Loris Karius

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Loris Karius
Personal information
Full name:	Loris Karius
Date of birth:	22 July 1993 (1993-07-22)
Place of birth:	Biberach an der Riß, Germany
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position:	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Newcastle United
Number:	18
Youth clubs
1998–2000 2000–2001 2001–2005 2005–2009 2009–2011	FV Biberach SG Mettenberg SSV Ulm 1846 VfB Stuttgart Manchester City
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2011–2012 2012–2016 2016–2022 2018–2020 2020–2021 2022–	Mainz 05 II Mainz 05 Liverpool → Beşiktaş (loan) → Union Berlin (loan) Newcastle United	027 00(0) 091 00(0) 029 00(0) 055 00(0) 004 00(0) 001 00(0)
National team
2008–2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014	Germany U16 Germany U17 Germany U18 Germany U19 Germany U20 Germany U21	003 00(0) 001 00(0) 001 00(0) 001 00(0) 001 00(0) 001 00(0)

Loris Sven Karius (born 22 June 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United. Karius represented Germany at youth level.

Karius began his career with VfB 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 the first-choice goalkeeper for the Bundesliga side before transferring to Liverpool in 2016 for a fee of £4.75 million. Karius would go on to play in the 2018 UEFA Champions League final with the club, a 3–1 defeat to Real Madrid. After loan spells at Beşiktaş and Union Berlin, he left Liverpool in 2022 and joined Newcastle United.

External links

• Loris Karius profile at Soccerbase
• Loris Karius Newcastle United profile