Tio Cipot

Tio Cipot (born 20 April 2003) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for Serie B side Spezia Calcio as a midfielder.

Tio Cipot
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003
Place of birth Murska Sobota, Slovenia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Spezia
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2013 Mura 05[2]
2013–2022 Mura
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Mura 44 (4)
2023– Spezia 8 (0)
International career‡
2021 Slovenia U18 2 (0)
2021 Slovenia U19 5 (0)
2022– Slovenia U21 9 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

Born in Murska Sobota, Cipot is a youth product of the hometown side Mura.[3][4] He made his senior debut for the club on 19 July 2020 in a league match against Aluminij.[5]

Cipot transferred to Serie A side Spezia in January 2023 for an alleged transfer fee of €700,000,[6] signing a contract with the club until 2027.[7][8][9][10] He made his Serie A debut on 27 January, replacing João Moutinho in the 67th minute of a 2–0 home win against Bologna.[11]

International career

Cipot is a youth international for Slovenia, having represented the country at the under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[12] He made his under-21 debut on 26 September 2022 against Bosnia and Herzegovina, scoring a brace in an eventual 3–2 defeat.[3][12]

Personal life

Cipot's father, Fabijan, formerly played internationally for Slovenia.[13] His elder brother, Kai, is also a professional footballer.[14]

References
  1. "Tio Cipot". Spezia Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. "ZAPISNIK 23/2013 seje Registracijske komisije MNZ MS z dne 03.09.2013" (PDF). mnzveza-ms.si (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. "Lo Spezia pensa anche al futuro, trattativa per il talento sloveno Tio Cipot". Citta della Spezia (in Italian). 7 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. Kozmelj, Jaka (23 December 2022). "Mura podira rekorde: Tio Cipot odhaja v eno najmočnejših lig". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. "Mura vs. Aluminij – 19 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  6. "Tio Cipot po novem pri Spezii". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  7. "Spezia, è fatta per Cipot: i dettagli dell'operazione". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Sky Sport. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  8. "Spezia, ufficiale l'arrivo di Cipot". calciomercato.com (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  9. Losapio, Andrea (2 February 2023). "I volti nuovi – Tio Cipot, un jolly per lo Spezia. Arrivato per 700 mila euro". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  10. Lorenzelli, Guido (19 January 2023). "UFFICIALE – Tio Cipot è un calciatore dello Spezia". Spezia Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  11. "Lo Spezia perde 2–0 a Bologna: decidono le reti di Posch e Orsolini". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  12. "Tio Cipot – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  13. "Oče Emil, sin Fabijan, zdaj še vnuka Kai in Tio". slovenskenovice.si (in Slovenian). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  14. Verlič, Klemen (23 August 2022). "Brata Cipot: Čontala nam daje več svobode, pod Šimundžo je bilo več discipline". Šport TV (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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