Domen Črnigoj
Slovenian footballer (born 1995)
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Domen Črnigoj (born 18 November 1995) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
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Črnigoj with Salernitana in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Koper, Slovenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Koper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Koper | 89 | (2) |
| 2015–2020 | Lugano | 113 | (5) |
| 2020–2025 | Venezia | 90 | (9) |
| 2023 | → Salernitana (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Reggiana (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Triestina | 16 | (0) |
| 2026 | Südtirol | 19 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Slovenia U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Slovenia U19 | 3 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Slovenia U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Slovenia | 26 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2026 | |||
Club career
Črnigoj made his Slovenian PrvaLiga debut for Koper on 1 August 2012 against Aluminij, replacing Denis Popović after 87 minutes of the match.[2][better source needed] In August 2015, he transferred to Swiss Super League club Lugano.[3]
In August 2020, Črnigoj signed a three-year contract with Serie B club Venezia.[4] In November 2021, he extended his contract until 2025.[5] On 26 January 2023, he signed for Serie A club Salernitana on loan until the end of the season with the option to make the move permanent.[6] On 29 July 2025, his contract with Venezia was terminated by mutual consent.[7]
On 13 January 2026, Črnigoj signed with Südtirol in Serie B until the end of the 2025–26 season, with an option to extend for another year.[8]
International career
On 23 March 2018, Črnigoj debuted for the Slovenia national team in a 3–0 away friendly defeat against Austria, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Josip Iličić.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 December 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Koper | 2012–13 | PrvaLiga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 89 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 107 | 2 | |||
| Lugano | 2015–16 | Super League | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 113 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 131 | 9 | |||
| Venezia | 2020–21 | Serie B | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 90 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 101 | 10 | |||
| Salernitana (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Reggiana (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 315 | 16 | 31 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 363 | 21 | ||
- Includes Slovenian Cup, Swiss Cup, Coppa Italia
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Serie B play-offs
International
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Črnigoj goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 June 2019 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia | 1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 1 June 2021 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia |  North Macedonia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
