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. On 18 September 2020, Bijol was loaned out to Hannover 96 for one year.
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. In November 2023, he suffered a foot injury and was sidelined for over two months.
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. 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.
Bijol represented Slovenia at UEFA Euro 2024, where he was selected by football statistics portal WhoScored in the best eleven of the tournament.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 March 2025
International
- As of match played 23 March 2025
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bijol goal.
Honours
CSKA Moscow
- Russian Super Cup: 2018
References
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 kicker (in German)
- Jaka Bijol at FBref.com
- Jaka Bijol at EU-Football.info
