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DeutschFran Karačić
.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 | 18 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Croatia U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2021– | Australia | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:22, 26 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
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.
Club career
[edit]On 14 January 2021, Karačić joined Serie B side Brescia on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[3]
International career
[edit]Karacic 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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 21 December 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lokomotiva | 2014-15 | 1. HNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015-16 | 1. HNL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 | 1. HNL | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2017-18 | 1. HNL | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2018-19 | 1. HNL | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2019-20 | 1 HNL | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Total | 117 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 8 | ||
| Lučko (loan) | 2014-15 | 2. HNL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2020-21 | 1. HNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Lokomotiva (loan) | 2020-21 | 1. HNL | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| Brescia | 2020-21 | Serie B | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2021-22 | Serie B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 | Serie B | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Rudeš | 2023-24 | HNL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Lokomotiva | 2024-25 | HNL | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 218 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 239 | 12 | ||
- ^ Includes Croatian Cup, Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, One appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Serie B Promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in Serie B Relegation play-out
International
[edit]- As of match played 3 December 2022[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2021 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karačić goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2021 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Nepal | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [13] |
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 Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "Fran Karačić". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "Nepal vs. Australia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Fran Karačić at the Croatian Football Federation
- Fran Karačić at Soccerway
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