Tjaš Begić

Tjaš Begić
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 21)
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]
0000–2018 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024

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.

Club career

Begić 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

Begić 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

Club

As of 14 July 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearances in Slovenian PrvaLiga promotion/relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Five appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, four appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs

Honours

Vicenza

Parma

References

  1. ^ "Tjas Begic". tuttocalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Tjaš Begić". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Rdeči vragi pripreljali prvo okrepitev, v Italijo po biseru Celja tudi Bijol?" (in Slovenian). Siol. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Mladi up Tjaš Begić iz Gorice v Celje" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Dob vs. Gorica – 8 March 2020 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Gorica igraje prek Triglava do Prve lige" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Statistika – PRVA LIGA TELEMACH 21/22". Football Association of Slovenia (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b "Bivši Celjan preko Juventusa do prve lovorike v karieri". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Al Vicenza la Coppa Italia di C: Juve Next Gen ko". Sky Sport (in Italian). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  13. ^ Iskra, Uroš (14 July 2023). "Uradno: Tjaš Begić podpisal za Parmo". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Tjaš Begić è un calciatore crociato". Parma Calcio 1913 (Press release) (in Italian). 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Begić è del Frosinone". Frosinone Calcio (Press release) (in Italian). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Tjaš Begić – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". Football Association of Slovenia (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ a b A. G. (9 June 2022). "Mladi Slovenci zanesljivo do treh točk proti skromni Andori" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 July 2022.