Domen Črnigoj

Domen Črnigoj (born 18 November 1995) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Domen Črnigoj

Črnigoj with Salernitana in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-11-18) 18 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Koper, Slovenia[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2012	Koper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Koper	89	(2)
2015–2020	Lugano	113	(5)
2020–2025	Venezia	90	(9)
2023	→ Salernitana (loan)	7	(0)
2023–2024	→ Reggiana (loan)	16	(0)
International career
2011–2012	Slovenia U17	6	(0)
2013	Slovenia U19	3	(3)
2014–2016	Slovenia U21	12	(0)
2018–2022	Slovenia	26	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025

Club career

Črnigoj made his Slovenian PrvaLiga debut for Koper on 1 August 2012 against Aluminij, replacing Denis Popović after 87 minutes of the match.^{[2][better source needed]} In August 2015, he transferred to Swiss Super League club Lugano.^[3]

In August 2020, Črnigoj signed a three-year contract with Serie B club Venezia.^[4] In November 2021, he extended his contract until 2025.^[5] On 26 January 2023, he signed for Serie A club Salernitana on loan until the end of the season with the option to make the move permanent.^[6] On 29 July 2025, his contract with Venezia was terminated by mutual consent.^[7]

International career

On 23 March 2018, Črnigoj debuted for the Slovenia national team in a 3–0 away friendly defeat against Austria, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Josip Iličić.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 December 2024^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Koper	2012–13	PrvaLiga	21	0	3	0	—		—		24	0
	2013–14		33	1	1	0	—		—		34	1
	2014–15		28	1	6	0	4[b]	0	—		38	1
	2015–16		7	0	0	0	4[b]	0	—		11	0
	Total		89	2	10	0	8	0	—		107	2
Lugano	2015–16	Super League	26	3	4	1	—		—		30	4
	2016–17		30	1	3	0	—		—		33	1
	2017–18		28	1	3	1	3[b]	0	—		34	2
	2018–19		26	0	4	2	—		—		30	2
	2019–20		3	0	0	0	1[b]	0	—		4	0
	Total		113	5	14	4	4	0	—		131	9
Venezia	2020–21	Serie B	30	3	2	0	—		5[c]	0	37	3
	2021–22	Serie A	34	3	3	1	—		—		37	4
	2022–23	Serie B	18	3	0	0	—		—		18	3
	2024–25	Serie A	8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		90	9	6	1	—		5	0	101	10
Salernitana (loan)	2022–23	Serie A	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
Reggiana (loan)	2023–24	Serie B	16	0	1	0	—		—		17	0
Career total			315	16	31	5	12	0	5	0	363	21

1. Includes Slovenian Cup, Swiss Cup, Coppa Italia
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance(s) in Serie B play-offs

International

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Črnigoj goal.^[9]

List of international goals scored by Domen Črnigoj

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 June 2019	Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	1–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2				2–0
3	1 June 2021	Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia	North Macedonia	1–1	1–1	Friendly