Alexandros Gogić ( el, Αλέξανδρος Γκόγκιτς; sr-Cyrl, Александрос Гогић; born 13 April 1994) is a Cypriot professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender and
midfielder
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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
Siniša Gogić ( sr-Cyrl, Синиша Гогић, ; el, Σίνισα Γκόγκιτς; born 20 October 1963) is a football manager and former professional player who played as a striker.
At club level he played for Yugoslav clubs Radnički ...
.
Club career
Gogić played youth football for Greek club
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
and Welsh club
Swansea City
Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...
. He signed for Scottish club
Hamilton Academical in February 2017.
In March 2017, Gogić signed a contract extension with Hamilton until May 2018, before signing a further extension, until 2020, in December 2017. On 3 June 2020 he announced that he had left the club.
On 10 July 2020, Gogić signed a two-year contract with
Hibernian.
On 31 January 2022, Gogić joined
St Mirren, on loan for the rest of the season. He scored on his debut for St Mirren, a 1–1 draw with
Motherwell
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on 1 February. He was released by Hibs in June 2022, at the end of his contract. In August 2022 he signed a two-year contract with St Mirren. In May 2024 Gogić signed a three–year extension to his contract.
International career
He has represented Cyprus at
under-19 and
under-21 youth levels.
He was first selected for the senior
Cyprus national team in September 2020, but had to withdraw when he tested positive for
COVID-19
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.
[ 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.]Czech Republic
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on 7 October.
Career statistics
International appearances
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Cypriot men's footballers
Cypriot people of Serbian descent
Olympiacos F.C. players
Swansea City A.F.C. players
Hamilton Academical F.C. players
Scottish Professional Football League players
Men's association football defenders
Men's association football midfielders
Cyprus men's youth international footballers
Cyprus men's under-21 international footballers
Cyprus men's international footballers
Cypriot expatriate men's footballers
Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Wales
Expatriate men's footballers in Wales
Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Hibernian F.C. players
St Mirren F.C. players
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