Loris Karius

Loris Sven Karius (born 22 June 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04. He 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, with Liverpool suffering a 3–1 defeat to Real Madrid and Karius making two crucial goalkeeping errors that led to goals. He was subsequently loaned out to Beşiktaş and Union Berlin before later joining Newcastle United and Schalke.

Early life

Karius was born in Biberach, Baden-Württemberg to Christine and Harald Karius. Harald intended for his son to become a motocross rider, but Loris' grandfather, Karl, encouraged him to focus on football.

Karius attended Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Biberach until his move to England in 2009 where he was then privately tutored.

Club career

Early career

Karius played for local team SG Mettenberg and SSV Ulm before joining VfB Stuttgart, where he rose through the youth ranks and appeared for the German under-16 national team against FYROM in September 2008. Manchester City invited Karius and his family to England after watching him in Germany's under-16 game against Azerbaijan, and completed his signing on 1 July 2009. Karius played for the under-18 and the under-21 Manchester City teams, but did not make a senior appearance during his time in Manchester.