Tjaš Begić
Slovenian footballer (born 2003)
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Tjaš Begić (born 30 June 2003) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie B club Sampdoria and the Slovenia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Izola, Slovenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sampdoria | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Izola[4] | |||
| –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) |
| 2023–2026 | Parma | 9 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Frosinone (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2026 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2026– | Sampdoria | 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) |
| 2021–2025 | Slovenia U21 | 20 | (3) |
| 2026– | Slovenia | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Begić started playing football at hometown club Izola, before moving to Koper.[5] In 2018, he joined Gorica, where he progressed through the youth ranks and was promoted to the first team in 2020.[6] 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.[7] 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.[6][8]
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.[5][9] 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.[10]
On 5 July 2022, Begić officially joined Serie C side Vicenza on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract with the club.[9] On 22 January 2023, he scored his first goal for the Italian club, finding the net in a 3–0 league win over AlbinoLeffe.[11] 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.[12][13]
On 14 July 2023, Begić transferred to Serie B club Parma for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract.[14][15]
On 2 August 2024, he joined Serie B side Frosinone on a season-long loan.[16]
International career
Begić represented Slovenia at all youth international levels from under-16 to under-21.[17]
Although he received his first call-up to the under-21 team in May 2021,[18] he did not make his official competitive debut with the squad until 6 September of the same year, during the match against Andorra.[19] 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.[9][19]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 July 2023
| 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 | ||
- Appearances in Slovenian PrvaLiga promotion/relegation play-offs
- Five appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, four appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
