Sven Karič
 Karič with Pari Nizhny Novgorod in 2025 | |||
| 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 | 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 | 50 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Slovenia U17[a] | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Slovenia U19[a] | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Slovenia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021– | Slovenia | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Sven Šoštarič Karič (born 7 March 1998) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club Pari Nizhny Novgorod and Slovenia national team as a defender.[3]
Club career
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
Karič debuted for the senior Slovenia national team in a friendly 6–0 win over Gibraltar on 4 June 2021.[9]
Personal life
He is the son of the former Slovenian international Amir Karić.[10] His sister Tija is also a footballer.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 May 2026[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Domžale | 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||
| Total | 86 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 8 | ||
| Maribor | 2022–23 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 5 | 0 | — | 6[f] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 4 | ||
| Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 206 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 249 | 15 | ||
International
- As of match played 10 June 2025[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Notes
- 1 2 Official UEFA competitive matches only.
- ↑ Includes Slovenian Cup, Russian Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in relegation play-offs
References
- ↑ "Sven Šoštarič Karič – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- 1 2 "20 Sven ŠOŠTARIČ KARIČ" (in Slovenian). NK Domžale. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- 1 2 Sven Karič at Soccerway
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Sven Karič at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Sven Šoštarič Karič national team profile at NZS (in Slovene)
- Sven Šoštarič Karič club profile at NZS (in Slovene)
- Sven Karić at Soccerway.com
- Sven Karić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sven Karić at FBref.com
- Sven Karić at Kicker (in German)
- Sven Karić at EU-Football.info
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