Robert Berić
Berić in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Berić | ||
Date of birth | 17 June 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Krško, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Chicago Fire | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2008 | Krško | ||
2007 | Krka | ||
2008 | Interblock | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Krško | 23 | (4) |
2008–2010 | Interblock | 34 | (12) |
2010–2013 | Maribor | 90 | (27) |
2013–2014 | Sturm Graz | 35 | (10) |
2014–2015 | Rapid Wien | 38 | (30) |
2015–2020 | Saint-Étienne | 81 | (26) |
2016 | Saint-Étienne II | 1 | (1) |
2017 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2020– | Chicago Fire | 47 | (15) |
National team‡ | |||
2006–2007 | Slovenia U16 | 7 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Slovenia U17 | 11 | (4) |
2008–2009 | Slovenia U19 | 7 | (1) |
2010–2012 | Slovenia U21 | 13 | (4) |
2012– | Slovenia | 25 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:38, 16 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:35, 18 January 2020 (UTC) |
Robert Berić (born 17 June 1991) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire and the Slovenia national team. In the 2014–15 season he ranked 11th in the European Golden Shoe award.
Club career[]
Berić began his career at the age of five[1] in Krško youth teams before being promoted to their main squad in the 2007–08 season. In 2008, he signed for Interblock. He made his debut at Interblock as a substitute in a 2–1 away victory over Drava Ptuj. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Primorje on 7 December 2008. In total, he played 34 games for Interblock in the Slovenian first division, scoring 12 goals.
In August 2010, Berić joined Maribor together with his teammate Josip Iličić, signing a four-year contract.[2]
In June 2013, he moved to Sturm Graz for a reported fee of €1 million. In the 2013–14 season, he amassed 10 goals and 11 assists.[3]
In 2014, he left Sturm Graz for league rivals Rapid Wien. The transfer fee was estimated at between €700,000 and 800,000.[3] In his first season, he became the league second goalscorer netting 27 goals in 33 appearances which earned him 11th place in the European Golden Shoe award.[4]
Saint-Étienne[]
On 31 August 2015, Berić joined Saint-Étienne on a four-year deal[5] while the transfer fee paid to Rapid Wien was reported as €6 or 7.5 million.[6][7] He quickly established himself in the starting lineup and began scoring goals for the club in both the Ligue 1 and the UEFA Europa League campaigns. However, on 8 November 2015 during an away Ligue 1 match against Lyon, Berić suffered a knee injury which sidelined him for the rest of the season.[6] During his time at Saint-Étienne, Berić received the nickname "Terminator".[8]
On 30 August 2017, Berić joined Anderlecht on a one-year loan.[9]
Saint-Étienne recalled Berić from his loan spell at Anderlecht on 1 January 2018.
On 22 April 2018, Berić came off the bench at the start of the second half and scored twice as Saint-Étienne came from behind to beat ESTAC Troyes 2–1 in a home Ligue 1 match.[10]
On 18 May 2019, Berić scored twice as Saint-Étienne defeated OGC Nice 3–0 in a home Ligue 1 match to secure a top-four finish and qualification for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.[11]
Chicago Fire[]
On 18 January 2020, Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire announced that it had acquired Berić via a transfer deal from Saint-Étienne, and that he had signed for the club as a Designated Player.[12] Berić netted in his debut against the Seattle Sounders, but failed to win the game, losing 2–1.[13]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 8 November 2020[14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Krško | 2007–08 | Slovenian Second League | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||
2008–09 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
Total | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 7 | ||||
Interblock | 2008–09 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 10 | ||
2009–10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 4 | |||
Total | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 42 | 14 | |||
Maribor | 2010–11 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 35 | 9 | |
2011–12 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 12[c] | 1 | 44 | 8 | |||
2012–13 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 1 | — | 13[d] | 6 | 51 | 20 | |||
Total | 90 | 27 | 14 | 3 | — | 26 | 7 | 130 | 37 | |||
Sturm Graz | 2013–14 | Austrian Bundesliga | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 42 | 12 | |
Rapid Wien | 2014–15 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 39 | 27 | ||
2015–16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4[e] | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||
Total | 38 | 30 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 49 | 33 | |||
Saint-Étienne | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 2 | 13 | 5 |
2016–17 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[b] | 3 | 32 | 9 | ||
2017–18 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 8 | |||
2018–19 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 25 | 11 | |||
2019–20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
Total | 81 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 104 | 34 | ||
Saint-Étienne II | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Anderlecht (loan) | 2017–18 | First Division A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Chicago Fire | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | 23 | 12 | |||
Career total | 331 | 122 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 14 | 422 | 150 |
- ^ Appearances in Slovenian PrvaLiga relegation play-offs
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances and a goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League, and one appearance in Slovenian Supercup
- ^ Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League, and one appearance in Slovenian Supercup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Berić goal.[15]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 September 2015 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia | Estonia | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
2 | 9 September 2018 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | Cyprus | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
References[]
- ^ "Časopis za pokrajino Posavje, leto XVIII, št. 13, četrtek, 19. junij 2014" (PDF). Posavski obzornik (in Slovenian). p. 3. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Iličić in Berić v Maribor!" [Ilicic and Beric to Maribor!]. Žurnal24 (in Slovenian). 8 July 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Huber, Alexander (4 July 2014). "Der 23-jährige Slowene kommt aus Graz und unterschreibt in Wien bis 2018". Kurier (in German). Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ Berends, Sander (1 June 2015). "Esm: Cristiano Ronaldo winnaar Gouden Schoen 2014/'15". ELF Voetbal (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Beric à Saint-Etienne (officiel)" (in French). Eurosport France. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Rodden, Mark. "St Etienne striker Robert Beric ruled out for rest of season with knee injury". ESPN FC. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Wie viel Rapid mit Beric wirklich verdiente". Spox. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "ASSE – Le nouveau look de Robert Beric (photo)". madeinsaint-etienne.com (in French). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Robert Beric débarque à Anderlecht en prêt" (in French). L'Équipe. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Berić brace takes Saint-Étienne sixth". ligue1.com. 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Les Verts clinch return to Europe". ligue1.com. 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Slovenia National Team Forward Robert Berić as Designated Player". chicagofirefc.com. Chicago Fire FC. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Mood, Abbie (1 March 2020). "Seattle Sounders FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 1 | 2020 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "R. Berič". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Berič, Robert". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
External links[]
- Slovenian League statistics (in Slovene)
- National team profile (in Slovene)
- Robert Berić at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Krško
- Slovenian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Slovenian expatriate footballers
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Slovenian Second League players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Major League Soccer players
- NK Krško players
- NK IB 1975 Ljubljana players
- NK Maribor players
- SK Sturm Graz players
- SK Rapid Wien players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- Chicago Fire FC players
- Slovenia youth international footballers
- Slovenia under-21 international footballers
- Slovenia international footballers
- Designated Players (MLS)