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.
 Korošec with Slovenia in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Slovenia | 46 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024 | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
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 edit
Pomurje / Mura
- Slovenian League: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Slovenian Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
References edit
- ^ Čavalić, Mirsad K. (26 May 2021). "Kaja Korošec najboljša, v enajsterici pa igralke štirih klubov". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Kaja Korošec – 2017/18". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Slovenian Football Association. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Kaja Korošec – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Srce premagalo denar; Pomurke se veselijo uvrstitve v Ligo prvakinj!". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 18 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Slovenia)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Kaja Korošec – Ženska reprezentanca". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
External links edit
- Kaja Korošec – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Kaja Korošec at WorldFootball.net
- Kaja Korošec at Soccerway