Karlo Žiger

Karlo Žiger (born 11 May 2001) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gorica.

Karlo Žiger
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Gorica
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2017 NK Zagreb
2017–2018 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:09, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

Career

Žiger started his career with English Premier League side Chelsea.[1][2][3] Before the second half of 2018–19, he was sent on loan to Sutton United in the English fifth tier.[4][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]

References
  1. "How British Football Clubs Secretly Signed Youth Talent". spiegel.de.
  2. "How Chelsea bought a 12 year-old Croatian for 808,000 pounds and breached FIFA rules on the transfer of minors". nacional.hr.
  3. "Tko je hrvatski vratarski wunderkind koji je izbacio Dinamo? S 13 godina otišao u Chelsea i oduševio". gol.dnevnik.hr.
  4. "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.
  5. "Meet Chelsea's next keeper Karlo Ziger who sat next to Willy Caballero on bench for Krasnodar game – and is HALF his age".
  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.


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