Fran Karačić

Fran Karačić (Croatian pronunciation: [frâŋ kâratʃitɕ];[upper-alpha 1] born 12 May 1996) is a professional soccer player who plays as a right back. Born in Croatia, he represents the Australia national team.

Fran Karačić
Karačić in training with Australia in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Fran Karačić[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
0000 Kustošija
0000–2012 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)
International career‡
2017 Croatia U21 7 (2)
2021– Australia 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:22, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

On 14 January 2021, Karačić joined Serie B side Brescia on a two-and-a-half year deal.[3]

International career

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

International
As of match played 22 September 2022.[11]
Australia
YearAppsGoals
202161
202250
Total111
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 June 2021Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait   Nepal2–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. In isolation, Fran is pronounced [frân].
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. Fran Karačić at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. "Fran Karačić è un nuovo giocatore del Brescia". Brescia Calcio. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. "'Like a dream': The Socceroo proud to represent the country he's never visited". smh.com.au. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. "FIFA gives seal of approval to Karacic's Socceroos switch". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  7. 'Almost Socceroo' Karacic: No regrets over chasing World Cup spot theworldgame.sbs.com.au
  8. "World Cup 2018: Tim Cahill selected in Australia's 23-man squad". BBC Sport. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  9. "Socceroos quartet back from wilderness". Yahoo Sports. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  10. "SOCCEROOS SQUAD ANNOUNCED: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™". Socceroos. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  11. Fran Karačić at National-Football-Teams.com


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