Žiga Laci (born 20 July 2002) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Koper, on loan from Greek Super League side AEK Athens.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2002-07-20) 20 July 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Murska Sobota, Slovenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Koper (on loan from AEK Athens) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2022 | AEK Athens B | 20 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Koper (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Slovenia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Slovenia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Slovenia U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2021– | Slovenia U21 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 December 2021 | |||
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mura | 2018–19 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| AEK Athens | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| AEK Athens B | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
FC Koper – current squad | |
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