Karlo Šimek

Karlo Šimek (born 3 June 1988) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Varaždin as a defender.

Karlo Šimek
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-06-03) 3 June 1988[1]
Place of birth Varaždin, Croatia[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender[1]
Club information
Current team
 Varaždin
Youth career
Varteks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Varteks / Varaždin 103 (1)
2012 Karlovac 4 (0)
2012–2013 Zelina 36 (0)
2013–2015 SV Lafnitz 26 (1)
2015 Gorica 11 (0)
2015–2016 FC Deutschkreutz
2016–2017 Međimurje
2017– Varaždin 2012 27 (0)
National team
2003 Croatia U16 2 (0)
2008–2009 Croatia U20 3 (0)
2008–2009 Croatia U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:00, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Club career

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

Club
As of match played on 28 April 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Varteks / Varaždin 2009–10[8][9] Prva HNL 16020—180
2008–09[8][9] Prva HNL 23010—240
2009–10[8][9] Prva HNL 23161—292
2010–11[8][9] Prva HNL 26070—330
2011–12[8][9] Prva HNL 150206[lower-alpha 1]0230
Total 1031181601272
Karlovac 2011–12[8][9] Prva HNL 4000—40
Zelina 2012–13[10][9] Druga HNL 22040—260
2013–14[10] Druga HNL 14020—160
Total 36060—420
SV Lafnitz 2013–14[10] Austrian Regionalliga 11100—111
2014–15[10] Austrian Regionalliga 15020—170
Total 26120—281
Gorica 2014–15[10][9] Druga HNL 11000—110
Varaždin (2012) 2017–18[10][9] Druga HNL 27010—280
Career total 2072271602403
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Karlo Simek". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "Mumlek preuze0o trenersku ulogu Varaždina [Mumlek took over the coaching role of Varaždin]" (in Croatian). Klikaj. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  8. "Karlo Šimek : Player overview". HR Nogomet. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  9. "Karlo Šimek : Player overview in Croatian football cup". HR Nogomet. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  10. "Karlo Simek". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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