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Sven Karič

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Sven Karič
Personal information
Full name Sven Šoštarič Karič[1][2]
Date of birth (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 26)
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 6 (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 9 November 2024

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]

Club career

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In 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

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Karič debuted for the senior Slovenia national team in a friendly 6–0 win over Gibraltar on 4 June 2021.[9]

Personal life

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He is the son of the former Slovenian international Amir Karić.[10] His sister Tija is also a footballer.[11]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Official UEFA competitive matches only.

References

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  1. ^ "Sven Šoštarič Karič – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "20 Sven ŠOŠTARIČ KARIČ" (in Slovenian). NK Domžale. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Slovenia – S. Karič – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Wakefield, Mark (28 March 2019). "Derby County defender joins National League club on loan". DerbyshireLive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Nogometni klub Domžale - Sven Šoštarič Karič je novi član rumene družine" (in Slovenian). NK Domžale. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Maribor z odmevno okrepitvijo: Po Amirju bo vijoličasti dres nase nadel še Sven Karić!" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Sven Karič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  10. ^ Viškovič, Rok (11 March 2016). "Amir Karić: Upam, da mladi ne bodo ponavljali mojih napak" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Hčerka nekdanjega reprezentanta Amirja Karića zdaj uspešna nogometašica". Mariborinfo.com (in Slovenian). 25 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
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