# Jaka Bijol

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

## Club career

On 22 June 2018, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Bijol on a five-year contract from Rudar Velenje. On 18 September 2020, Bijol was loaned out to Hannover 96 for one year.
On 14 July 2022, Bijol was signed by Serie A club Udinese on a five-year contract for a reported transfer fee of over €4 million. In November 2023, he suffered a foot injury and was sidelined for over two months.

## International career

On 13 October 2018, Bijol debuted with the Slovenia senior team in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League match against Norway, which Slovenia lost 1–0. He scored his first goal in a friendly match against Croatia on 26 March 2022, scoring a stoppage-time goal to secure a 1–1 draw.
Bijol represented Slovenia at UEFA Euro 2024, where he was selected by football statistics portal WhoScored in the best eleven of the tournament.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 10 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rudar Velenje | 2017–18 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 3 |
| CSKA Moscow | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| CSKA Moscow | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 |
| CSKA Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| CSKA Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| CSKA Moscow | Total | Total | 81 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 7 |
| Hannover 96 (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 0 |
| Udinese | 2022–23 | Serie A | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 3 |
| Udinese | 2023–24 | Serie A | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Udinese | 2024–25 | Serie A | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 2 |
| Udinese | Total | Total | 82 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 87 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 223 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 244 | 15 |
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in Russian Super Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Slovenia | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 2022 | 10 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 2024 | 14 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 59 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bijol goal.
List of international goals scored by Jaka Bijol :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 26 March 2022 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Croatia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |

## Honours

CSKA Moscow
* Russian Super Cup: 2018