Jaka Bijol (born 5 February 1999) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian club Udinese and the Slovenia national team. Initially a defensive midfielder, he switched to his current position in the 2021–22 season.
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Bijol with CSKA Moscow in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Vuzenica, Slovenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre-back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2014 | Dravograd | ||
| 2014–2017 | Bravo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Rudar Velenje | 30 | (3) |
| 2018–2022 | CSKA Moscow | 81 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hannover 96 (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2022– | Udinese | 12 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Slovenia U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Slovenia U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Slovenia U18 | 10 | (2) |
| 2017 | Slovenia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Slovenia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Slovenia | 33 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 September 2022 | |||
On 22 June 2018, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Bijol on a five-year contract from Rudar Velenje.[2] On 18 September 2020, Bijol was loaned out to Hannover 96 for one year.[3]
On 14 July 2022, Bijol was signed by Serie A club Udinese on a five-year contract for a reported transfer fee of over €4 million.[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rudar Velenje | 2017–18 | PrvaLiga | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2018–19 | RPL | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| 2019–20 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 81 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 7 | ||
| Hannover 96 (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Udinese | 2022–23 | Serie A | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 153 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 12 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2022 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
CSKA Moscow
Udinese Calcio – current squad | |
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