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Eric Tia
Personal information
Full name Chef Eric Tia
Date of birth (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Marcory, Ivory Coast
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Rapperswil-Jona
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Chur 97 43 (16)
2017–2019 Zürich U21 30 (4)
2019–2020 Luzern 2 (0)
2019–2020 Luzern U21 20 (8)
2020 Neuchâtel Xamax 4 (0)
2021–2023 Bellinzona 43 (3)
2023– Rapperswil-Jona 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2023

Chef Eric Tia (born 28 November 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Swiss club Rapperswil-Jona.

Professional career

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In January 2014, Chef arrived in Switzerland as an asylum seeker. He soon joined Chur 97 after asking to try out, and worked his way into their first team soon after.[1] On 18 February 2019, Tia signed a professional contract with FC Luzern.[2] Chef made his professional debut with Luzern in a 1–0 Swiss Super League win over Servette FC on 4 August 2019.[3]

For the 2021–22 season, he joined Bellinzona in the third-tier Swiss Promotion League.[4] Upon his debut for Bellinzona, he appeared in all five top levels of the Swiss football leagues, from Swiss Super League to 2. Liga Interregional.

On 7 July 2023, FC Rapperswil-Jona announced the signing of Tia.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Chef Eric Tia – der Asylbewerber bei Chur 97". suedostschweiz.ch.
  2. ^ "FC Luzern verpflichtet Eric Tia Chef". Radio Pilatus. 18 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Servette vs. Luzern – 4 August 2019 – Soccerway". uint.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "AL VIA LA STAGIONE 2021/22!" (in Italian). Bellinzona. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Vier Neuverpflichtungen beim FCRJ" [Four signings at FCRJ] (in Swiss High German). Rapperswil-Jona. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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