Jaka Bijol

Slovenian association football player

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Jaka Bijol is a Slovenian footballer, born on 5 February 1999 in Vuzenica. He has played as a midfielder and centre-back, wearing squad number 15, for PFC CSKA Moscow, Hannover 96 and Leeds United, as well as for Slovenia's national and under-21 teams. His career began in 2017.

He took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 9, and his senior international record stands at one match played and no goals scored.

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Vinony files it under 1999 births, 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen and 2. Bundesliga players.

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Key facts

2014: Slovenia U16
2017: Slovenia U19
2018: Slovenia
2025: Leeds United
Date of birth: ( 1999-02-05 ) 5 February 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth: Vuzenica , Slovenia
Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Positions: Centre-back defensive midfielder
Current team: Leeds United
0000 2014: Dravograd
2014 2017: Bravo
Years: Team
2017 2018: Rudar Velenje
2018 2022: CSKA Moscow
2020 2021: → Hannover 96 (loan)
2022 2025: Udinese
2015 2016: Slovenia U17
2016 2017: Slovenia U18

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Team: Leeds United
Position: Centre-Back
Nationality: Slovenia

via TheSportsDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Slovenia
Place of birth: Vuzenica
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Slovene
Participant in: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 9
Sport: association football
Member of team: Leeds United F.C.
Position played: midfielder
Country for sport: Slovenia
Image: Jaka Bijol 2025.png
Height: 1.90

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date of birth: 1999-02-05
Commons category: Jaka Bijol
number of matches played/races/starts: 1
total goals in career: 0
start of work period: 2017-00-00
sport number: 15

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Encyclopedic overview

Jaka Bijol (born 5 February 1999) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Leeds United and the Slovenia national team. Initially a defensive midfielder, he switched to his current position in the 2021–22 season.

Club career

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