Žan Celar

Žan Celar (born 14 March 1999) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a forward for Lugano.[2]

Žan Celar
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999
Place of birth Kranj, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Lugano
Number 19
Youth career
Šenčur
0000–2012 Velesovo
2012–2014 Triglav Kranj
2014–2017 Maribor
2017–2019 Roma Primavera
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Maribor 1 (0)
2018–2021 Roma 1 (0)
2019–2020Cittadella (loan) 10 (1)
2020–2021Cremonese (loan) 38 (4)
2021– Lugano 23 (9)
National team
2014 Slovenia U16 4 (1)
2015–2016 Slovenia U17 16 (6)
2016–2017 Slovenia U18 11 (4)
2017 Slovenia U19 5 (5)
2019–2021 Slovenia U21 10 (1)
2021– Slovenia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

Celar made his Serie A debut for Roma on 11 March 2019 in a game against Empoli, as an 86th-minute substitute for Patrik Schick.[3]

On 10 July 2019, Celar joined Serie B club Cittadella on loan until January 2020.[4] On 30 January 2020, he moved on loan to Cremonese.[5] After scoring two goals in eleven appearances during the 2019–20 Serie B season, his loan was extended for another season in August 2020.[6][7]

International career

Between 2014 and 2021, Celar was capped for all Slovenian youth selections from under-16 to under-21, making 46 appearances for all teams and scoring 17 goals.[8]

He made his debut for the senior team on 14 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifying match against Cyprus.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maribor 2015–16 PrvaLiga 10000010
Roma 2018–19 Serie A 10000010
Cittadella (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 10132133
Cremonese (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 112112
2020–21 27220292
Total 3842000404
Lugano 2021–22 Swiss Super League 239432712
Career total 731495008219

References

  1. "Žan Celar". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. "Lovrić in Celar bosta soigralca" (in Slovenian). Siol. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. "Roma vs. Empoli – 11 March 2019". Soccerway. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. "Cittadella, arriva il centravanti Celar dalla Roma". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  5. "Celar nuovo attaccante grigiorosso" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. "Celar ancora in grigiorosso" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  7. "Ufficiale: la Cremonese rinnova il prestito di Zan Celar". IlRomanista.eu (in Italian). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. "Žan Celar – Nogometna zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  9. "Žan Celar, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  10. Žan Celar at Soccerway
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