| Žiga Laci | |
| Height: | 1.89 m[1] |
| Birth Date: | 20 July 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Murska Sobota, Slovenia[2] |
| Currentclub: | Mura |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Nafta Lendava |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Dobrovnik |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | Turnišče |
| Youthyears4: | 2016–2020 |
| Youthclubs4: | Mura[3] |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Mura |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2020–2024 |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2024 |
| Caps3: | 35 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Koper (loan) |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Mura |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Slovenia U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 6 February 2024 |
Žiga Laci (born 20 July 2002) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Mura.
In July 2018, Laci signed his first professional contract with Mura until 2021.[4] He made his senior debut on 11 May 2019 in the 32nd round of the 2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga, coming on as a late substitute in a match against Krško, which Mura won 3–0.[5]
On 14 February 2020, Laci signed a three-year contract with Greek club AEK Athens.[6] [7] On 8 July 2021, his contract had been extended until the summer of 2026.[8]
Laci made his international debut on 21 February 2019, when he played for the Slovenia under-17 team in a 2–1 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9] In March 2019, he played in the elite round of the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers, where Slovenia was eliminated after two defeats and a draw.[9]
On 26 July 2019, Laci debuted for the Slovenia under-19 side in a 3–1 win against the United Arab Emirates.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Mura | 2018–19 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| AEK Athens | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| AEK Athens B | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 20 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |||