Kaja Korošec
Slovenian footballer
 Korošec with Slovenia in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-11-17) 17 November 2001 (age 22) | ||
| 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 | 47 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024 | |||
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.
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.[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
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
Pomurje / Mura
- Slovenian League: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Slovenian Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
References
- ^ 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
- Kaja Korošec – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Kaja Korošec at WorldFootball.net
- Kaja Korošec at Soccerway
