Karlo Šimek (born 3 June 1988) is a Croatian footballer who plays for NK Polet Tuhovec as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 June 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Varaždin, Croatia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Polet Tuhovec | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Varteks | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Varteks / Varaždin | 103 | (1) |
| 2012 | Karlovac | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Zelina | 36 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | SV Lafnitz | 26 | (1) |
| 2015 | Gorica | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | FC Deutschkreutz | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Međimurje | ||
| 2017–2018 | Varaždin 2012 | 27 | (0) |
| 2018- | Polet Tuhovec | ||
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Croatia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Croatia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Croatia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:00, 3 May 2018 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
A graduate of the Varteks youth academy, Šimek was promoted to the senior squad in 2007, which changed its name to NK Varaždin in mid-2010. In January 2012, he had a try-out with Kazakh club Shakhter Karagandy in Turkey, but in the process, he injured his leg.[2] In the same month, Istra 1961 also expressed their desire to sign him.[3] He ultimately signed for Karlovac after having made 103 appearances for Varteks / Varaždin.[2]
After a stint with Croatian club Zelina, Šimek moved abroad, signing for Austrian club Lafnitz.[4] He went on to represent Gorica and Deutschkreutz,[5][1] before signing for Međimurje in January 2016.[6] In January 2017, he signed with a different NK Varaždin, a club unassociated with the one he started his career with, but which went bankrupt in 2015.[7]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played on 28 April 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Varteks / Varaždin | 2009–10[8][9] | Prva HNL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2008–09[8][9] | Prva HNL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10[8][9] | Prva HNL | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11[8][9] | Prva HNL | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[8][9] | Prva HNL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 103 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 2 | ||
| Karlovac | 2011–12[8][9] | Prva HNL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Zelina | 2012–13[10][9] | Druga HNL | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[10] | Druga HNL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| SV Lafnitz | 2013–14[10] | Austrian Regionalliga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 2014–15[10] | Austrian Regionalliga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| Gorica | 2014–15[10][9] | Druga HNL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Varaždin (2012) | 2017–18[10][9] | Druga HNL | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| Career total | 207 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 240 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Karlo Simek". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Šimek pobjegao u Karlovac: U Varaždinu ne bih dobio ni kune [Šimek escaped to Karlovac: I would not get the kuna in Varaždin]" (in Croatian). Evarazdin. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Istri 1961 zanimljiv Karlo Šimek iz Varaždina [Istar 1961 interesed in Karlo Šimek of Varaždina]" (in Croatian). Regional Express. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Lafnitz schlägt auf Transfermarkt zu! Aber auch zwei Abgänge [Lafnitz beats on the transfer market! But also two departures]" (in German). Liga Portal. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Karlo Šimek i Gordan Golik se vraćaju u NK Varaždin? [Karlo Šimek and Gordan Golik are returning to NK Varaždin?]" (in Croatian). Regionalni. 12 May 2016.
- ^ "U NK Međimurje došli Golik, Šimek i Sambolec [In NK Medjimurje came Golik, Šimek and Sambolec]" (in Croatian). EMedimurje. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Mumlek preuze0o trenersku ulogu Varaždina [Mumlek took over the coaching role of Varaždin]" (in Croatian). Klikaj. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Karlo Šimek : Player overview". HR Nogomet. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Karlo Šimek : Player overview in Croatian football cup". HR Nogomet. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Karlo Simek". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
External links edit
- Karlo Šimek at Soccerway
- Karlo Šimek at the Croatian Football Federation
- Austrian career stats - ÖFB