Karlo Žiger

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Karlo Žiger
Personal information
Full name Karlo Žiger[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sesvete
(on loan from Gorica)
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2017 NK Zagreb
2017–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Chelsea 0 (0)
2019 → Sutton United (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Rudar Velenje (loan) 16 (0)
2022– Gorica 0 (0)
2023– → Sesvete (loan) 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:18, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Karlo Žiger (born 11 May 2001) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Prva NL side Sesvete on loan from Gorica.

Career[edit]

Žiger started his career with English Premier League side Chelsea.[2][3][4] Before the second half of 2018–19, he was sent on loan to Sutton United in the English fifth tier.[5][6] In 2021, Žiger was sent on loan to Slovenian second tier club Rudar Velenje.[7] In 2022, he signed for Gorica in the Croatian top flight.[8] Ahead of the 2023–24 campaign, Žiger joined Prva NL side, Sesvete on a season-long loan.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 6 October 2023.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2018–19 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chelsea U23 2020–21 — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Sutton United (loan) 2018–19 National League 0 0 — — — 1[b] 0 1 0
Rudar Velenje (loan) 2021–22 2. SNL 16 0 — — — — 16 0
Gorica 2022–23 Prva HNL 0 0 1 0 — — — 1 0
2023–24 Prva HNL 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 — — — 1 0
Sesvete (loan) 2023–24 Prva NL 8 0 0 0 — — — 8 0
Career total 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 0
  1. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2021/22 released lists". Premier League. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. ^ "How British Football Clubs Secretly Signed Youth Talent". spiegel.de.
  3. ^ "How Chelsea bought a 12 year-old Croatian for 808,000 pounds and breached FIFA rules on the transfer of minors". nacional.hr.
  4. ^ "Tko je hrvatski vratarski wunderkind koji je izbacio Dinamo? S 13 godina otišao u Chelsea i oduševio". gol.dnevnik.hr.
  5. ^ "LEGENDARNI TRENER O MLADOM HRVATU KOJI JE SRUŠIO DINAMO 'SVI U NJEGOVOJ OBITELJI SU GOLMANDŽIJE, A KARLOVE PREDNOSTI SU REFLEKS, BRZINA I IGRA NOGOM'". sportske.jutarnji.hr.
  6. ^ "Svi se pitaju tko je on: Srušio je Dinamove snove, a sad nastupa za engleskog diva". vecernji.hr.
  7. ^ "Proveo je osam godina u Chelseaju, frustrirao dinamovce, sad traži priliku u HNL-u". index.hr.
  8. ^ "Jedinicu uzeo Karlo Žiger: "Novi Kotarski" stigao iz Chelseaja". cityportal.hr.
  9. ^ a b "K. Ziger". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

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