Nejc Gradišar

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Nejc Gradišar
Gradišar lining up for Al Ahly in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Piran, Slovenia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Al Ahly
Number 9
Youth career
–2010 Krim
2010–2012 Interblock
2012–2020 Bravo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Bravo 1 (0)
2021 → Brežice 1919 (loan) 15 (7)
2022 → Rogaška (loan) 12 (4)
2022–2024 Rogaška 42 (19)
2024–2025 Fehérvár 31 (8)
2025– Al Ahly 17 (6)
International career‡
2023–2025 Slovenia U21 12 (1)
2024– Slovenia 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 August 2025

Nejc Gradišar (born 6 August 2002) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly.

Club career

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Gradišar was born in Piran and grew up in Škofljica.[2] He made his Slovenian First League debut for Bravo in July 2020 in a match against Triglav Kranj.[2] In summer 2022, after not being offered a new contract with Bravo,[3] Gradišar signed permanently for Rogaška until 30 June 2025.[4]

On 6 February 2024, Gradišar signed for Hungarian club Fehérvár.[5][6] He made his league debut the next day in a 2–1 victory against Kisvárda, where he also scored his first goal.[7] He also scored in a 2–1 victory against Diósgyőri in the second round of the 2024–25 Magyar Kupa.[8]

On 24 January 2025, Gradišar signed for Al Ahly, becoming the first Slovenian to play for the Egyptian club.[9] On 26 January, he made his league debut against cross-city rivals Pyramids, also scoring the final goal of the match in a 2–2 draw.[10] On 22 February, Gradišar provided an assist to Achraf Bencharki in a 1–1 draw against Zamalek in his first Cairo derby match.[11]

International career

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Gradišar debuted for the Slovenia national team on 20 January 2024 in a friendly match against the United States, where he scored the only goal of the game in Slovenia's 1–0 victory.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 25 August 2025[13][14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bravo 2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga 0 0 — — — — 0 0
2021–22 Slovenian PrvaLiga 0 0 — — — — 0 0
Total 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Brežice 1919 (loan) 2021–22 Slovenian Second League 15 7 — — — — 15 7
Rogaška (loan) 2021–22 Slovenian Second League 12 4 — — — — 12 4
Rogaška 2022–23 Slovenian Second League 28 12 4 3 — — — 32 15
2023–24 Slovenian PrvaLiga 14 7 1 1 — — — 15 8
Total 42 19 5 4 — — — 47 23
Fehérvár 2023–24 NB I 14 1 — — — — 14 1
2024–25 NB I 17 7 2 1 — 3[c] 0 — 22 8
Total 31 8 2 1 — 3 0 — 36 9
Al Ahly 2024–25 Egyptian Premier League 14 5 — — 4[d] 0 3[e] 0 21 5
2025–26 Egyptian Premier League 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Total 17 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 24 6
Career total 118 44 7 5 0 0 7 0 3 0 135 49
  1. ^ Includes Slovenian Cup, Magyar Kupa, Egypt Cup
  2. ^ Includes Egyptian League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League
  5. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

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As of match played 20 January 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Slovenia 2024 1 1
Total 1 1
Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gradišar goal.[17]
List of international goals scored by Nejc Gradišar
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 January 2024 Toyota Field, San Antonio, United States  United States 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

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Al Ahly

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ – Squad List: Al Ahly FC (EGY)" (PDF). FIFA. 4 July 2025. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Planet Nogomet je obiskal Nejc Gradišar: Bodoči pravnik, ki se je v Rogaško vozil z vlakom, zdaj pa vse bolj osvaja madžarske odre". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 9 November 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Obetavni Gradišar na radarju prvoligašev". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 24 March 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Rogaška po sijajnem jesenskem delu sezone nagradila štiri svoje nogometaše: Četverica sklenila profesionalne pogodbe". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Strelec zmagovitega slovenskega gola proti ZDA se seli v tujino". Delo (in Slovenian). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Szlovén válogatott támadóval erősített a Fehérvár FC". index.hu (in Hungarian). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Sanjski debi mladega slovenskega napadalca: Nejc Gradišar si je prvič nadel dres Fehervarja in se nemudoma vpisal med strelce". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 7 February 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  8. ^ Borsos, László (3 November 2024). "Nejc Gradišar: Időre volt szükségem, hogy elkapjam a fonalat". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Official: Nejc Gradišar signs dream deal with Al Ahly, the 'African Real Madrid'". Nogomania. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  10. ^ "V letu dni od Rogaške do milijonske pogodbe pri »afriškem Realu«". Delo (in Slovenian). 27 January 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Nejc Gradišar assists on debut as Al Ahly draws with Zamalek in Cairo derby". Nogomania. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Nejc Gradišar se je v vsega pol leta prebil med ene najbolj vročih mladih Slovencev: Gol proti ZDA je zelo velika motivacija za naprej". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Nejc Gradišar". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Nejc Gradišar » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Nejc Gradišar – Statistika vseh odigranih tekem" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  16. ^ Nejc Gradišar at National-Football-Teams.com
  17. ^ "Nejc Gradišar, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Nejc Gradišar verjetno že komaj čaka prihod novega trenerja: Al Ahly spet prvak Egipta, Slovenec na zadnji tekmi zgolj na klopi". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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