| Eric Tia | |
| Fullname: | Chef Eric Tia |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Marcory, Ivory Coast |
| Height: | 1.79m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Rapperswil-Jona |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Years1: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Chur 97 |
| Caps1: | 43 |
| Goals1: | 16 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Zürich U21 |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Luzern |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Luzern U21 |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Bellinzona |
| Caps6: | 43 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Caps7: | 42 |
| Goals7: | 7 |
| Club-Update: | 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.
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]