Žiga Laci
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 July 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Murska Sobota, Slovenia | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2012 | Nafta Lendava | ||
2012–2014 | Dobrovnik | ||
2014–2016 | Turnišče | ||
2016–2020 | Mura[2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Mura | 4 | (1) |
2020– | AEK Athens | 12 | (0) |
2021– | AEK Athens B | 6 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Slovenia U17 | 4 | (0) |
2019 | Slovenia U18 | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Slovenia U19 | 10 | (0) |
2021– | Slovenia U21 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 December 2021 |
Žiga Laci (born 20 July 2002) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League club AEK Athens.
Club career[]
Mura[]
In July 2018, Laci signed his first professional contract with Mura until 2021.[3] 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.[4]
AEK Athens[]
On 14 February 2020, Laci signed a three-year contract with Greek club AEK Athens.[5][6] On 8 July 2021, his contract had been extended until the summer of 2026.[7]
International career[]
Laci made his international debut on 21 February 2019, when he played for the Slovenian under-17 team in a 2–1 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8] In March 2019, he played the elite round of the qualification for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where Slovenia was eliminated as the bottom of the group after two defeats and a draw.[8]
On 26 July 2019, Laci debuted for the Slovenian under-19 side in a 3–1 win against the United Arab Emirates.[9]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 23 December 2021[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 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 | |||
Career total | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
References[]
- ^ "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 19 January 2021.
External links[]
- Žiga Laci at Soccerway
- NZS profile (in Slovene)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from Murska Sobota
- Slovenian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Slovenia youth international footballers
- Slovenia under-21 international footballers
- Slovenian expatriate footballers
- NŠ Mura players
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Super League Greece players
- Super League Greece 2 players