Fran Karačić

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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 (age 27)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Rudeš
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)
2024– Rudeš 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Croatia U21 7 (2)
2021– Australia 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2024
‡ 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 Rudeš. 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]

International[edit]

As of match played 22 September 2022.[11]
Australia
Year Apps Goals
2021 6 1
2022 5 0
Total 11 1
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 June 2021 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait    Nepal 2–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References[edit]

  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. Edit this at Wikidata
  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. Archived from the original on 20 June 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 Edit this at Wikidata

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