Jaka Bijol

Jaka Bijol

Bijol with CSKA Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Vuzenica, Slovenia[1]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Udinese
Number	29
Youth career
0000–2014	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	70	(4)
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	59	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:40, 10 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Jaka Bijol (born 5 February 1999) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Udinese and the Slovenia national team. Initially a defensive midfielder, he switched to his current position in the 2021–22 season.

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 9 December 2024[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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
	2023–24		24	0	1	0	—		—		25	0
	2024–25		14	1	2	1	—		—		16	2
	Total		70	4	4	1	—		—		74	5
Career total			211	13	10	2	9	0	1	0	231	15

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance in Russian Super Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024[8][9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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	14	0
Total		59	1

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bijol goal.

List of international goals scored by Jaka Bijol

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

• Russian Super Cup: 2018[10]

References

1. Jaka Bijol at Soccerway
2. "Яка Бийол пополнил состав ПФК ЦСКА". PFC CSKA Moscow (in Russian). 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
3. ""Wichtiges Puzzleteil": Hannover leiht Bijol aus". Kicker (in German). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
4. Campanale, Susy (14 July 2022). "Udinese sign Slovenia international Bijol". Football Italia. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
5. Campanale, Susy (5 December 2023). "Udinese lose Bijol to foot fracture". Football Italia. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
6. "Slovenci razočarali tudi v Oslu". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 13 October 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
7. "Slovenia steal late goal to draw friendly with Croatia". ESPN. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
8. Jaka Bijol at National-Football-Teams.com
9. "Jaka Bijol". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
10. "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 Soccerway.com
• Jaka Bijol at WorldFootball.net
• Jaka Bijol at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jaka Bijol at FBref.com
• Jaka Bijol at EU-Football.info