Timi Max Elšnik

Timi Max Elšnik (born 29 April 1998) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Olimpija Ljubljana. Besides Slovenia, he has played in England.[4]

Timi Max Elšnik
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998
Place of birth Ptuj, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Olimpija Ljubljana
Number 10
Youth career
Zlatoličje[3]
2008–2015 Aluminij
2015–2016 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Derby County 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Swindon Town (loan) 22 (3)
2018–2019 → Mansfield Town (loan) 19 (3)
2019 → Northampton Town (loan) 9 (1)
2020– Olimpija Ljubljana 104 (15)
International career‡
2014–2015 Slovenia U17 13 (1)
2015 Slovenia U18 5 (0)
2015–2016 Slovenia U19 18 (2)
2019–2021 Slovenia U21 6 (0)
2021– Slovenia 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

Derby County

During his first season at Derby County, Elšnik initially played for the under-18 team before progressing to the under-21 squad. At the end of the 2015–16 season, he was named the club's Scholar of the Year.[5] Shortly after signing a new three-year contract with the club in August 2016,[6] he made his first team debut as a substitute against Carlisle United in the EFL Cup, scoring twice in Derby's penalty shoot-out win.[7] He was released by Derby in July 2019.[8]

Swindon Town (loan)

On 31 August 2017, Elšnik signed on a season long loan for Swindon Town along with Derby teammate Kellan Gordon.[9] Two days later, Elšnik made his Swindon debut during their 4–1 home defeat against Barnet, featuring for the entire 90 minutes.[10]

Mansfield Town (loan)

On 31 August 2018, Elšnik signed on a season-long loan for Mansfield Town.[11] Four days later, Elšnik made his Mansfield debut during their 2–1 away win against Lincoln City in the EFL Trophy, featuring for the entire 90 minutes.[12]

On 30 October 2018, Elšnik was brought back into the Mansfield side as he started the game against Crewe Alexandra. Elsnik scored two goals ensuring a 3–0 win for Mansfield.[13]

International career

Elšnik has represented Slovenia at under-17, under-18, under-19, and under-21 levels.[14] He made his senior debut on 8 October 2021 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Malta, replacing Jasmin Kurtić late in the game.[15]

Career statistics
As of 5 October 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2015–16[17] Championship 0000—0000
2016–17[18] Championship 0000—2020
2017–18[19] Championship 0000—1010
2018–19[20] Championship 0000—0000
Total 0000003030
Swindon Town (loan) 2017–18[19] League Two 22312—20255
Mansfield Town (loan) 2018–19[20] League Two 19310—41244
Northampton Town (loan) 2018–19[20] League Two 9100—0091
Olimpija Ljubljana 2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga 113———113
2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga 313212[lower-alpha 3]0—354
2021–22 Slovenian PrvaLiga 211104[lower-alpha 4]0—261
2022–23 Slovenian PrvaLiga 337423[lower-alpha 4]0—409
2023–24 Slovenian PrvaLiga 81009[lower-alpha 5]3—174
Total 10415731830012921
Career total 15422951839119031
  1. Includes FA Cup, Slovenian Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup, EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Five appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Olimpija Ljubljana

References
  1. "Timi Max Elšnik" (in Slovenian). NK Olimpija Ljubljana. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. "Timi Elšnik". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. Levstik, Vanda (24 June 2018). "Timi Elšnik: Učil se bo od slavnega angleškega reprezentanta". Žurnal24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. Viškovič, Rok (13 March 2021). "Štajerski kapetan, ki je zaljubljen v Ljubljano. Ona pa vanj" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. Ig. K. (27 April 2016). "Priznanje za mladega Slovenca". Žurnal24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. "Timi Max Elsnik: Derby County give youngster new three-year contract". BBC Sport. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  7. "Derby County 1–1 Carlisle United (14–13 pens)". BBC Sport. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  8. "Derby County Confirm 2018/19 End Of Season Retained List". dcfc.co.uk. Derby County F.C. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  9. "Town Add Derby County duo on loan". swindontownfc.co.uk. Swindon Town F.C. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  10. "Swindon Town vs. Barnet". Soccerway. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  11. "Elsnik Makes Mansfield Loan Move". dcfc.co.uk. Derby County F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  12. "Lincoln City vs. Mansfield Town". Soccerway. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  13. "Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  14. "Timi Max Elšnik". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  15. "Malta – Slovenia 0:4 (WC Qualifiers Europe 2021/2022, Group H)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  16. Timi Max Elšnik at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  17. "Games played by Timi Max Elšnik in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  18. "Games played by Timi Max Elšnik in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  19. "Games played by Timi Max Elšnik in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  20. "Games played by Timi Max Elšnik in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  21. Okorn, Jože (16 April 2023). "Olimpija nadigrala Maribor in postala prvak". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  22. Viškovič, Rok (6 May 2023). "Olimpija po drami v 130. minuti do dvojne krone, zanimiv niz Maribora je končan". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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