Tio Cipot

Tio Cipot
Personal information
Date of birth	20 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Murska Sobota, Slovenia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Grazer AK; (on loan from Spezia)
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2013	Mura 05
2013–2022	Mura
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2023	Mura
2023–	Spezia
2024–	→ Grazer AK (loan)
International career‡
2021	Slovenia U18
2021	Slovenia U19
2022–	Slovenia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024

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.

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

^ "Tio Cipot". Spezia Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Kozmelj, Jaka (23 December 2022). "Mura podira rekorde: Tio Cipot odhaja v eno najmočnejših lig". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "Mura vs. Aluminij – 19 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "Tio Cipot po novem pri Spezii". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "Spezia, è fatta per Cipot: i dettagli dell'operazione". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Sky Sport. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "Spezia, ufficiale l'arrivo di Cipot". calciomercato.com (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ 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.
^ Lorenzelli, Guido (19 January 2023). "UFFICIALE – Tio Cipot è un calciatore dello Spezia". Spezia Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Tio Cipot – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "Oče Emil, sin Fabijan, zdaj še vnuka Kai in Tio". slovenskenovice.si (in Slovenian). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ 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

[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.

[cit-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.

[cm-8] "Spezia, ufficiale l'arrivo di Cipot". calciomercato.com (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

[tmw-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.

[nzs1-12] "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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]