Alex Gogić Explained

Alex Gogić
Fullname:Alexandros Gogić
Birth Date:13 April 1994
Birth Place:Nicosia, Cyprus
Height:1.85m
Position:Centre back, Defensive midfielder
Currentclub:St Mirren
Clubnumber:13
Youthclubs1:Olympiacos
Youthyears2:2013–2017
Youthclubs2:Swansea City
Years1:2017–2020
Clubs1:Hamilton Academical
Caps1:70
Goals1:2
Years2:2020–2022
Clubs2:Hibernian
Caps2:43
Goals2:1
Years3:2022
Clubs3:St Mirren (loan)
Caps3:13
Goals3:1
Years4:2022–
Clubs4:St Mirren
Caps4:70
Goals4:4
Nationalteam1:Cyprus U19
Nationalteam2:Cyprus U21
Nationalyears3:2020–
Nationalteam3:Cyprus
Nationalcaps3:29
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:14:55, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:15:37, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Alexandros Gogić (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αλέξανδρος Γκόγκιτς; Serbian: Александрос Гогић; born 13 April 1994) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for club St Mirren and the Cyprus national team. He has also previously played for Scottish clubs Hamilton Academical, and Hibernian.

Early and personal life

Gogić is the son of Serbian-born Cypriot international footballer Siniša Gogić.

Club career

Gogić played youth football for Greek club Olympiacos and Welsh club Swansea City.[1] He signed for Scottish club Hamilton Academical in February 2017.[2] In March 2017, Gogić signed a contract extension with Hamilton until May 2018,[3] before signing a further extension, until 2020, in December 2017.[4] On 3 June 2020 he announced that he had left the club.[5]

On 10 July 2020, Gogić signed a two-year contract with Hibernian.[6]

On 31 January 2022, Gogić joined St Mirren, on loan for the rest of the season.[7] He scored on his debut for St Mirren, a 1–1 draw with Motherwell on 1 February.[8] He was released by Hibs in June 2022, at the end of his contract.[9] In August 2022 he signed a two-year contract with St Mirren.[10] In May 2024 Gogić signed a three–year extension to his contract.[11]

International career

He has represented Cyprus at under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[2] He was first selected for the senior Cyprus national team in September 2020,[12] but had to withdraw when he tested positive for COVID-19. Further tests did not confirm this finding, but he still had to enter a 10-day period of self-isolation that prevented him from playing.[13] He made his senior debut with Cyprus a month later, in a 2–1 friendly loss to Czech Republic on 7 October.[14] [15]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical2016–17Scottish Premiership7000002090
2017–18181103000221
2018–19160100000170
2019–20291205000361
Total702408020842
Hibernian2020–21Scottish Premiership3414[16] 01000391
2021–22Scottish Premiership 90001040140
Total431402040531
St Mirren (loan)2021–22Scottish Premiership 131200000151
St Mirren2022–23Scottish Premiership 302200000322
2023–24Scottish Premiership 382216100464
2024–25Scottish Premiership 2000104070
Total704417140856
Career total194814117110023510

International appearances

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cyprus
202040
202130
Total70

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swans sign Zabret and Gogic. 2 July 2013. 11 March 2017. Swansea City A.F.C..
  2. Web site: Gogic Signs. 25 February 2017. 11 March 2017. Hamilton Academical F.C.. 30 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170330012242/http://www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk/gogic-signs/. dead.
  3. Web site: Hamilton Accies: Alex Gogic and Jordan McGregor sign contract extensions. 29 March 2017. 29 March 2017. BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: Hamilton Accies' Dougie Imrie and Alex Gogic sign contract extensions. 19 December 2017. 19 January 2018. BBC Sport.
  5. News: Hamilton: George Oakley & Alex Gogic follow Aaron McGowan in announcing exit. BBC Sport. 3 June 2020.
  6. Web site: Hibernian sign Kevin Nisbet, Drey Wright & Alex Gogic . BBC Sport . BBC . 10 July 2020 . 10 July 2020.
  7. Web site: Alex Gogic joins St Mirren on loan . hibernianfc.co.uk . 31 January 2022. 31 January 2022.
  8. Web site: St Mirren 1–1 Motherwell . Andrew . Southwick . BBC Sport . 1 February 2022 . 5 February 2022.
  9. Web site: Hibernian: Scott Allan, Alex Gogic, Drey Wright and Jamie Murphy among six exits . BBC Sport . 2 June 2022 . 2 June 2022.
  10. Web site: Alex Gogic: Cyprus midfielder returns to St Mirren on two-year deal . BBC Sport . 19 August 2022 . 19 August 2022.
  11. Web site: Defender Gogic signs new deal with St Mirren . BBC Sport . 7 May 2024 . 8 May 2024.
  12. 1299297164829614080 . HibernianFC . 28 August 2020 . 28 August 2020 . Congratulations to @Gogic13 on a first call-up to the senior @CyprusFA squad! The powerhouse midfielder has hit the ground running since moving to Hibernian in the summer..
  13. Web site: Alex Gogic: Hibs midfielder confirms false positive Covid test . BBC Sport . BBC . 30 August 2020 . 30 August 2020.
  14. Web site: Cyprus vs. Czech Republic – 7 October 2020 – Soccerway.
  15. News: Craig . Fowler . Hibs star Alex Gogic makes international debut for Cyprus . Edinburgh Evening News . 8 October 2020 . 9 October 2020.
  16. One appearance in the previous season's Scottish Cup which was rescheduled to October due to COVID-19