Alexandros Gogić (; sr-Cyrl, Александрос Гогић; born 13 April 1994) is a Cypriot professional

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who plays as a defender and

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for club St Mirren and the Cyprus national team. He has also previously played for Scottish clubs

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, and Hibernian.

Early and personal life

Gogić is the son of Serbian-born Cypriot international footballer

Siniša Gogić Siniša Gogić ( sr-Cyrl, Синиша Гогић, ; ; born 20 October 1963) is afootball manager and former professional player who played as a striker. Born in Yugoslavia, he represented Cyprus at international level. At club level he playe ...

Club career

Gogić played youth football for Greek club

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and Welsh club

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. He signed for Scottish club

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

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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

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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. He made his senior debut with Cyprus a month later, in a 2–1 friendly loss to

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on 7 October.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gogic, Alex 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 21st-century Cypriot sportsmen 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