Tjaš Begić (born 30 June 2003) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie B club Frosinone, on loan from Parma. He also plays for the Slovenia under-21 national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Frosinone (on loan from Parma) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Izola[3] | |||
| –2018 | Koper | ||
| 2018–2020 | Gorica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Gorica | 29 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Celje | 34 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Vicenza | 27 | (3) |
| 2023– | Parma | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Frosinone (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Slovenia U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Slovenia U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2021 | Slovenia U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2020 | Slovenia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Slovenia U21 | 14 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 | |||
Club career
editBegić started playing football at Izola, before moving to Koper.[4] In 2018, he joined Gorica, where he progressed through the youth ranks and was promoted to the first team in 2020.[5] He subsequently made his professional debut on 8 March 2020, at 16 years and 9 months, coming in as a substitute for Victor Aliaga in the second half of the second division match against Dob, which ended in a 2–0 loss for his team.[6] He then made his first start on 30 August 2020, as he also scored his first senior goal in a 5–0 win against Triglav Kranj, which made Gorica win the promotional play-off and gain promotion back to the national top tier.[5][7]
After one more season with Gorica in the PrvaLiga, where he scored three goals and made two assists in 28 matches, Begić joined Celje on a permanent deal in the summer of 2021.[4][8] At Celje, Begić established himself as a regular starter, amassing a total amount of 37 appearances between the league and the national cup during the 2021–22 campaign.[9]
On 5 July 2022, Begić officially joined Serie C side Vicenza on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract with the club.[8] On 22 January 2023, he scored his first goal for the Italian club, finding the net in a 3–0 league win over AlbinoLeffe.[10] On 12 April 2023, he featured in a 3–2 win over Juventus Next Gen in the second leg of the Coppa Italia Serie C, helping Vicenza lift the trophy for the second time in their history.[11][12]
On 14 July 2023, Begić transferred to Serie B club Parma for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract.[13][14]
On 2 August 2024, he joined Serie B side Frosinone on a season-long loan.[15]
International career
editBegić has represented Slovenia at all youth international levels from under-16 to under-21.[16]
Although he received his first call-up to the under-21 team in May 2021,[17] he did not make his official competitive debut with the squad until 6 September of the same year, during the match against Andorra.[18] He went on to take part in several matches of the European Under-21 Championship qualifiers, which ultimately saw Slovenia fail to progress to the final stage.[8][18]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 14 July 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gorica | 2019–20 | Second League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | PrvaLiga | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| Total | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 4 | ||
| Celje | 2021–22 | PrvaLiga | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 3 | ||
| Vicenza | 2022–23 | Serie C | 27 | 3 | — | — | 9[b] | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 90 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 104 | 10 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Slovenian PrvaLiga promotion/relegation play-offs
- ^ Five appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, four appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
Honours
editVicenza
- Coppa Italia Serie C: 2022–23[11][12]
Parma
References
edit- ^ "Tjas Begic". tuttocalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Tjaš Begić". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Rdeči vragi pripreljali prvo okrepitev, v Italijo po biseru Celja tudi Bijol?" (in Slovenian). Siol. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Mladi up Tjaš Begić iz Gorice v Celje" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b Rijavec, Matej (31 July 2020). ""Druga liga je bila za Gorico trpljenje. Tudi Triglavu ne bo lahko."" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Dob vs. Gorica – 8 March 2020 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Gorica igraje prek Triglava do Prve lige" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Ufficiale: Tjaš Begić a titolo definitivo dal NK Celje". L.R. Vicenza (Press release) (in Italian). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Statistika – PRVA LIGA TELEMACH 21/22". Football Association of Slovenia (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Pavan, Giulio (22 January 2023). "Vicenza-Albinoleffe 3–0, Lanerossi cinico e concreto: il tris vale il –2 dal Pordenone". Triveneto Goal (in Italian). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Bivši Celjan preko Juventusa do prve lovorike v karieri". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Al Vicenza la Coppa Italia di C: Juve Next Gen ko". Sky Sport (in Italian). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Iskra, Uroš (14 July 2023). "Uradno: Tjaš Begić podpisal za Parmo". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Tjaš Begić è un calciatore crociato". Parma Calcio 1913 (Press release) (in Italian). 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Begić è del Frosinone". Frosinone Calcio (Press release) (in Italian). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Tjaš Begić – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". Football Association of Slovenia (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ T. O. (24 May 2021). "V Ačimovićevi ekipi le šest igralcev, ki so nastopili na domačem EP-ju" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b A. G. (9 June 2022). "Mladi Slovenci zanesljivo do treh točk proti skromni Andori" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
External links
edit- Tjaš Begić at Soccerway
- Tjaš Begić at WorldFootball.net