Karlo Šimek

Karlo Šimek (born 3 June 1988) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder or right-back.

Karlo Šimek

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-06-03) 3 June 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Varaždin, Croatia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right midfielder, right-back
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	27	(0)
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

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][6] before signing for Međimurje in January 2016.^[7] 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.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Varteks / Varaždin	2009–10[9][10]	Prva HNL	16	0	2	0	—		18	0
	2008–09[9][10]	Prva HNL	23	0	1	0	—		24	0
	2009–10[9][10]	Prva HNL	23	1	6	1	—		29	2
	2010–11[9][10]	Prva HNL	26	0	7	0	—		33	0
	2011–12[9][10]	Prva HNL	15	0	2	0	6[a]	0	23	0
	Total		103	1	18	1	6	0	127	2
Karlovac	2011–12[9][10]	Prva HNL	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
Zelina	2012–13[1][10]	Druga HNL	22	0	4	0	—		26	0
	2013–14[1]	Druga HNL	14	0	2	0	—		16	0
	Total		36	0	6	0	—		42	0
SV Lafnitz	2013–14[1]	Austrian Regionalliga	11	1	0	0	—		11	1
	2014–15[1]	Austrian Regionalliga	15	0	2	0	—		17	0
	Total		26	1	2	0	—		28	1
Gorica	2014–15[1][10]	Druga HNL	11	0	0	0	—		11	0
Varaždin (2012)	2017–18[1][10]	Druga HNL	27	0	1	0	—		28	0
Career total			207	2	27	1	6	0	240	3

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League