Tio Cipot

Tio Cipot
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Murska Sobota, Slovenia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Maribor
Number 7
Youth career
–2013 Mura 05
2013–2022 Mura
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Mura 44 (4)
2023–2026 Spezia 17 (0)
2024–2026 → Grazer AK (loan) 42 (8)
2026– Maribor 27 (6)
International career
2021 Slovenia U18 2 (0)
2021 Slovenia U19 5 (0)
2022–2025 Slovenia U21 20 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 October 2026

Tio Cipot (born 20 April 2003) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor.

Club career

Born in Murska Sobota, Cipot is a youth product of his hometown side Mura. He made his senior debut for the club on 19 July 2020 in a league match against Aluminij.

Cipot transferred to Serie A side Spezia in January 2023 for an alleged transfer fee of €700,000, signing a contract with the club until 2027. He made his Serie A debut on 27 January, replacing João Moutinho in the 67th minute of a 2–0 home win against Bologna.

International career

Cipot was a youth international for Slovenia and represented the country at the under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. He made his under-21 debut on 26 September 2022 against Bosnia and Herzegovina, scoring a brace in a 3–2 defeat.

Personal life

Cipot's father, Fabijan, played internationally for Slovenia. His elder brother, Kai, is also a professional footballer.

References

  1. ↑ "Tio Cipot stats and ratings". Sofascore. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  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.
  3. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original on 20 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.
  8. ↑ "Spezia, ufficiale l'arrivo di Cipot". calciomercato.com (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  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.
  12. 1 2 "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.