slovenian PrvaLiga \|18	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	19	0
rowspan="5"\|Bodø/Glimt \|2022 \|rowspan="4"\|Eliteserien \|7	1	0	0	1	1	8	2
2023 \|12	2	6	5	7	0	25	7
2024 \|14	3	2	0	3	0	19	3
2025 \|0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
colspan="2"\|Total !33	6	8	5	13	1	54	12
Djurgården \|2025 \|Allsvenskan \|3	0	3	1	3	0	9	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !88	11	13	6	24	3	125	20