Kaja Korošec

Kaja Korošec (born 17 November 2001) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Paris FC and the Slovenia women's national team.

Kaja Korošec
Korošec with Slovenia in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-17) 17 November 2001
Place of birth Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Paris FC
Number 4
Youth career
Bistrica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Pomurje / Mura 89 (87)
2023– Paris FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2017– Slovenia 38 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 October 2023

Club career

Korošec made her first senior appearance for Pomurje in the 2017–18 season, going on to make four league appearances in that campaign.[2] On 21 October 2018, she scored her first league goal for the club in a 15–1 victory over Ajdovščina. The 2018–19 season brought Korošec her first league title, and also won the double after winning the Slovenian Cup. Korošec scored 8 goals in 21 appearances across the course of the season to help ensure success.[3]

In August 2019, Korošec made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut as Pomurje faced Cardiff Met. On 18 November 2020, she scored a hat-trick in the Champions League match against Hungarian champions Ferencváros as Pomurje advanced to the round of 32.[4]

International career

Korošec has been capped for the Slovenia national team, first appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[5] Her first competitive appearance came in November 2017 in a 5–0 victory over Faroe Islands shortly after her 16th birthday.[6]

On 4 October 2019, Korošec scored her first international goal in a 4–2 defeat against the Netherlands in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifiers.[6]

Honours

Pomurje / Mura

References
  1. Čavalić, Mirsad K. (26 May 2021). "Kaja Korošec najboljša, v enajsterici pa igralke štirih klubov". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. "Kaja Korošec – 2017/18". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Slovenian Football Association. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. "Kaja Korošec – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. "Srce premagalo denar; Pomurke se veselijo uvrstitve v Ligo prvakinj!". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 18 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Slovenia)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. "Kaja Korošec – Ženska reprezentanca". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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