Saša Aleksander Živec (born 2 April 1991) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Zagłębie Lubin.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Saša Aleksander Živec | ||
Date of birth | (1991-04-02) 2 April 1991 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Šempeter pri Gorici, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Zagłębie Lubin | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2007 | Gorica | ||
2007–2009 | Bilje | ||
2009–2010 | Primorje | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Primorje | 48 | (2) |
2011 | CSKA Sofia | 3 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Domžale | 27 | (10) |
2013–2014 | → Gorica (loan) | 31 | (6) |
2014–2018 | Piast Gliwice | 102 | (15) |
2017 | → Latina Calcio 1932 (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Omonia | 12 | (0) |
2019– | Zagłębie Lubin | 62 | (12) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | Slovenia U19 | 1 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Slovenia U21 | 2 | (0) |
2020– | Slovenia | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2020 |
On 16 July 2010, Živec made his Slovenian PrvaLiga debut for Primorje in a 4–1 away defeat to Koper.[1] On 29 August 2010, he scored his first league goal and Primorje's fifth in a 5–1 home win over Olimpija Ljubljana.[2] Živec netted his second goal of the season as he scored the winning strike in a 1–0 away victory over Rudar Velenje on 7 May 2011.[3] He made 31 league appearances during the 2010–11 season,[1] but Primorje finished last and was relegated to the Slovenian Second League.[4]
On 14 June 2011, Živec joined CSKA Sofia on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee believed to be around €100,000.[5] On 16 July 2011, he scored his first goal for CSKA Sofia in a friendly match against Cracovia Krakow.[6] Živec made his competitive debut for the club on 30 July 2011, appearing as a substitute in a 3–1 win in the 2011 Bulgarian Supercup against Litex Lovech.[7] He spent most of his time with CSKA on the bench and his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 29 November 2011.[8]
After breaking his contract with CSKA Sofia, Živec returned to his native Slovenia and on 9 February 2012 joined Domžale on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[9] Živec made his competitive debut for the club on 10 March 2012 in a 2–1 defeat against Maribor and also scored his debut goal for the team.[10] On 17 March 2012, Živec scored again in a 2–1 home defeat against his former youth club Gorica.[11] Just four days later he scored again, this time in a 4–3 victory over Mura 05.[12] He opened the 2012–13 season with a 2–1 away victory over Olimpija Ljubljana, in which he scored both goals for his team.[13]
On 4 July 2018, Živec signed for Cypriot First Division club AC Omonia.[14]
On 27 June 2019, Živec returned to Ekstraklasa by signing with Zagłębie Lubin. He made his debut for the club on 26 July 2019 in a 1–0 defeat to Górnik Zabrze. He scored his first goal for Zagłębie on 10 August 2019 against Arka Gdynia.
On 3 September 2020, Živec made his senior international debut for Slovenia against Greece in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.[15]
Zagłębie Lubin – current squad | |
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