Žan Celar

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Žan Celar
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth Kranj, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lugano
Number 19
Youth career
Šenčur
0000–2012
2012–2014 Triglav Kranj
2014–2017 Maribor
2017–2019 Roma Primavera
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Maribor 1 (0)
2018–2021 Roma 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Cittadella (loan) 10 (1)
2020–2021 → Cremonese (loan) 38 (4)
2021– Lugano 10 (3)
National team‡
2014 Slovenia U16 4 (1)
2015–2016 Slovenia U17 16 (6)
2016–2017 Slovenia U18 11 (4)
2017 Slovenia U19 5 (5)
2019–2021 Slovenia U21 10 (1)
2021– Slovenia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2021

Žan Celar (born 14 March 1999) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a forward for Lugano.[2]

Club career[]

Celar made his Serie A debut for Roma on 11 March 2019 in a game against Empoli, as an 86th-minute substitute for Patrik Schick.[3]

On 10 July 2019, Celar joined Serie B club Cittadella on loan until January 2020.[4] On 30 January 2020, he moved on loan to Cremonese.[5] After scoring two goals in eleven appearances during the 2019–20 Serie B season, his loan was extended for another season in August 2020.[6][7]

International career[]

Between 2014 and 2021, Celar was capped for all Slovenian youth selections from under-16 to under-21, making 46 appearances for all teams and scoring 17 goals.[8]

He made his debut for the senior team on 14 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifying match against Cyprus.[9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 1 December 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maribor 2015–16 PrvaLiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Roma 2018–19 Serie A 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Cittadella (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 10 1 3 2 — 13 3
Cremonese (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 11 2 — — 11 2
2020–21 27 2 2 0 — 29 2
Total 38 4 2 0 0 0 40 4
Lugano 2021–22 Swiss Super League 10 3 2 1 — 12 4
Career total 60 8 7 3 0 0 67 11

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Žan Celar". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Lovrić in Celar bosta soigralca" (in Slovenian). Siol. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Roma vs. Empoli – 11 March 2019". Soccerway. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Cittadella, arriva il centravanti Celar dalla Roma". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Celar nuovo attaccante grigiorosso" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Celar ancora in grigiorosso" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Ufficiale: la Cremonese rinnova il prestito di Zan Celar". IlRomanista.eu (in Italian). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Žan Celar – Nogometna zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Žan Celar, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  10. ^ Žan Celar at Soccerway

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