Kaja Korošec
Kaja Korošec (born 17 November 2001) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for club side ŽNK Pomurje and has featured for the Slovenia women's national team since her debut as a 16-year-old in 2017.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 November 2001 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | ŽNK Pomurje | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016- | ŽNK Pomurje | 42 | (20) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017- | Slovenia | 18 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:49, 21 November 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:49, 21 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
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. On 21 October 2018 she scored her first senior goal for the club in a 15–1 victory over Ajdovščina.
The 2018–19 season brought Korošec her first league title, securing a double with victory in the Slovenian Cup. Korošec scored eight goals in 21 appearances across the course of the season to help ensure success.
In August 2019, Korošec made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut as Pomurje faced Cardiff Met. However, the league season would end up being cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic with no winner being declared.
On 18 November 2020 she scored a spectacular UEFA Women's Champions League hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over Hungarian champions Ferencvaros, with her first goals in the competition helping Pomurje to the Round of 32.[1]
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.[2] Her first competitive appearance came in November 2017 in a 5–0 victory over Faroe Islands shortly after her 16th birthday.
On 4 October 2019 Korošec scored her first international goal in a 4–2 defeat to Netherlands in UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualification.
Career Statistics
- As of match played 21 November 2020
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ŽNK Pomurje | 2017-18 | 1 SZNL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| ŽNK Pomurje | 2018-19 | 1 SZNL | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 |
| ŽNK Pomurje | 2019-20 | 1 SZNL | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| ŽNK Pomurje | 2020-21 | 1 SZNL | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 |
| Career total | 42 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 29 | ||
References
- R, Rok (18 November 2020). "Srce premagalo denar; Pomurke se veselijo uvrstitve v Ligo prvakinj!". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Slovenia)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
External links
- Kaja Korošec – UEFA competition record
- Kaja Korošec at WorldFootball.net
- Kaja Korošec at Soccerway