Tjaš Begić

Tjaš Begić (born 30 June 2003) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie B club Parma and the Slovenia under-21 national team.

Tjaš Begić
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-06-30) 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
 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 3 (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 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

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 and signed a four-year contract.[13][14]

International career

Begić has represented Slovenia at various youth international levels.[15]

Although he received his first call-up to the under-21 national team in May 2021,[16] he didn't made his official competitive debut with the squad until 6 September of the same year, during the match against Andorra.[17] 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][17]

Career statistics

Club
As of 14 July 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gorica 2019–20 Second League 1000—2[lower-alpha 1]131
2020–21 PrvaLiga 28300——283
Total 293000021314
Celje 2021–22 PrvaLiga 34231——373
Vicenza 2022–23 Serie C 273——9[lower-alpha 2]0363
Career total 908310011110410
  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

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. "Mladi up Tjaš Begić iz Gorice v Celje" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. 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. "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. "Bivši Celjan preko Juventusa do prve lovorike v karieri". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  12. "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 (in Italian). 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  15. "Tjaš Begić – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". Football Association of Slovenia (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  16. 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.
  17. A. G. (9 June 2022). "Mladi Slovenci zanesljivo do treh točk proti skromni Andori" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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