Tio Cipot

Tio Cipot (born 20 April 2003) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club Grazer AK on loan from Italian club Spezia Calcio.

Tio Cipot

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Murska Sobota, Slovenia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Grazer AK (on loan from 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	17	(0)
2024–	→ Grazer AK (loan)	13	(3)
International career‡
2021	Slovenia U18	2	(0)
2021	Slovenia U19	5	(0)
2022–	Slovenia U21	14	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024

Club career

Born in Murska Sobota, Cipot is a youth product of his 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 a 3–2 defeat.^[3][12]

Personal life

Cipot's father, Fabijan, 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.

External links

• Tio Cipot at Soccerway