Chef Eric Tia (born 28 November 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Swiss club Bellinzona.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chef Eric Tia | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Marcory, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bellinzona | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Chur 97 | 43 | (16) |
| 2017–2019 | Zürich U21 | 30 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Luzern | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Luzern U21 | 20 | (8) |
| 2020 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Bellinzona | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2021 | |||
In January 2014, Chef arrived in Switzerland as an asylum seeker. He soon joined Chur 97 after asking to try out, and worked his way into their first team soon after.[1] On 18 February 2019, Tia signed a professional contract with FC Luzern.[2] Chef made his professional debut with Luzern in a 1–0 Swiss Super League win over Servette FC on 4 August 2019.[3]
For the 2021–22 season, he joined Bellinzona in the third-tier Swiss Promotion League.[4] Upon his debut for Bellinzona, he appeared in all five top levels of the Swiss football leagues, from Swiss Super League to 2. Liga Interregional.