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 112 (16)
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 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

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]

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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Games played by Timi Max Elšnik in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  20. 1 2 3 "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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