Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 April 2003 | ||
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 | |||
–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) | 27 | (7) |
International career | |||
2021 | Slovenia U18 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Slovenia U19 | 5 | (0) |
2022–2025 | Slovenia U21 | 20 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2025 |
Tio Cipot (born 20 April 2003) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Grazer AK, on loan from Serie B club Spezia.
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]
Cipot was a youth international for Slovenia and 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]
Cipot's father, Fabijan, played internationally for Slovenia. [13] His elder brother, Kai, is also a professional footballer. [14]