At just seventeen, Naja Poje Mihelič is already in senior football: After making her debut for Sassuolo, she has now been called up to the senior national team
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Naja Poje Mihelič has been proving herself in neighboring Italy since September last year, where she is a member of Sassuolo. She regularly gets her chance in the first team of the Italian top-tier club, and recently, she was surprised by a call from the national team coach, where the young former Radi member will also chase her first minutes in the national team of Slovenia today. The 17-year-old midfielder had her baptism of fire in the Italian elite in a cup competition, when Sassuolo hosted AC Milan at home.
Naja Poje Mihelič: “The call-up was unexpected”
As mentioned earlier, Naja has taken a very big step forward in her career in an extremely short period. On January 18 this year, she played for the first time in the starting eleven of Sassuolo. Unfortunately, the Milan players were too high of a hurdle at that time. Soon after her debut, another turning point in the career of the young midfielder followed. Just over two weeks ago, she also received a call-up to the Slovenian national team. Today in the match against Finland, she will be a candidate for her first minutes in the national team jersey.
“To be honest, I did not expect a call-up to the national team so early. I am very happy! Right after I found out that I got the call-up, I called my parents. I will continue to strive and work hard in training to prove that the call-up was not in vain and that I can compete in the national team. I will give my best to the national team,” commented Naja Poje Mihelič on the official club website about her call-up to the national team.
“The level of football here in Italy is quite different from Slovenia. Everything here is at an extremely high level. I was aware of this before stepping on the field, but you never really know until you try it yourself. I like it a lot, and currently, I think it’s the right way for me to further grow,” compared the 17-year-old midfielder Slovenian and Italian football for the end.
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