Loris Karius
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Karius with Mainz 05 in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Loris Karius[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Biberach an der Riss, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | FV Biberach | ||
| 2000–2001 | SG Mettenberg | ||
| 2001–2005 | SSV Ulm 1846 | ||
| 2005–2009 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 2009–2011 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Mainz 05 II | 27 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Mainz 05 | 91 | (0) |
| 2016– | Liverpool | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Germany U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Germany U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:11, 4 December 2016 (UTC). | |||
Loris Karius (/ˈlɒr.ɪs kɑːriːʌs/; born 22 June 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Liverpool.
He began his career with Stuttgart before moving to Manchester City at the age of 16 in 2009. After two years in Manchester City's youth system, he returned to Germany with Mainz 05. He established himself as first-choice goalkeeper for the Bundesliga side before transferring to Liverpool in 2016.
Karius represented Germany at all youth levels from under-16 onward, but his appearances were limited due to competition from Timo Horn and Marc-André ter Stegen.
Early life
Loris Karius was born in Biberach an der Riss, Baden-Württemberg on 22 June 1993 to Christine and Harald Karius.[2] Harald originally intended for his son to become a motocross rider, but Karius' grandfather encouraged him to focus on football.[3][4]
Karius attended Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Biberach until his move to England in 2009 where he was then privately tutored.[5]
Club career
Early career
Karius played for local teams FV Biberach, SG Mettenberg and SSV Ulm 1846 before joining VfB Stuttgart, where he rose the youth ranks and appeared for the German under-16 national team against Macedonia in September 2008.[6]
Manchester City
Manchester City invited Karius and his family to England after watching him in Germany's under-16 game against Macedonia, and completed his signing on 1 July 2009. Stuttgart's youth coordinator, Thomas Albeck, stated: "There was an exorbitant amount of money involved. It was well out of proportion."[7][8] Karius played for the under-18 and the under-21 Manchester City teams, but failed to make a senior appearance during his time in Manchester.
Mainz 05
Manchester City loaned Karius to Mainz 05 in August 2011, where he played for Mainz 05's reserve team, Mainz 05 II, in the Regionalliga. On 11 January 2012, the move was made permanent with Karius committing to a two-year deal with an option for a third year that would extend his contract to June 2015.[9]
He made his Mainz 05 debut on 1 December 2012 in a Bundesliga match against Hannover 96 when he substituted Shawn Parker after goalkeeper Christian Wetklo had been sent off, which, aged 19 years, 5 months and 9 days old, made Karius the youngest goalkeeper ever to play in the Bundesliga.[4][10] He made no further appearances in the 2012–13 season, but established himself as first-choice goalkeeper in the 2013–14 season and on 12 January 2015 signed a three-year contract extension.[11][12]
Karius was ever-present in the 2015–16 season, keeping nine clean sheets, saving two penalties and being voted the second-best goalkeeper in the league in a poll of 235 fellow Bundesliga players, ranking behind only Manuel Neuer.[13][14]
Liverpool
On 24 May 2016, Karius signed with Liverpool for a fee of £4.7 million on a five-year deal.[15][16] The club confirmed that he would be given the number 1 jersey.[17]
He made his Liverpool debut in a 3–0 EFL Cup win over Derby County on 20 September 2016.[18] He played his first Premier League match against Hull City, which ended in a 5–1 victory for the Reds, on 24 September.[19] He kept his first Premier League clean sheet on 17 October in a 0–0 draw with rivals Manchester United.[20] On 24 October 2016, Jürgen Klopp confirmed that Karius was Liverpool's first-choice goalkeeper, ahead of Simon Mignolet.[21]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 November 2016.[22]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mainz 05 II | 2011–12 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | — | — | —| | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Mainz 05 | 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 91 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool | 2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 127 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 0 | |
Personal life
Karius became friends with Canadian singer Justin Bieber after meeting him while on holiday in Miami during the summer of 2015; the heavily-tattooed Karius stated that: "we were in the same hotel, [Bieber] admired my tattoos and I responded to it. He was cool ... He promised to invite me to one of his concerts."[3][23]
References
- ↑ Staff writer(s) (1 September 2016). "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ Staff writer(s) (8 May 2008). "15-Jähriger Biberacher hält künftig Robinhos Schüsse". Schwäbische Zeitung das Onlineportal (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- 1 2 Prentice, David (17 May 2016). "Liverpool FC target Loris Karius has Justin Bieber's number, enjoys motocross riding and texts Mario Balotelli". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- 1 2 Reddy, Melissa (10 November 2016). "Introducing Loris Karius: How the goalkeeper kicked past his struggles to become Liverpool's No.1". Goal. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ Staff writer(s) (17 March 2011). "Der Werdegang von Loris Karius bei Manchester City". Spox (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Staff writer(s) (27 March 2016). "Fußballprofi Loris Karius in der Heimat". Schwäbische Zeitung das Onlineportal (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Staff writer(s) (26 March 2009). "Stuttgart hit out at City over young goalkeeper". ESPN FC. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Barlow, Matt; Wheeler, Chris (1 April 2009). "Kids aren't pampered, says Manchester City's £1m U21 star Onuoha". Daily Mail. Archived from the original on April 4, 2009.
- ↑ Staff writer(s) (11 January 2012). "Bis 2014: 05 bindet Karius" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Staff writer(s) (1 December 2012). "Mainz 05 vs Hannover 96 Match Report". Goal. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Staff writer(s) (12 January 2015). "Loris Karius verlängert beim 1. FSV Mainz 05" (in German). Bundesliga. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Harris, Alex (12 January 2015). "Arsenal target Loris Karius pens contract until 2018". Daily Star. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Staff writer(s) (6 May 2016). "Team of the Season: Neuer sweeps the board in goalkeeper vote". Bundesliga. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Walsh, Kristian (24 May 2016). "Liverpool-bound Loris Karius voted second-best Bundesliga goalkeeper". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Carroll, James (24 May 2016). "Liverpool agree deal to sign Loris Karius". Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ Hughes, Simon (24 May 2016). "Mainz goalkeeper completes £4.7million move after release clause activated". The Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Carroll, James (24 May 2016). "Liverpool confirm Loris Karius squad number". Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ Staff writer(s) (20 September 2016). "Derby 0-3 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ Dawkes, Phil (24 September 2016). "Liverpool 5-1 Hull City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Maddock, David (18 October 2016). "Liverpool keeper Loris Karius inspired by David De Gea and insists it will take time to produce at a high level". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ Staff writer(s) (24 October 2016). "Liverpool news: Jurgen Klopp confirms Simon Mignolet is no longer No 1 as Liverpool prepare for EFL Cup clash". The Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Staff writer(s). "Loris Karius". Soccerway.
- ↑ Staff writer(s) (24 July 2015). "Mains-towart Loris Karius verrät: So lief sein Treffen mit Popstar Justin Bieber". Bild (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2016.