| Fran Karačić | |
| Fullname: | Fran Karačić[1] |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Currentclub: | Lokomotiva |
| Position: | Right back |
| Youthclubs1: | Kustošija |
| Youthyears2: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | NK Zagreb |
| Youthyears3: | 2012–2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | Lokomotiva |
| Years1: | 2015–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Lokomotiva |
| Caps1: | 103 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Lučko (loan) |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Lokomotiva (loan) |
| Caps4: | 26 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Brescia |
| Caps5: | 54 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024 |
| Clubs6: | Rudeš |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Lokomotiva |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Croatia U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | Australia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 3 July 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 13:22, 26 November 2022 (UTC) |
Fran Karačić (pronounced as /hr/; born 12 May 1996) is a professional soccer player who plays as a right back for Lokomotiva. Born in Croatia, he plays for the Australia national team.
On 14 January 2021, Karačić joined Serie B side Brescia on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[2]
Karacic was eligible to represent Croatia or Australia due to his father being born in Sydney.[3]
In May 2018, Karačić was named in Australia's preliminary 26-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[4] On 25 May 2018, he was officially cleared by FIFA to represent Australia.[5] Karačić was later cut from the final squad.[6] [7]
Karačić was called up to the Australian squad again for a series of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying games in June 2021, where he made his international debut against Kuwait.[8]
He was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in November 2022.[9]
| Australia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
| scope=col | No. | scope=col data-sort-type=date | Date | scope=col | Venue | scope=col | Opponent | scope=col | Score | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2021 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |