Žiga Laci

Slovenian footballer
Žiga Laci
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-20) 20 July 2002 (age 21)
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

Žiga Laci (born 20 July 2002) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Mura.

Club career

Mura

In 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

On 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

Laci 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

Club

As of match played 27 April 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ "Žiga Laci". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ "ΖΙΓΚΑ ΛΑΤΣΙ" (in Greek). AEK Athens F.C. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Žiga Laci – NŠ Mura" (in Slovenian). NŠ Mura. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. ^ Hajdinjak, Maja (19 July 2018). "Žiga Laci, najmlajši igralec s profesionalno pogodbo". vestnik.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Žiga Laci – statistika sezone 2018–19 – Prva liga Telekom Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  6. ^ "AEK FC signs Žiga Laci!!". AEK Athens F.C. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Žiga Laci odhaja iz Mure v atenski AEK". pomurec.com (in Slovenian). 14 February 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  8. ^ "«Έδεσε» τον Λάτσι η ΑΕΚ!" [AEK "tied" Laci!]. sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Žiga Laci – U17 reprezentanca" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Žiga Laci – U19 reprezentanca" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Ž. Laci". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

External links

  • Žiga Laci at NZS (in Slovene)
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