Karlo Žiger

Karlo Žiger

Personal information
Full name	Karlo Žiger[1]
Date of birth	(2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 23)
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)	28	(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

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

As of match played 6 October 2023.^[10]

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

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. "Sportske novosti - Svježa lica Gorice u novoj sezoni: 'Vjerujemo da je Lenny jako dobar izbor, podsjeća na Antu Rebića'". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
10. "K. Ziger". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

External links

• Karlo Žiger at the Croatian Football Federation
• Karlo Žiger at Soccerway