Nejc Pečnik
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Pečnik with Slovenia in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Dravograd, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ASC St. Paul | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–2003 | Dravograd | ||
| 2003–2005 | Celje | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2009 | Celje | 120 | (21) |
| 2004–2005 | → Dravograd (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Sparta Prague (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Nacional | 37 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Krylia Sovetov (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Red Star Belgrade | 43 | (9) |
| 2015 | JEF United Chiba | 39 | (14) |
| 2016–2017 | Omiya Ardija | 27 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Tochigi SC | 34 | (8) |
| 2018–2020 | Dravograd | 49 | (24) |
| 2021–2022 | SC Eibiswald | 7 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Dravograd | 27 | (8) |
| 2024– | ASC St. Paul | 13 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Slovenia U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Slovenia U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Slovenia U21 | 20 | (2) |
| 2009–2015 | Slovenia | 32 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2024 | |||
Nejc Pečnik (born 3 January 1986) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for Austrian club ASC St. Paul. Primarily an attacking midfielder, he also plays as a winger or forward.
He represented Slovenia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was instrumental in Slovenia's successful qualification to the tournament by scoring an away goal against Russia in the 2010 World Cup qualification play-offs.