Loris Karius
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File:Loris Karius signs for Liverpool.png Karius with 1. FSV Mainz 05 in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Biberach an der Riss, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | FV Biberach | ||
| 2000–2001 | SG Mettenberg | ||
| 2001–2005 | SSV Ulm 1846 | ||
| 2005–2009 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 2009–2011 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Mainz 05 II | 27 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Mainz 05 | 91 | (0) |
| 2016– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Germany U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Germany U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 May 2016 | |||
Loris Karius (born 22 June 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liverpool in the Premier League.
Club career
Stuttgart
Karius was born in Biberach an der Riss, Baden-Württemberg. He played for local teams FV Biberach, SG Mettenberg and SSV Ulm 1846 before joining VfB Stuttgart where he rose the youth ranks and appeared for the German under-16 national team against Macedonia in September, 2008.[1]
Manchester City
Manchester City invited Karius and his family to England after watching him in Germany’s under-16 game against Macedonia, and signed him on 1 July, 2009. Stuttgart's youth co-ordinator, Thomas Albeck, stated: "There was an exorbitant amount of money involved. It was well out of proportion."[2] Karius played for the under-18 and the under-21 Manchester City teams, but failed to make a senior appearance during his time in Manchester.
Mainz 05
Manchester City loaned Karius to Mainz 05 in August 2011, where he played for Mainz's reserve team, Mainz 05 II, in the Regionalliga. On 11 January 2012, the move was made permanent with Karius committing to a two-year deal with an option for a third year that would extend his contract to June 2015.[3]
Karius made his debut on 1 December 2012 against Hannover 96 when he substituted Shawn Parker after goalkeeper Christian Wetklo had been sent off.[4] Karius established himself as first-choice goalkeeper for Mainz and signed a three-year contract extension on 12 January 2015.[5][6] Karius was ever-present in the 2015–16 season, keeping nine clean sheets, saving two penalties and being voted the joint-third best goalkeeper in the league in an opinion poll held on the Bundesliga's official website.[7]
Liverpool
On 24 May 2016, Karius signed with Liverpool for a fee of £4.7 million on a five-year deal.[8][9] The club confirmed that he would be given the number 1 jersey most recently worn by Brad Jones, who was released by the club in June 2015.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 May 2016.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mainz 05 II | 2011–12 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Mainz 05 | 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 91 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool | 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 118 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 0 | |
Personal life
Karius became friends with Canadian singer Justin Bieber after having met him while on holiday in Miami during the summer of 2015; the heavily-tattooed Karius stated that "[he and Bieber] were in the same hotel, [Bieber] admired my tattoos and I responded to it."[11][12]
References
- ^ "Professional footballer Loris Karius at home". schwaebische.de.
- ^ "Kids aren't pampered, says Manchester City's £1m U21 star Onuoha". dailymail.co.uk. Archived from the original on April 4, 2009.
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- ^ "Mainz 05 vs Hannover 96 Match Report". goal.com.
- ^ "LORIS KARIUS VERLÄNGERT BEIM 1. FSV MAINZ 05". bundesliga.de.
- ^ "Arsenal target Loris Karius pens contract until 2018". dailystar.co.uk.
- ^ "Team of the Season: Neuer sweeps the board in goalkeeper vote". bundesliga.com.
- ^ Carroll, James (24 May 2016). "Liverpool agree deal to sign Loris Karius". Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Mainz goalkeeper completes £4.7million move after release clause activated". independent.co.uk.
- ^ Carroll, James (24 May 2016). "Liverpool confirm Loris Karius squad number". Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Mains-towart Loris Karius verrat so lief sein Treffen mit Popstar Justin Bieber" (in German). bild.de.
- ^ "Liverpool FC target Loris Karius has Justin Bieber's number, enjoys motocross riding and texts Mario Balotelli". liverpoolecho.co.uk.
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Biberach an der Riss
- German footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Bundesliga players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- German expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- German expatriates in England
- Germany youth international footballers
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- Liverpool F.C. players