Tio Cipot (born 20 April 2003) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club Grazer AK on loan from Italian club Spezia Calcio.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Murska Sobota, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Grazer AK (on loan from Spezia) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Mura 05[2] | ||
| 2013–2022 | Mura | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Mura | 44 | (4) |
| 2023– | Spezia | 17 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Grazer AK (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Slovenia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Slovenia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Slovenia U21 | 14 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Murska Sobota, Cipot is a youth product of his hometown side Mura.[3][4] He made his senior debut for the club on 19 July 2020 in a league match against Aluminij.[5]
Cipot transferred to Serie A side Spezia in January 2023 for an alleged transfer fee of €700,000,[6] signing a contract with the club until 2027.[7][8][9][10] He made his Serie A debut on 27 January, replacing João Moutinho in the 67th minute of a 2–0 home win against Bologna.[11]
International career
editCipot is a youth international for Slovenia, having represented the country at the under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[12] He made his under-21 debut on 26 September 2022 against Bosnia and Herzegovina, scoring a brace in a 3–2 defeat.[3][12]
Personal life
editCipot's father, Fabijan, played internationally for Slovenia.[13] His elder brother, Kai, is also a professional footballer.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Tio Cipot". Spezia Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "ZAPISNIK 23/2013 seje Registracijske komisije MNZ MS z dne 03.09.2013" (PDF). mnzveza-ms.si (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Lo Spezia pensa anche al futuro, trattativa per il talento sloveno Tio Cipot". Citta della Spezia (in Italian). 7 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Kozmelj, Jaka (23 December 2022). "Mura podira rekorde: Tio Cipot odhaja v eno najmočnejših lig". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Mura vs. Aluminij – 19 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Tio Cipot po novem pri Spezii". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Spezia, è fatta per Cipot: i dettagli dell'operazione". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Sky Sport. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Spezia, ufficiale l'arrivo di Cipot". calciomercato.com (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Losapio, Andrea (2 February 2023). "I volti nuovi – Tio Cipot, un jolly per lo Spezia. Arrivato per 700 mila euro". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Lorenzelli, Guido (19 January 2023). "UFFICIALE – Tio Cipot è un calciatore dello Spezia". Spezia Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Lo Spezia perde 2–0 a Bologna: decidono le reti di Posch e Orsolini". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Tio Cipot – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Oče Emil, sin Fabijan, zdaj še vnuka Kai in Tio". slovenskenovice.si (in Slovenian). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Verlič, Klemen (23 August 2022). "Brata Cipot: Čontala nam daje več svobode, pod Šimundžo je bilo več discipline". Šport TV (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
External links
edit- Tio Cipot at Soccerway