Mitja Novinič

Mitja Novinič
Personal information
Date of birth	10 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Lendava, Slovenia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2007	Nafta Lendava
2007–2011	Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2014	Milan
2011–2012	→ Virtus Lanciano (loan)
2012–2013	→ Teramo (loan)
2015	VfL Leverkusen
2015–2016	Blau-Weiß Friesdorf
2016–2024	Nafta 1903
International career
2006–2007	Slovenia U16
2007–2008	Slovenia U17
2008–2009	Slovenia U19
2010	Slovenia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2024

Mitja Novinič (born 10 April 1991) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Novinič joined Italian club Milan from Nafta Lendava in June 2007.^[1] He spent four seasons in the club's youth system and was a member of the under-20 side who won the Coppa Italia Primavera in 2010, 25 years after the club's last success in the competition.^[2]

Novinič was also called-up a couple of times for first-team games since 2009, but eventually he was never fielded nor named on the bench.^[3]^[4]

Lanciano

For the 2011–12 season, Novinič was loaned out to Prima Divisione club Virtus Lanciano.^[5] He made his official debut for the club on 7 August 2011, in the first preliminary round of the Coppa Italia against Castel Girone, coming off the bench in the second half, as Lanciano lost 2–1.^[6] He went on to make 12 league appearances, as Lanciano won promotion to Serie B through the play-offs.

Teramo

At the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Novinič was sent on loan to Seconda Divisione club Teramo.^[7]

References

^ "Trasferimenti estate 2007". lega-calcio.it (in Italian). Lega Calcio. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "Il Milan del futuro vola con Verdi e Zigoni". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 15 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
^ Matteo Calcagni (6 December 2009). "Zurigo-Milan: i convocati di Leonardo". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2011.
^ Vito Mazzuca (23 April 2010). "I convocati di Leo: accrescono gli indisponibili". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2011.
^ "Mitja Novinic, nuovo centrocampista della Virtus. Bettoni preparatore dei portieri". virtuslanciano.it (in Italian). 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
^ "Virtus Lanciano–Castel Rigone 1–2". virtuslanciano.it (in Italian). 7 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
^ "Tre giovani in biancorosso". teramocalcio.net (in Italian). Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Teramo Calcio. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

External links

Profile at aic.football.it (in Italian)
Mitja Novinič at NZS (in Slovene)
Mitja Novinič at Soccerway.com
Mitja Novinič at FuPa (in German)

[1] "Trasferimenti estate 2007". lega-calcio.it (in Italian). Lega Calcio. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

[2] "Il Milan del futuro vola con Verdi e Zigoni". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 15 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2011.

[3] Matteo Calcagni (6 December 2009). "Zurigo-Milan: i convocati di Leonardo". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2011.

[4] Vito Mazzuca (23 April 2010). "I convocati di Leo: accrescono gli indisponibili". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2011.

[5] "Mitja Novinic, nuovo centrocampista della Virtus. Bettoni preparatore dei portieri". virtuslanciano.it (in Italian). 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.

[6] "Virtus Lanciano–Castel Rigone 1–2". virtuslanciano.it (in Italian). 7 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.

[7] "Tre giovani in biancorosso". teramocalcio.net (in Italian). Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Teramo Calcio. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

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