Sven Šoštarič Karič (born 7 March 1998) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club Pari Nizhny Novgorod as a defender.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sven Šoštarič Karič[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pobrežje | |||
| 2011–2016 | Maribor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Domžale | 86 | (6) |
| 2022–2024 | Maribor | 64 | (4) |
| 2024– | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 8 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Slovenia U17[a] | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Slovenia U19[a] | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Slovenia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Slovenia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editIn early 2017, Karič signed for Derby County of the Championship after trialing with Croatian team Dinamo Zagreb and refusing a professional contract from Slovenian side Maribor.[4] In March 2019, he was sent on loan to Braintree Town in the English fifth division.[5]
Karič returned to Slovenia in July 2019 and signed for Domžale.[6] He stayed at Domžale for three years, before re-joining his childhood club Maribor in 2022 on a contract until 2025.[7]
On 11 September 2024, Karič moved abroad again and signed with Pari Nizhny Novgorod, joining his countrymen Luka Vešner Tičić at the Russian Premier League club.[8]
International career
editKarič debuted for the senior Slovenia national team in a friendly 6–0 win over Gibraltar on 4 June 2021.[9]
Personal life
editHe is the son of the former Slovenian international Amir Karić.[10] His sister Tija is also a footballer.[11]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sven Šoštarič Karič – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ a b "20 Sven ŠOŠTARIČ KARIČ" (in Slovenian). NK Domžale. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Slovenia – S. Karič – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Mitrović, Dejan (1 February 2017). "Saga je končana: Sven Karić zapustil Maribor in odšel v Anglijo". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Wakefield, Mark (28 March 2019). "Derby County defender joins National League club on loan". DerbyshireLive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Nogometni klub Domžale - Sven Šoštarič Karič je novi član rumene družine" (in Slovenian). NK Domžale. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Maribor z odmevno okrepitvijo: Po Amirju bo vijoličasti dres nase nadel še Sven Karić!" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Maribor uradno potrdil novo kadrovsko spremembo: Poslovil se je Sven Šoštarič Karič, branilec bo kariero nadaljeval v Rusiji". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Sven Karič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Viškovič, Rok (11 March 2016). "Amir Karić: Upam, da mladi ne bodo ponavljali mojih napak" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Hčerka nekdanjega reprezentanta Amirja Karića zdaj uspešna nogometašica". Mariborinfo.com (in Slovenian). 25 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
External links
edit- Sven Karič at NZS (in Slovene)
- Sven Karić at Soccerway.com
- Sven Karić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sven Karić at kicker (in German)
- Sven Karić at FBref.com
- Sven Karić at EU-Football.info
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