Žan Celar

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

Žan Celar
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999
Place of birth Kranj, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lugano
Number 19
Youth career
Šenčur
0000–2012 Velesovo
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 59 (26)
International career‡
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 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023

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]

On 15 May 2022, Celar scored a goal in Lugano's 4–1 victory over St. Gallen in the final of the Swiss Cup.[8]

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.[9]

He made his debut for the senior team on 14 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifying match against Cyprus.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 May 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maribor 2015–16 PrvaLiga 10000010
Roma 2018–19 Serie A 10000010
Cittadella (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 10132—133
Cremonese (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 112——112
2020–21 27220—292
Total 3842000404
Lugano 2021–22 Swiss Super League 291054—3414
Career total 7915106008921

Honours

Lugano

References
  1. "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. Mlakar, Anže (15 May 2022). "Celar poskrbel za lovoriko Lugana". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  9. "Žan Celar – Nogometna zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  10. "Žan Celar, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  11. Žan Celar at Soccerway
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