Robert Berić

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Robert Berić
Robert Berić.jpg
Berić in 2015
Personal information
Full name Robert Berić
Date of birth (1991-06-17) 17 June 1991 (age 30)
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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
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
  1. ^ Appearances in Slovenian PrvaLiga relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Four appearances and a goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League, and one appearance in Slovenian Supercup
  4. ^ Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League, and one appearance in Slovenian Supercup
  5. ^ 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]
List of international goals scored by Robert Berić
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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[]

  1. ^ "Časopis za pokrajino Posavje, leto XVIII, št. 13, četrtek, 19. junij 2014" (PDF). Posavski obzornik (in Slovenian). p. 3. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Iličić in Berić v Maribor!" [Ilicic and Beric to Maribor!]. Žurnal24 (in Slovenian). 8 July 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Berends, Sander (1 June 2015). "Esm: Cristiano Ronaldo winnaar Gouden Schoen 2014/'15". ELF Voetbal (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Beric à Saint-Etienne (officiel)" (in French). Eurosport France. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Wie viel Rapid mit Beric wirklich verdiente". Spox. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  8. ^ "ASSE – Le nouveau look de Robert Beric (photo)". madeinsaint-etienne.com (in French). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Robert Beric débarque à Anderlecht en prêt" (in French). L'Équipe. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Berić brace takes Saint-Étienne sixth". ligue1.com. 22 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Les Verts clinch return to Europe". ligue1.com. 18 May 2019.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ Mood, Abbie (1 March 2020). "Seattle Sounders FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 1 | 2020 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  14. ^ "R. Berič". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Berič, Robert". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

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