| Nik Prelec | |
| Birth Date: | 10 June 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Maribor, Slovenia |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Austria Wien (on loan from Cagliari) |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kovinar Tezno |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Aluminij |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | Sampdoria |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Sampdoria |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Olimpija Ljubljana (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | WSG Tirol |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Cagliari |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | → WSG Tirol (loan) |
| Caps5: | 32 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | → Austria Wien (loan) |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Slovenia U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Slovenia U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Slovenia U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 23 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 8 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | Slovenia U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2018–2020 |
| Nationalteam5: | Slovenia U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 20 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 10 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2020–2022 |
| Nationalteam6: | Slovenia U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 12 July 2024 |
Nik Prelec (born 10 June 2001) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Austria Wien, on loan from Italian club Cagliari.
Prelec started his senior career with Italian Serie A side Sampdoria.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Before the second half of the 2021–22 season, he was sent on loan to Olimpija Ljubljana in Slovenia.[6] In July 2022, Prelec signed for Austrian club WSG Tirol.[7]
On 31 January 2023, Prelec signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Cagliari in Italy.[8] On 1 July 2023, he returned to WSG Tirol on a season-long loan.[9] On 12 July 2024, he singed a new contract with Cagliari until 2027 and was subsequently loaned out to Austrian side Austria Wien.[10]