Tio Cipot (born 20 April 2003) is a Slovenian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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club

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Club career

Born in

Murska Sobota Murska Sobota (, Slovenian abbreviation: ''MS'' ; ;''Radkersburg und Luttenberg'' (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut. ) is a town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Murska Sob ...

, Cipot is a youth product of his hometown side Mura. He made his senior debut for the club on 19 July 2020 in a league match against

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. Cipot transferred to

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side

in January 2023 for an alleged transfer fee of €700,000, signing a contract with the club until 2027. He made his

debut on 27 January, replacing

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in the 67th minute of a 2–0 home win against

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International career

Cipot was a youth international for Slovenia and represented the country at the under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. He made his under-21 debut on 26 September 2022 against

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, scoring a brace in a 3–2 defeat.

Personal life

Cipot's father,

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, played internationally for

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. His elder brother, Kai, is also a professional footballer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cipot, Tio 2003 births Living people Footballers from Murska Sobota Slovenian men's footballers 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Slovenia men's youth international footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers NŠ Mura players Spezia Calcio players Grazer AK players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Serie A players Serie B players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria