Eric Tia

Eric Tia
Personal information
Full name Chef Eric Tia
Date of birth (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Marcory, Ivory Coast
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Rapperswil-Jona
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Chur 97 43 (16)
2017–2019 Zürich U21 30 (4)
2019–2020 Luzern 2 (0)
2019–2020 Luzern U21 20 (8)
2020 Neuchâtel Xamax 4 (0)
2021–2023 Bellinzona 43 (3)
2023– Rapperswil-Jona 42 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2024

Chef Eric Tia (born 28 November 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Swiss club Rapperswil-Jona.

Professional career

In January 2014, Chef arrived in Switzerland as an asylum seeker. He soon joined Chur 97 after asking to try out, and worked his way into their first team soon after.[1] On 18 February 2019, Tia signed a professional contract with FC Luzern.[2] Chef made his professional debut with Luzern in a 1–0 Swiss Super League win over Servette FC on 4 August 2019.[3]

For the 2021–22 season, he joined Bellinzona in the third-tier Swiss Promotion League.[4] Upon his debut for Bellinzona, he appeared in all five top levels of the Swiss football leagues, from Swiss Super League to 2. Liga Interregional.

On 7 July 2023, FC Rapperswil-Jona announced the signing of Tia.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Chef Eric Tia – der Asylbewerber bei Chur 97". suedostschweiz.ch.
  2. ^ "FC Luzern verpflichtet Eric Tia Chef". Radio Pilatus. 18 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Servette vs. Luzern – 4 August 2019 – Soccerway". uint.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "AL VIA LA STAGIONE 2021/22!" (in Italian). Bellinzona. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Vier Neuverpflichtungen beim FCRJ" [Four signings at FCRJ] (in Swiss High German). Rapperswil-Jona. Retrieved 15 August 2023.