Žiga Laci (born 20 July 2002) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Mura.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Murska Sobota, Slovenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mura | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Nafta Lendava | ||
| 2012–2014 | Dobrovnik | ||
| 2014–2016 | Turnišče | ||
| 2016–2020 | Mura[3] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Mura | 4 | (1) |
| 2020–2024 | AEK Athens | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | AEK Athens B | 35 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Koper (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Mura | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Slovenia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Slovenia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Slovenia U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | Slovenia U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2024 | |||
Club career
editMura
editIn July 2018, Laci signed his first professional contract with Mura until 2021.[4] He made his senior debut on 11 May 2019 in the 32nd round of the 2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga, coming on as a late substitute in a match against Krško, which Mura won 3–0.[5]
AEK Athens
editOn 14 February 2020, Laci signed a three-year contract with Greek club AEK Athens.[6][7] On 8 July 2021, his contract had been extended until the summer of 2026.[8]
International career
editLaci made his international debut on 21 February 2019, when he played for the Slovenia under-17 team in a 2–1 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9] In March 2019, he played in the elite round of the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers, where Slovenia was eliminated after two defeats and a draw.[9]
On 26 July 2019, Laci debuted for the Slovenia under-19 side in a 3–1 win against the United Arab Emirates.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 27 April 2022[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mura | 2018–19 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| AEK Athens | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| AEK Athens B | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 20 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ^ "Žiga Laci". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "ΖΙΓΚΑ ΛΑΤΣΙ" (in Greek). AEK Athens F.C. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Žiga Laci – NŠ Mura" (in Slovenian). NŠ Mura. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Hajdinjak, Maja (19 July 2018). "Žiga Laci, najmlajši igralec s profesionalno pogodbo". vestnik.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Žiga Laci – statistika sezone 2018–19 – Prva liga Telekom Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "AEK FC signs Žiga Laci!!". AEK Athens F.C. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Žiga Laci odhaja iz Mure v atenski AEK". pomurec.com (in Slovenian). 14 February 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "«Έδεσε» τον Λάτσι η ΑΕΚ!" [AEK "tied" Laci!]. sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Žiga Laci – U17 reprezentanca" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Žiga Laci – U19 reprezentanca" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Ž. Laci". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2022.