Žan Karničnik
Žan Karničnik is a Slovenian right-back born in Slovenj Gradec on 18 September 1994. He developed at Dravograd before moving to Radlje ob Dravi in 2013, then joined Maribor in 2015 and played for Maribor B. Karničnik made one first-team appearance for Maribor in May 2017 before moving to Mura that July. He helped Mura win promotion to Slovenia’s top division in 2017–18 and later contributed to the club’s historic 2020–21 PrvaLiga title. In early 2022, he transferred to Ludogorets, where he won the Bulgarian league title in 2021–22, before subsequently returning to Slovenian football with Celje. A Slovenia international, Karničnik represented his country at UEFA Euro 2024 and scored against Serbia, while his defensive versatility has also seen him operate at left-back and centre-back.
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 625 | 1 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | 2393 | 1 | 2 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| 2023 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 2020 | 4 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 40 | 2123 | 3 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 218 | 1 | 0 | 0.41 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Form - Last 10 games
Strengths Analysis Season 2025
Role: MidfielderTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
Friendlies
UEFA Europa Conference League
World Cup - Qualification Europe
Teams
Transfers
Celje
Maribor
Ludogorets
Celje
Ludogorets
Celje
Mura
Ludogorets
Maribor
Mura
Honors
