Eric Tia

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

Eric Tia
Personal information
Full name Chef Eric Tia
Date of birth (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996
Place of birth Marcory, Ivory Coast
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bellinzona
Number 27
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– Bellinzona 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2021

Professional career

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.

References
  1. "Chef Eric Tia – der Asylbewerber bei Chur 97". www.suedostschweiz.ch.
  2. "FC Luzern verpflichtet Eric Tia Chef". Radio Pilatus. February 18, 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.
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