Jaka Bijol
 Bijol with CSKA Moscow in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Vuzenica, Slovenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Dravograd | ||
| 2014–2017 | Bravo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Rudar Velenje | 30 | (3) |
| 2018–2022 | CSKA Moscow | 81 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hannover 96 (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2022– | Udinese | 35 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Slovenia U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Slovenia U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Slovenia U18 | 9 | (2) |
| 2017 | Slovenia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Slovenia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Slovenia | 47 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Jaka Bijol (born 5 February 1999) is a Slovenian professional
Club career
On 22 June 2018, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Bijol on a five-year contract from Rudar Velenje.[2] On 18 September 2020, Bijol was loaned out to Hannover 96 for one year.[3]
On 14 July 2022, Bijol was signed by Serie A club Udinese on a five-year contract for a reported transfer fee of over €4 million.[4] In November 2023, he suffered a foot injury and was sidelined for over two months.[5]
International career
On 13 October 2018, Bijol debuted with the Slovenia senior team in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League match against Norway, which Slovenia lost 1–0.[6] He scored his first goal in a friendly match against Croatia on 26 March 2022, scoring a stoppage-time goal to secure a 1–1 draw.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 May 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rudar Velenje | 2017–18 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| 2019–20 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 81 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 7 | ||
| Hannover 96 (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Udinese | 2022–23 | Serie A | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 173 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 13 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League.
- ^ Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup.
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League.
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bijol goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2022 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Croatia
|
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
CSKA Moscow
References
- ^ a b c Jaka Bijol at Soccerway
- ^ "Яка Бийол пополнил состав ПФК ЦСКА". PFC CSKA Moscow (in Russian). 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- Kicker(in German). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ Campanale, Susy (14 July 2022). "Udinese sign Slovenia international Bijol". Football Italia. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Campanale, Susy (5 December 2023). "Udinese lose Bijol to foot fracture". Football Italia. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Slovenci razočarali tudi v Oslu". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 13 October 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Slovenia steal late goal to draw friendly with Croatia". ESPN. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Jaka Bijol at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Jaka Bijol". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "2018 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
External links
- Jaka Bijol at NZS (in Slovene)
- Jaka Bijol at FIFA (archived)
- Jaka Bijol at UEFA
- Jaka Bijol at EU-Football.info
- Jaka Bijol at FBref.com
- Jaka Bijol at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jaka Bijol at Soccerway.com
- Jaka Bijol at WorldFootball.net
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