Fran Karačić (Croatian pronunciation: [frâŋ kâratʃitɕ];[A] born 12 May 1996) is a professional soccer player who plays as a right back for Lokomotiva. Born in Croatia, he plays for the Australia national team.
.jpg) Karačić in training with Australia in 2018. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fran Karačić[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiva | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kustošija | |||
| –2012 | NK Zagreb | ||
| 2012–2016 | Lokomotiva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Lokomotiva | 103 | (7) |
| 2015 | → Lučko (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Lokomotiva (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Brescia | 54 | (0) |
| 2024 | Rudeš | 9 | (1) |
| 2024– | Lokomotiva | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Croatia U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2021– | Australia | 12 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:22, 26 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOn 14 January 2021, Karačić joined Serie B side Brescia on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[3]
International career
editKaracic was eligible to represent Croatia or Australia due to his father being born in Sydney.[4]
In May 2018, Karačić was named in Australia's preliminary 26-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[5] On 25 May 2018, he was officially cleared by FIFA to represent Australia.[6] Karačić was later cut from the final squad.[7][8]
Karačić was called up to the Australian squad again for a series of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying games in June 2021, where he made his international debut against Kuwait.[9]
He was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in November 2022.[10]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 22 September 2022.[11]
| Australia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 1 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2021 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Nepal |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad List: Australia (AUS)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Fran Karačić at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Fran Karačić è un nuovo giocatore del Brescia". Brescia Calcio. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "'Like a dream': The Socceroo proud to represent the country he's never visited". smh.com.au. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "FIFA gives seal of approval to Karacic's Socceroos switch". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ 'Almost Socceroo' Karacic: No regrets over chasing World Cup spot theworldgame.sbs.com.au
- ^ "World Cup 2018: Tim Cahill selected in Australia's 23-man squad". BBC Sport. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Socceroos quartet back from wilderness". Yahoo Sports. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "SOCCEROOS SQUAD ANNOUNCED: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™". Socceroos. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Fran Karačić at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Fran Karačić at the Croatian Football Federation
- Fran Karačić at Soccerway
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