Žiga Laci

Žiga Laci (born 20 July 2002) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League 2 club AEK Athens B.

Žiga Laci
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-20) 20 July 2002
Place of birth Murska Sobota, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AEK Athens B
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– AEK Athens 12 (0)
2021– AEK Athens B 34 (0)
2022 → Koper (loan) 1 (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 16 June 2023

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 Slovenian under-17 team in a 2–1 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9] 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.[9]

On 26 July 2019, Laci debuted for the Slovenian 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mura 2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga 20——20
2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga 21001[lower-alpha 1]031
Total 41001051
AEK Athens 2019–20 Super League Greece 1000—10
2020–21 Super League Greece 1102000130
2021–22 Super League Greece 00100010
Total 1203000150
AEK Athens B 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 200——200
Career total 3613010401
  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. "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.
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