Sven Karič

Slovenian footballer (born 1998)

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	0	(0)
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 11 September 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

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]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Official UEFA competitive matches only.

References

^ "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.