Timi Max Elšnik
Timi Max Elšnik is a Slovenian central midfielder born in Kidričevo in 1998. He began his development at NK Aluminij before joining Derby County’s academy in 2015, where he was named Scholar of the Year in his first season. Elšnik made his Derby first-team debut in an EFL Cup tie against Carlisle United in 2016. He then gained senior experience through loan spells with Swindon Town, Mansfield Town and Northampton Town. Elšnik returned to Slovenia in January 2020 to join Olimpija Ljubljana, becoming captain and helping the club secure the domestic double in 2022–23. He captained Slovenia’s Under-21s at the 2021 European Championship, made his senior debut that October and started all four of the nation’s matches at Euro 2024. In 2024, he joined FK Crvena zvezda, helping the Belgrade club win the 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga title while operating as a deep-lying playmaker.
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 975 | 3 | 1 | 0.28 | 0.09 |
| 2025 | 38 | 2732 | 2 | 3 | 0.07 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 59 | 4929 | 6 | 15 | 0.11 | 0.27 |
| 2023 | 7 | 612 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 2022 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 499 | 3 | 0 | 0.54 | 0 |
| 2018 | 36 | 2053 | 5 | 0 | 0.22 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 24 | 1837 | 6 | 0 | 0.29 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Form - Last 10 games
Strengths Analysis Season 2025
Role: MidfielderTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
UEFA Europa Conference League
Super Liga - Stadion Rajko Mitić, Beograd, Serbia
UEFA Nations League - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Teams
Transfers
Olimpija Ljubljana
FK Crvena Zvezda
Derby
Northampton
Derby
Swindon Town
Honors
