| Karlo Šimek | |
| Birth Date: | 3 June 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Varaždin, Croatia |
| Position: | Defender |
| Height: | 1.70NaN0 |
| Currentclub: | Polet Tuhovec |
| Youthclubs1: | Varteks |
| Years1: | 2007–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Varteks / Varaždin |
| Caps1: | 103 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | Karlovac |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Zelina |
| Caps3: | 36 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs4: | SV Lafnitz |
| Caps4: | 26 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2015 |
| Clubs5: | Gorica |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2015 |
| Clubs6: | FC Deutschkreutz |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs7: | Međimurje |
| Years8: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs8: | Varaždin 2012 |
| Caps8: | 27 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2018- |
| Clubs9: | Polet Tuhovec |
| Nationalteam1: | Croatia U16 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2003 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam2: | Croatia U20 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalteam3: | Croatia U21 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 11:00, 3 May 2018 (UTC) |
Karlo Šimek (born 3 June 1988) is a Croatian footballer who plays for NK Polet Tuhovec as a defender.
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.[1] In the same month, Istra 1961 also expressed their desire to sign him.[2] He ultimately signed for Karlovac after having made 103 appearances for Varteks / Varaždin.[1]
After a stint with Croatian club Zelina, Šimek moved abroad, signing for Austrian club Lafnitz.[3] He went on to represent Gorica and Deutschkreutz,[4] [5] before signing for Međimurje in January 2016.[6] 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.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2009–10[8] [9] | Prva HNL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | Prva HNL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | Prva HNL | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2010–11 | Prva HNL | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Prva HNL | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 103 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | Prva HNL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Zelina | 2012–13[10] | Druga HNL | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Druga HNL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| SV Lafnitz | 2013–14 | Austrian Regionalliga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | Austrian Regionalliga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Gorica | 2014–15 | Druga HNL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Varaždin (2012) | 2017–18 | Druga HNL | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 207 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 240 | 3 | |||