Domen Črnigoj (born 18 November 1995) is a Slovenian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Črnigoj made his

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debut for

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on 1 August 2012 against

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, replacing

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after 87 minutes of the match. In August 2015, he transferred to

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club

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. In August 2020, Črnigoj signed a three-year contract with

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. In November 2021, he extended his contract until 2025. On 26 January 2023, he signed for

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club

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on loan until the end of the season with the option to make the move permanent.

International career

On 23 March 2018, Črnigoj debuted for the Slovenia national team in a 3–0 away friendly defeat against

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, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for

Josip Iličić Josip Iličić (; born 29 January 1988) is a Slovenian professional Association footballer, footballer who plays for FC Koper, Koper. Primarily an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a winger (association football), winger or forward (assoc ...

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Črnigoj goal''.

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Domen Črnigoj
at NZS * 1995 births Living people Footballers from Koper Slovenian men's footballers 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Slovenia men's youth international footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers Slovenia men's international footballers FC Koper players FC Lugano players Venezia FC players US Salernitana 1919 players AC Reggiana 1919 players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Swiss Super League players Serie B players Serie A players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy {{Slovenia-footy-bio-stub