Loris Karius

Loris Karius
Personal information
Full name Loris Sven Karius[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993
Place of birth Biberach an der Riss, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Beşiktaş
(on loan from Liverpool)
Number 1
Youth career
1998–2000 FV Biberach
2000–2001 SG Mettenberg
2001–2005 SSV Ulm 1846
2005–2009 VfB Stuttgart
2009–2011 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Mainz 05 II 27 (0)
2012–2016 Mainz 05 91 (0)
2016– Liverpool 29 (0)
2018– → Beşiktaş (loan) 5 (0)
National team
2008–2009 Germany U16 3 (0)
2009 Germany U17 1 (0)
2010 Germany U18 1 (0)
2011 Germany U19 1 (0)
2012 Germany U20 1 (0)
2014 Germany U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:13, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

Loris Sven Karius (born 22 June 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş[3], on loan from Premier League club Liverpool. He represented Germany at youth level.

Born in Biberach, Karius began his career with Stuttgart before moving to Manchester City in 2009. After two years in Manchester City's youth system, he returned to Germany with Mainz 05. He established himself as first-choice goalkeeper for the Bundesliga side before transferring to Liverpool in 2016 for a fee of £4.75 million.[4]

Early life

Karius was born in Biberach, Baden-Württemberg on 22 June 1993 to Christine and Harald Karius.[5] Harald intended for his son to become a motocross rider, but Loris' grandfather, Karl, encouraged him to focus on football.[6]

Karius attended Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Biberach until his move to England in 2009 where he was then privately tutored.[7]

Club career

Early career

Karius played for local team SG Mettenberg and SSV Ulm 1846 before joining VfB Stuttgart, where he rose through the youth ranks and appeared for the German under-16 national team against Macedonia in September 2008.[8]

Manchester City

Manchester City invited Karius and his family to England after watching him in Germany's under-16 game against Azerbaijan, and completed his signing on 1 July 2009.[9] Karius played for the under-18 and the under-21 Manchester City teams, but failed to make a senior appearance during his time in Manchester.[10][11]

Mainz 05

Karius with Mainz 05 in 2015

Manchester City loaned Karius to Mainz 05 in August 2011, where he played for Mainz 05's reserve team, Mainz 05 II, in the Regionalliga. On 11 January 2012, the move was made permanent with Karius committing himself to a two-year deal with an option for a third year that would extend his contract to June 2015.[12]

He made his Mainz 05 debut on 1 December 2012 in a Bundesliga match against Hannover 96 when he was substituted for Shawn Parker after goalkeeper Christian Wetklo had been sent off, which, aged 19 years, 5 months and 9 days old, made Karius the youngest goalkeeper ever to play in the Bundesliga.[6][13] He made no further appearances in the 2012–13 season, but established himself as first-choice goalkeeper in the 2013–14 season and on 12 January 2015 signed a three-year contract extension.[14][15]

Karius was ever-present in the 2015–16 season, keeping nine clean sheets, saving two penalties and being voted the second-best goalkeeper in the league in a poll of 235 fellow Bundesliga players, ranking behind only Manuel Neuer.[16][17]

Liverpool

Karius lining up for Liverpool in 2017

On 24 May 2016, Karius signed with Liverpool for a fee of £4.75 million on a five-year deal.[18][19] He was given the number 1 jersey.[20]

2016–17 season

He made his debut in a 3–0 EFL Cup win over Derby County on 20 September 2016.[21] He played his first Premier League match against Hull City, which ended in a 5–1 victory for the Reds, on 24 September.[22] He kept his first Premier League clean sheet on 17 October in a 0–0 draw with rivals Manchester United.[23] On 24 October 2016, Jürgen Klopp confirmed that Karius was Liverpool's first-choice goalkeeper, ahead of Simon Mignolet.[24] After two sub-par performances in early December, which included spilling Lewis Cook’s tame shot into the path of Nathan Aké to tap home into an empty net to give Bournemouth a 4–3 win, Karius was dropped from the starting eleven. Regarding this decision, Klopp stated he wanted to take Karius "out the firing line," and that "Karius is a young goalkeeper. He will bounce back."[25]

2017–18 season

In the 2018 Champions League quarter-final 2nd leg at Manchester City, with the aggregate scoreline at 3–1 to Liverpool Karius was involved in a controversial incident when he failed to clear a cross into the penalty area, punching the ball downward which ricocheted off teammate James Milner and into the path of Man City striker Gabriel Jesus who scored, only for the linesman to incorrectly give offside.[26] In the Champions League semi-final home leg against AS Roma, with the scoreline at 0–0 Karius let Aleksandar Kolarov’s shot go through his hands with the ball then hitting the crossbar, before Liverpool went on to win 5–2.[27] In the away game in Rome, Karius was involved in controversy when he came rushing out of his goal and brought down Edin Dzeko inside the penalty area, but instead of a penalty and red card the linesman gave offside in what The Telegraph called “an extremely tight call”.[28] Minutes later Karius parried a Roma shot into the path of Dzeko who made the scoreline 2–1 to Roma, before the game finished 4–2 to Roma and 7–6 to Liverpool on aggregate.[28]

Karius started for Liverpool against Real Madrid in the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final which Liverpool lost 3–1.[29] He was deemed at fault for two of the goals, the first and third; the first after his throw was blocked by Karim Benzema and deflected into the net, and the second after he mishandled Gareth Bale's 40-yard strike.[30]

After the match, he wept and tearfully apologised to Liverpool fans who remained in the stands.[31] He also stated that his mistakes "lost the team the final".[32] After the match, Karius received online death threats, mainly on Twitter, with comments directed at him and his children, which prompted Merseyside Police to launch an investigation.[33][34] Five days later, Karius underwent an examination at Massachusetts General Hospital. Medics concluded he had suffered a concussion from an elbow to his head, reportedly from Sergio Ramos just minutes before his first mistake. Doctors, however, did not pinpoint the exact moment he was concussed. According to doctor Ross Zafonte, it was possible the concussion affected his performance.[35][36] Later, on 6 July, at the start of pre season, Klopp stated that Karius was "100% influenced by his concussion", leading to his errors, with Klopp saying "We don't use it as an excuse, we use it as an explanation. For me, it's 100% the explanation [for his performance]. He was influenced by that knock – that is 100%".[37][38][39]

2018–19 season

Karius’s handling was back in the spotlight in July 2018 during pre season with Liverpool.[40][41] In the warm-up to Liverpool’s pre-season opener against Chester City, footage showed Karius spilling the ball into his own net.[40] Against Tranmere Rovers on 10 July, he fumbled a free-kick which directly led to a goal.[41] Nine days later Liverpool broke the world transfer fee record for a goalkeeper when they signed Alisson for an initial fee of €62.5 million (£56m), which could rise to €72 million (£66.8 million) with performance-based bonuses, and relegated Karius to a back up.[42] Against Borussia Dortmund on 22 July, Karius came rushing out of his box but his scuffed clearance fell straight into the path of Maximilian Philipp who was unable to put the ball into the empty net from 40 yards. He was deemed at fault for Dortmund’s third goal late on when he parried Christian Pulisic’s shot from close range directly into the path of Jacob Bruun Larsen, who scored.[40]

Loan to Beşiktaş

On 25 August 2018, Karius joined Turkish club Beşiktaş on a two-year loan move.[43][44]

International career

Karius represented Germany at all youth levels from under-16 onward, but his appearances were limited due to competition from Timo Horn and Marc-André ter Stegen.

Career statistics

As of match played 8 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mainz 05 II 2011–12[45] Regionalliga West 180———180
2012–13[45] Regionalliga Südwest 60———60
2013–14[45] Regionalliga Südwest 30———30
Total 270———270
Mainz 05 2011–12[45] Bundesliga 0000—0000
2012–13[45] Bundesliga 1000——10
2013–14[45] Bundesliga 23000——230
2014–15[45] Bundesliga 33010—2[lower-alpha 3]0360
2015–16[45] Bundesliga 34020——360
Total 91030—20960
Liverpool 2016–17[46] Premier League 1003030—160
2017–18[47] Premier League 190100013[lower-alpha 4]0330
2018–19[48] Premier League 00———00
Total 2904030130490
Beşiktaş 2018–19[45] Süper Lig 5000—2[lower-alpha 3]070
Career total 152070301701790
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal and FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Liverpool

References

  1. ↑ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Loris Karius: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Loris Karius joins Besiktas on two-year loan". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  4. ↑ Bascombe, Chris (2016-05-24). "Liverpool sign £4.75m goalkeeper Loris Karius from Mainz". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  5. ↑ Staff writer(s) (8 May 2008). "15-Jähriger Biberacher hält künftig Robinhos Schüsse". Schwäbische Zeitung das Onlineportal (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  6. 1 2 Reddy, Melissa (10 November 2016). "Introducing Loris Karius: How the goalkeeper kicked past his struggles to become Liverpool's No.1". Goal. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  7. ↑ Staff writer(s) (17 March 2011). "Der Werdegang von Loris Karius bei Manchester City". Spox (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Staff writer(s) (27 March 2016). "Fußballprofi Loris Karius in der Heimat". Schwäbische Zeitung das Onlineportal (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Staff writer(s) (26 March 2009). "Stuttgart hit out at City over young goalkeeper". ESPN FC. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Loris Karius delighted to finally get a game at former club Man City". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Loris Karius out to prove Manchester City wrong". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  12. ↑ Staff writer(s) (11 January 2012). "Bis 2014: 05 bindet Karius" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  13. ↑ Staff writer(s) (1 December 2012). "Mainz 05 vs Hannover 96 Match Report". Goal. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  14. ↑ Staff writer(s) (12 January 2015). "Loris Karius verlängert beim 1. FSV Mainz 05" (in German). Bundesliga. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  15. ↑ Harris, Alex (12 January 2015). "Arsenal target Loris Karius pens contract until 2018". Daily Star. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  16. ↑ Staff writer(s) (6 May 2016). "Team of the Season: Neuer sweeps the board in goalkeeper vote". Bundesliga. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  17. ↑ Walsh, Kristian (24 May 2016). "Liverpool-bound Loris Karius voted second-best Bundesliga goalkeeper". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  18. ↑ Carroll, James (24 May 2016). "Liverpool agree deal to sign Loris Karius". Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  19. ↑ Hughes, Simon (24 May 2016). "Mainz goalkeeper completes £4.7million move after release clause activated". The Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  20. ↑ Carroll, James (24 May 2016). "Liverpool confirm Loris Karius squad number". Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  21. ↑ Staff writer(s) (20 September 2016). "Derby 0–3 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  22. ↑ Dawkes, Phil (24 September 2016). "Liverpool 5–1 Hull City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  23. ↑ Maddock, David (18 October 2016). "Liverpool keeper Loris Karius inspired by David De Gea and insists it will take time to produce at a high level". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  24. ↑ Staff writer(s) (24 October 2016). "Liverpool news: Jurgen Klopp confirms Simon Mignolet is no longer No 1 as Liverpool prepare for EFL Cup clash". The Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  25. ↑ Staff writer(s) (14 December 2016). "Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp backs keeper for future success". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  26. ↑ Rathborn, Jack (10 April 2018). "Manchester City 1–2 (agg. 1–5) Liverpool: Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino stun Blues to advance to Champions League semi-finals – 5 talking points". The Daily Mirror. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  27. ↑ Lawrenson, Mark (25 April 2018). "Liverpool 5–2 Roma: Win unlike any football I've seen before – Lawrenson". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  28. 1 2 Burt, Jason (3 May 2018). "Liverpool ride their luck in Rome but survive to reach eighth European Cup final". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  29. ↑ "Real Madrid 3–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 2018-05-26. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  30. ↑ Ian Doyle (27 May 2018). "Liverpool will stand by Loris Karius despite Champions League horror show". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  31. ↑ Chris Dawie (26 May 2018). "Loris Karius gives tearful apology to Liverpool fans after mistakes against Real Madrid". Metro. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  32. ↑ "Loris Karius apologises to Liverpool for Champions League horror show: 'my mistakes lost us the final'". The Independent. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  33. ↑ "Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius sent death threats by fans after howlers during Champions League final". Standard.co.uk. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  34. ↑ "Loris Karius: Liverpool goalkeeper receives death threats after howlers". The South African. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  35. ↑ Zafonte, Ross; Herget, Lenore (4 June 2018). "Statement regarding Loris Karius From Dr. Ross Zafonte and Lenore Herget, PT, DPT". Massachusetts General Hospital. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  36. ↑ "Loris Karius: Liverpool keeper concussed during Champions League final – doctors". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  37. ↑ Jones, Mark (2018-07-06). "Klopp opens up on Karius Champions League final concussion for the first time". mirror. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  38. ↑ "Loris Karius: Liverpool keeper influenced by Champions League final concussion – Jurgen Klopp". BBC Sport. 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  39. ↑ "Jürgen Klopp speaks on Loris Karius concussion". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  40. 1 2 3 "Liverpool fans worry for Loris Karius as he makes a mistake after four minutes against Borussia Dortmund". Metro. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  41. 1 2 "Klopp rallies behind Karius after pre-season blunder". RTE. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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  44. ↑ "Loris Karius joins Besiktas on two-year loan". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
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