{{Short description|German footballer (born 1993)}} {{Redirect|Karius|other uses|Karius (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Loris Karius | image = Loris Karius.jpg | caption = Karius playing for Liverpool at the 2018 UEFA Champions League final | full_name = Loris Sven Karius<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3681595 |title=2023/24 Premier League squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=13 September 2023 |access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|6|22|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/loris-karius-252212/ |title=Loris Karius |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=5 September 2020 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905190942/https://www.11v11.com/players/loris-karius-252212/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | birth_place = Biberach an der Riß, Germany | height = 1.90 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://schalke04.de/en/teams/profis/person/loris-karius/ |title=Loris Karius |publisher=FC Schalke 04 |access-date=11 July 2025 }}</ref> | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Schalke 04 | clubnumber = 1 | youthyears1 = 1998–2000 | youthclubs1 = FV Biberach | youthyears2 = 2000–2001 | youthclubs2 = SG Mettenberg | youthyears3 = 2001–2005 | youthclubs3 = SSV Ulm | youthyears4 = 2005–2009 | youthclubs4 = VfB Stuttgart | youthyears5 = 2009–2011 | youthclubs5 = Manchester City | years1 = 2011–2013 | clubs1 = Mainz 05 II | caps1 = 27 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2012–2016 | clubs2 = Mainz 05 | caps2 = 91 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2016–2022 | clubs3 = Liverpool | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2018–2020 | clubs4 = → Beşiktaş (loan) | caps4 = 55 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = → Union Berlin (loan) | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2022–2024 | clubs6 = Newcastle United | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = Schalke 04 | caps7 = 34 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2008–2009 | nationalteam1 = Germany U16 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2009 | nationalteam2 = Germany U17 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2010 | nationalteam3 = Germany U18 | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2011 | nationalteam4 = Germany U19 | nationalcaps4 = 1 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = 2012 | nationalteam5 = Germany U20 | nationalcaps5 = 1 | nationalgoals5 = 0 | nationalyears6 = 2014 | nationalteam6 = Germany U21 | nationalcaps6 = 1 | nationalgoals6 = 0 | club-update = 19 May 2026 }} '''Loris Sven Karius''' (born 22 June 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{German football updater|Schalke}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schwaebische.de/home_artikel,-_arid,2795603.html|title=15-Jähriger Biberacher hält künftig Robinhos Schüsse|author=Staff writer(s)|website=Schwäbische Zeitung das Onlineportal|language=de|date=8 May 2008|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617015620/https://www.schwaebische.de/home_artikel,-_arid,2795603.html|archive-date=17 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Harald intended for his son to become a motocross rider, but Loris' grandfather, Karl, encouraged him to focus on football.<ref name=goalinterview>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1862/premier-league/2016/11/09/29350962/introducing-loris-karius-how-the-goalkeeper-kicked-past-his|title=Introducing Loris Karius: How the goalkeeper kicked past his struggles to become Liverpool's No.1|first=Melissa|last=Reddy|website=Goal|date=10 November 2016|access-date=16 November 2016|archive-date=16 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116231705/http://www.goal.com/en/news/1862/premier-league/2016/11/09/29350962/introducing-loris-karius-how-the-goalkeeper-kicked-past-his|url-status=live}}</ref>
Karius attended Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Biberach until his move to England in 2009 where he was then privately tutored.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/nachwuchs/1103/Artikel/loris-karius-vfb-stuttgart-manchester-city-jerome-boateng.html|title=Der Werdegang von Loris Karius bei Manchester City|author=Staff writer(s)|website=Spox|language=de|date=17 March 2011|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822155119/http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/nachwuchs/1103/Artikel/loris-karius-vfb-stuttgart-manchester-city-jerome-boateng.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schwaebische.de/mediathek_galid,205691_titel,-Fussballprofi-Loris-Karius-in-der-Heimat-_toid,157.html|title=Fußballprofi Loris Karius in der Heimat|author=Staff writer(s)|website=Schwäbische Zeitung das Onlineportal|language=de|date=27 March 2016|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=11 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811082928/http://www.schwaebische.de/mediathek_galid,205691_titel,-Fussballprofi-Loris-Karius-in-der-Heimat-_toid,157.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/632981|title=Stuttgart hit out at City over young goalkeeper|author=Staff writer(s)|publisher=ESPN FC|date=26 March 2009|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=11 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811174715/http://www.espnfc.com/story/632981|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/04/09/loris-karius-delighted-finally-get-game-former-club-man-city|title=Loris Karius delighted to finally get a game at former club Man City|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=7 June 2018|archive-date=13 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613160931/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/04/09/loris-karius-delighted-finally-get-game-former-club-man-city/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/champions-league/loris-karius-out-to-prove-manchester-city-wrong-1.3455598|title=Loris Karius out to prove Manchester City wrong|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=7 June 2018|archive-date=14 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614144110/https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/champions-league/loris-karius-out-to-prove-manchester-city-wrong-1.3455598|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Mainz 05=== [[File:Loris-Karius-2015-07.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Karius with Mainz 05 in 2015]] He was loaned to Mainz 05 in August 2011, where he played for Mainz 05's reserve team, Mainz 05 II, in the Regionalliga. On 11 January 2012, the move was made permanent with Karius committing himself to a two-year deal with an option for a third year that would extend his contract to June 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kicker.de/bis-2014_05-bindet-karius-563095/artikel|title=Bis 2014: 05 bindet Karius|author=Staff writer(s)|magazine=kicker|language=de|date=11 January 2012|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=16 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916204812/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/563095/artikel_bis-2014_05-bindet-karius.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He made his Mainz 05 debut on 1 December 2012 in a Bundesliga match against Hannover 96 when he was substituted for Shawn Parker after goalkeeper Christian Wetklo had been sent off, which, aged 19 years and 5 months, made Karius the youngest goalkeeper ever to play in the Bundesliga for Mainz.<ref name=goalinterview/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/match/mainz-05-vs-hannover-96/1300903/lineups|title=Mainz 05 vs Hannover 96 Match Report|author=Staff writer(s)|website=Goal|date=1 December 2012|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=10 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010234522/http://www.goal.com/en/match/mainz-05-vs-hannover-96/1300903/lineups|url-status=live}}</ref> He made no further appearances in the 2012–13 season, but established himself as first-choice goalkeeper in the 2013–14 season and on 12 January 2015 signed a three-year contract extension.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/loris-karius-verlaengert-bei-mainz-05.jsp|title=Loris Karius verlängert beim 1. FSV Mainz 05|author=Staff writer(s)|publisher=Bundesliga|language=de|date=12 January 2015|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602233554/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/loris-karius-verlaengert-bei-mainz-05.jsp|url-status=live}}</ref> Karius was ever-present in the 2015–16 season, keeping nine clean sheets, saving two penalties and being voted the second-best goalkeeper in the league in a poll of 235 fellow Bundesliga players, ranking behind only Manuel Neuer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd32-bundesliga-your-team-of-the-season-goalkeepers.jsp|title=Team of the Season: Neuer sweeps the board in goalkeeper vote|author=Staff writer(s)|publisher=Bundesliga|date=6 May 2016|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=14 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114083047/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd32-bundesliga-your-team-of-the-season-goalkeepers.jsp|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-bound-loris-karius-voted-11376318|title=Liverpool-bound Loris Karius voted second-best Bundesliga goalkeeper|first=Kristian|last=Walsh|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=24 May 2016|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=8 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108051222/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-bound-loris-karius-voted-11376318|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Liverpool=== [[File:Liver-SM 2017 (5) (Loris Karius).jpg|thumb|130px|Karius lining up for Liverpool in 2017]]
==== 2016–17 season ==== On 24 May 2016, Karius signed with Liverpool for a fee of £4.75 million on a five-year deal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/222991-liverpool-agree-deal-to-sign-loris-karius |title=Liverpool agree deal to sign Loris Karius |date=24 May 2016 |first=James |last=Carroll |publisher=Liverpool Football Club |access-date=24 May 2016 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108114507/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/222991-liverpool-agree-deal-to-sign-loris-karius |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/loris-karius-signs-liverpool-goalkeeper-transfer-news-a7046946.html|title=Mainz goalkeeper completes £4.7million move after release clause activated|first=Simon|last=Hughes|newspaper=The Independent|date=24 May 2016|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=19 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619121556/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/loris-karius-signs-liverpool-goalkeeper-transfer-news-a7046946.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was given the number 1 shirt.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/222989-liverpool-confirm-loris-karius-squad-number |title=Liverpool confirm Loris Karius squad number |date=24 May 2016 |first=James |last=Carroll |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |access-date=24 May 2016 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126024233/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/222989-liverpool-confirm-loris-karius-squad-number |url-status=live }}</ref>
Karius made his Liverpool debut in a 3–0 League Cup win over Derby County on 20 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37346111|title=Derby 0–3 Liverpool|author=Staff writer(s)|work=BBC Sport|date=20 September 2016|access-date=21 September 2016|archive-date=30 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330073623/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37346111|url-status=live}}</ref> He played his first Premier League match against Hull City, which ended in a 5–1 victory for the Reds, on 24 September.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37393500|title=Liverpool 5–1 Hull City|date=24 September 2016|first=Phil|last=Dawkes|work=BBC Sport|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=14 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114154024/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37393500|url-status=live}}</ref> Karius recorded his first Premier League clean sheet on 17 October, in a 0–0 draw with rivals Manchester United.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-loris-karius-de-gea-9072543|title=Liverpool keeper Loris Karius inspired by David De Gea and insists it will take time to produce at a high level|last=Maddock|first=David|date=18 October 2016|access-date=24 October 2016|website=Daily Mirror|archive-date=24 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024013452/http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-loris-karius-de-gea-9072543|url-status=live}}</ref> On 24 October 2016, Jürgen Klopp confirmed that Karius was Liverpool's first-choice goalkeeper, ahead of Simon Mignolet.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/liverpool-news-jurgen-klopp-simon-mignolet-efl-cup-vs-spurs-a7378771.html |title=Liverpool news: Jurgen Klopp confirms Simon Mignolet is no longer No 1 as Liverpool prepare for EFL Cup clash |date=24 October 2016 |author=Staff writer(s) |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=7 November 2016 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108114543/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/liverpool-news-jurgen-klopp-simon-mignolet-efl-cup-vs-spurs-a7378771.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After two sub-par performances in early December, which included spilling Lewis Cook's tame shot into the path of Nathan Aké to tap home into an empty net to give Bournemouth a 4–3 win, Karius was dropped from the starting eleven. Regarding this decision, Klopp stated he wanted to take Karius "out the firing line," and that "Karius is a young goalkeeper. He will bounce back."<ref>{{cite news|title=Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp backs keeper for future success|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38324774|author=Staff writer(s)|access-date=15 December 2016|work=BBC Sport|date=14 December 2016|archive-date=10 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910081811/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38324774|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== 2017–18 season ==== In the 2018 Champions League quarter-final second leg away to Manchester City, with the aggregate scoreline at 3–1 to Liverpool, Karius was involved in a controversial incident when he failed to clear a cross into the penalty area, punching the ball down which ricocheted off teammate James Milner and into the path of City winger Leroy Sané who scored, only for the linesman to give offside.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester City 1–2 (agg. 1–5) Liverpool: Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino stun Blues to advance to Champions League semi-finals – 5 talking points |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/manchester-city-1-2-agg-12338906 |access-date=12 July 2018 |newspaper=The Daily Mirror |last=Rathborn |first=Jack |date=10 April 2018 |archive-date=12 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712214509/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/manchester-city-1-2-agg-12338906 |url-status=live }}</ref> In Liverpool's Champions League semi-final home leg against Roma, with the scoreline at 0–0, Karius let Aleksandar Kolarov's shot go through his hands with the ball then hitting the crossbar, before Liverpool went on to win 5–2.<ref>{{cite news |title=Liverpool 5–2 Roma: Win unlike any football I've seen before – Lawrenson |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43888382 |publisher=BBC |date=25 April 2018 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=13 July 2018 |last=Lawrenson |first=Mark |archive-date=27 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427152648/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43888382 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the away game in Rome, Karius was involved in a contested incident when he came rushing out of his goal and brought down Edin Džeko inside the penalty area, but instead of a penalty and red card the linesman gave offside in what ''The Telegraph'' called "an extremely tight call".<ref name="Telegraph"/> Minutes later, Karius parried a Roma shot into the path of Džeko which levelled the score for Roma at 2–2, before the game finished 4–2 to Roma but 7–6 to Liverpool on aggregate.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news |title=Liverpool ride their luck in Rome but survive to reach eighth European Cup final |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/05/02/roma-vs-liverpool-champions-league-live-score-updates/ |access-date=12 July 2018 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |last=Burt |first=Jason |date=3 May 2018 |archive-date=13 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713123455/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/05/02/roma-vs-liverpool-champions-league-live-score-updates/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==== 2018 Champions League Final ==== Karius started for Liverpool against Real Madrid in the 2018 UEFA Champions League final, which his side lost 3–1.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44258022|title=Real Madrid 3–1 Liverpool|date=26 May 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=6 July 2018|archive-date=19 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519211550/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44258022|url-status=live}}</ref> He was deemed at fault for two of the goals that Liverpool conceded, the first and third: the first when his throw was blocked by Karim Benzema and deflected into the net; the second when he mishandled Gareth Bale's 40-yard strike.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-stand-loris-karius-despite-14711508 |title=Liverpool will stand by Loris Karius despite Champions League horror show |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |author=Ian Doyle |date=27 May 2018 |access-date=27 May 2018 |archive-date=3 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903125631/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-stand-loris-karius-despite-14711508 |url-status=live }}</ref>
After the match, Karius wept and tearfully apologised to Liverpool fans who remained in the stands.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/26/loris-karius-gives-tearful-apology-liverpool-fans-mistakes-real-madrid-7580859/ |title=Loris Karius gives tearful apology to Liverpool fans after mistakes against Real Madrid |publisher=Metro |author=Chris Dawie |date=26 May 2018 |access-date=27 May 2018 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904095512/https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/26/loris-karius-gives-tearful-apology-liverpool-fans-mistakes-real-madrid-7580859/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also stated that his mistakes "lost the team the final".<ref>{{cite news |date=26 May 2018 |title=Loris Karius apologises to Liverpool for Champions League horror show: 'my mistakes lost us the final' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/loris-karius-liverpool-champions-league-mistakes-real-madrid-final-mohamed-salah-sergio-ramos-a8371136.html |work=The Independent |access-date=26 May 2018 |archive-date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619121548/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/loris-karius-liverpool-champions-league-mistakes-real-madrid-final-mohamed-salah-sergio-ramos-a8371136.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After the match, Karius received online death threats, mainly on Twitter, which prompted Merseyside Police to launch an investigation.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 May 2018 |title=Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius sent death threats by fans after howlers during Champions League final |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/liverpool-goalkeeper-loris-karius-sent-death-threats-by-fans-after-howlers-during-champions-league-a3849211.html |publisher=Standard.co.uk |access-date=27 May 2018 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109024409/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/liverpool-goalkeeper-loris-karius-sent-death-threats-by-fans-after-howlers-during-champions-league-a3849211.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=26 May 2018|title=Loris Karius: Liverpool goalkeeper receives death threats after howlers|url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/loris-karius-liverpool-death-threats/|publisher=The South African|access-date=27 May 2018|archive-date=11 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711230836/https://www.thesouthafrican.com/loris-karius-liverpool-death-threats/|url-status=live}}</ref> Five days later, Karius underwent an examination at Massachusetts General Hospital. Medics concluded he had suffered a concussion from an elbow to his head, reportedly from Sergio Ramos just minutes before his first mistake. Doctors, however, did not pinpoint the exact moment he was concussed. According to doctor Ross Zafonte, it was possible the concussion affected his performance.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zafonte |first1=Ross |last2=Herget |first2=Lenore |title=Statement regarding Loris Karius From Dr. Ross Zafonte and Lenore Herget, PT, DPT |url=https://www.massgeneral.org/News/newsarticle.aspx?id=6792 |publisher=Massachusetts General Hospital |access-date=4 June 2018 |date=4 June 2018 |archive-date=4 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604214837/https://www.massgeneral.org/News/newsarticle.aspx?id=6792 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Loris Karius: Liverpool keeper concussed during Champions League final – doctors |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44363648 |access-date=4 June 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 June 2018 |archive-date=4 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604191659/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44363648 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later, on 6 July, at the start of pre season, Klopp stated that Karius was "100% influenced by his concussion", leading to his errors, with Klopp saying "We don't use it as an excuse, we use it as an explanation. For me, it's 100% the explanation [for his performance]. He was influenced by that knock – that is 100%".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/jurgen-klopp-says-loris-karius-12862355|title=Klopp opens up on Karius Champions League final concussion for the first time|last=Jones|first=Mark|date=6 July 2018|work=Daily Mirror|access-date=6 July 2018|archive-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706162025/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/jurgen-klopp-says-loris-karius-12862355|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44735514|title=Loris Karius: Liverpool keeper influenced by Champions League final concussion – Jurgen Klopp|date=6 July 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=6 July 2018|archive-date=18 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718190225/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44735514|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/306090-jurgen-klopp-loris-karius-concussion|title=Jürgen Klopp speaks on Loris Karius concussion|work=Liverpool FC|access-date=6 July 2018|archive-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706092122/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/306090-jurgen-klopp-loris-karius-concussion|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Loans ==== In July 2018, Liverpool broke the world transfer fee record for a goalkeeper when they signed Alisson for an initial fee of €62.5 million (£56 million), potentially rising to €72 million (£66.8 million) with performance-based bonuses. The signing effectively relegated Karius to a backup role.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-confirm-signing-alisson-becker-14930903 |title=Liverpool confirm signing of Alisson Becker in world record deal |author=Pearce, James |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |date=19 July 2018 |access-date=1 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720022616/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-confirm-signing-alisson-becker-14930903 |archive-date=20 July 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> On 25 August 2018, Karius joined Turkish club Beşiktaş on a two-year loan move.<ref name="Liverpool FC">{{cite news|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/313594-loris-karius-besiktas-loan|title=Loris Karius joins Besiktas on two-year loan|publisher=Liverpool F.C.|access-date=25 August 2018|archive-date=14 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414003325/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/313594-loris-karius-besiktas-loan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45311332|title=Loris Karius: Liverpool goalkeeper joins Turkey's Besiktas on loan|date=25 August 2018|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=25 August 2018|archive-date=1 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191201140703/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45311332|url-status=live}}</ref> On 8 December 2018, he made several saves against Alanyaspor in a scoreless draw.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://turkish-football.com/the-king-man-of-the-hour-big-boy-saves-fans-respond-to-liverpool-loanee-loris-karius-man-of-the-match-display-for-besiktas/|title='The King', 'Man of the Hour', 'Big Boy Saves' – Fans Respond To Liverpool Loanee Loris Karius Man of the Match Display For Besiktas|last=Sarigul|first=Emre|date=8 December 2018|work=Turkish Football|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=20 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020122733/https://turkish-football.com/the-king-man-of-the-hour-big-boy-saves-fans-respond-to-liverpool-loanee-loris-karius-man-of-the-match-display-for-besiktas/|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2019, he sought legal action against Beşiktaş for back payment of four months' wages which he alleged the club had failed to pay him.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/liverpool-keeper-karius-taking-legal-action-against-loan/11wscmjtq06n41348k9h1cwqhi|title=Liverpool keeper Karius taking legal action against loan club Besiktas over unpaid wages|website=Goal|date=12 March 2019|access-date=13 March 2019|archive-date=20 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020122739/https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/liverpool-keeper-karius-taking-legal-action-against-loan/11wscmjtq06n41348k9h1cwqhi|url-status=live}}</ref> On 4 May 2020, Karius terminated his contract with the Turkish outfit due to continuing issues regarding unpaid wages and after completing the majority of the two years agreed.<ref>{{cite web|title=LORIS on Instagram: "Hi everyone, today I terminated my contract with BEŞİKTAŞ. It's a shame it comes to an end like this but you should know that I have tried…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B_w_ifio6C7/|website=Instagram|access-date=4 May 2020|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809155439/https://www.instagram.com/p/B_w_ifio6C7/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/11982999/loris-karius-liverpool-goalkeeper-terminates-besiktas-loan|title=Loris Karius: Liverpool goalkeeper terminates Besiktas loan|date=4 May 2020|work=Sky Sports|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=6 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506084011/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/11982999/loris-karius-liverpool-goalkeeper-terminates-besiktas-loan|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 28 September, Karius was loaned to German side Union Berlin for the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/union-live/latest-news/professional/Loris-Karius-arrives-in-Koepenick-on-loan-from-Liverpool-558S/|title=LORIS KARIUS ARRIVES IN KÖPENICK ON LOAN FROM LIVERPOOL|date=28 September 2020|access-date=28 September 2020|publisher=Union Berlin|archive-date=3 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003074107/https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/union-live/latest-news/professional/Loris-Karius-arrives-in-Koepenick-on-loan-from-Liverpool-558S/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 22 December 2020, Karius made his debut in a 3–2 defeat against SC Paderborn in the German DFB Pokal.<ref>{{cite web|title=1. FC Union Berlin|url=https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/football/firstteam/fixtures/detail/-1-FC-Union-Berlin-SC-Paderborn-07-15188b/|access-date=15 February 2021|publisher=1. FC Union Berlin|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227040809/https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/football/firstteam/fixtures/detail/-1-FC-Union-Berlin-SC-Paderborn-07-15188b/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Karius endures nightmare debut as Union, Hoffenheim suffer shock cup eliminations|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2020/12/23/karius-endures-nightmare-debut-as-union-hoffenheim-suffer-shock-cup-elimina/1934283|access-date=15 February 2021|website=Malay Mail|archive-date=23 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223015516/https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2020/12/23/karius-endures-nightmare-debut-as-union-hoffenheim-suffer-shock-cup-elimina/1934283|url-status=live}}</ref> On 13 February 2021, he made his first start in the Bundesliga for Union Berlin in a goalless draw against Schalke 04.<ref>{{cite news|title=Union Berlin held in goalless draw by rock-bottom Schalke|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/union-berlin-schalke-live-line-ups-stats-hoppe-huntelaar-mustafi-karius-14724|access-date=15 February 2021|website=Bundesliga|archive-date=13 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213015156/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/union-berlin-schalke-live-line-ups-stats-hoppe-huntelaar-mustafi-karius-14724|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2021, Karius returned to Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Magee |first1=Will |title=Loris Karius returns to training with Liverpool again as curious case of goalkeeper continues |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/loris-karius-liverpool-future-transfer-24542557 |publisher=Mirror |access-date=26 May 2022 |date=15 July 2021}}</ref> However, manager Jürgen Klopp stated in January 2022 that Karius would not be included in the squad; he made no further official appearances for the club until the end of his contract.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunter |first1=Andy |title=Loris Karius told he has no future at Liverpool and is free to leave |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jan/14/loris-karius-told-he-has-no-future-at-liverpool-and-is-free-to-leave |work=The Guardian |access-date=26 May 2022 |date=14 January 2022}}</ref> It was confirmed in June that Karius would leave the club when his contract expired at the end of the month.<ref>{{cite news |title=Liverpool confirm retained list and summer departures |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-confirm-retained-list-and-summer-departures |date=9 June 2022 |access-date=9 June 2022 |publisher=Liverpool F.C.}}</ref>
=== Newcastle United === On 12 September 2022, Karius signed for Newcastle United on an initial contract until January 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62883137 |title=Loris Karius: Newcastle United sign ex-Liverpool keeper on an initial deal until January |date=12 September 2022 |access-date=12 September 2022 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> which was later extended until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/karius-extends-stay-on-tyneside |title=Karius extends stay on Tyneside |date=19 January 2023 |access-date=19 January 2023 |publisher=Newcastle United F.C.}}</ref> On 26 February 2023, despite having not made a prior appearance for Newcastle, Karius made his debut for the club in the 2023 EFL Cup final in a 2–0 loss against Manchester United. This appearance came about due to first-choice Nick Pope receiving a red card against Liverpool on 18 February, and backup Martin Dúbravka being cup-tied having appeared for Newcastle's cup final opponent earlier in the season whilst on loan. The match was Karius's first in two years and his first for an English club since the 2018 UEFA Champions League final. Despite the result, Karius was praised for his performance, making eight saves during the contest.<ref name="manchester">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64693810 |title=Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United |first=Phil |last=McNulty |authorlink= Phil McNulty |work=BBC Sport |date=26 February 2023 |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> On 9 July 2023, the club announced he had signed a one-year extension.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-09 |title=Dummett and Karius agree one-year contract extensions |url=https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/dummett-and-karius-agree-one-year-contract-extensions/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=Newcastle United F.C.|language=en}}</ref>
On 24 February 2024, Karius made his first Premier League appearance in six seasons, in a 4–1 loss to Arsenal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68324371|title=Arsenal 4–1 Newcastle United|publisher=BBC Spor|first=Steve|last=Sutcliffe |date=24 February 2024}}</ref> Karius was not expected to start the match, but both goalkeepers ahead of him were unavailable, since Pope had been injured since November 2023 and Dúbravka had been ruled out with illness on the day of the match.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleunited.com/matches/first-team/2023-24/arsenal-v-newcastle-united/|title=Arsenal 4 Newcastle United 1|date=2024-02-24|access-date=2024-05-19|website=Newcastle United F.C.|language=en}}</ref> At the end of the season, Newcastle decided not to offer a new contract to Karius, and he departed from the club on 1 July 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5526166/2024/05/29/newcastle-transfers-ritchie-dummett-karius/|title=Newcastle confirm five-player release list|date=2024-05-29|access-date=2024-05-29|website=The Athletic|language=en}}</ref>
=== Schalke 04 ===
In January 2025, Karius joined the German second division side FC Schalke 04 as a free agent. Following the departure of Ron-Thorben Hoffmann, the club was in need of a new challenger for their first-choice goalkeeper Justin Heekeren. According to coach Kees van Wonderen Karius was intended to be Schalke's number two, behind Heekeren.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/loris-karius-signing/|title=Schalke 04 sign goalkeeper Loris Karius|website=FC Schalke 04|date=14 January 2025}}</ref> From the end of February 2025, Karius initially displaced Heekeren from goal and played four games with the team, but was injured at the end of March in his fourth game against SpVgg Greuther Fürth. The injury took him out for the rest of the season. Karius' contract, which was initially due to expire after the season, was extended in June 2025 for another two years until 2027.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/karius-contract-extension-2027/|title=Loris Karius extends his contract until 2027|website=FC Schalke 04|date=11 June 2025}}</ref>
==International career== Karius represented Germany at all youth levels from under-16 onward, but his appearances were limited due to competition from other goalkeepers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loris Karius. Leistungsdaten für deutsche Vereine. Nationalmannschaften. |url=https://datencenter.dfb.de/personen/loris-karius/spieler |access-date=10 January 2026 |website=dfb.de |language=German}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Loris Karius. Laufbahn. Nationalmannschaft |url=https://www.kicker.de/loris-karius/laufbahn/vereine-freundschaftsspiele/2025-26/fc-schalke-04 |access-date=10 January 2026 |website=kicker.de |language=German}}</ref>
==Personal life== Karius has been in a relationship with Italian television presenter and model Diletta Leotta since 2022. In March 2023, they announced that she was pregnant and expecting their first child. The couple got engaged later in the year, and Leotta gave birth to their first daughter, named Aria, on 16 August 2023.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://newsunrolled.com/entertainment/250688.html?amp=1 |title = Post: Diletta Leotta On The Beach With A Belly And A Spectacular Engagement Ring: Is The Wedding Coming Soon?|date = 28 June 2023}}</ref> They were married on 22 June 2024, at a private ceremony on the island of Vulcano near Sicily in Leotta's native Italy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arcolaci |first=Alessia |date=2024-06-23 |title=Diletta Leotta e Loris Karius si sono sposati: tutti i dettagli del matrimonio |url=https://www.vanityfair.it/article/diletta-leotta-e-loris-karius-hanno-detto-si-tutti-i-dettagli-del-matrimonio |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Vanity Fair Italia |language=it-IT}}</ref> The couple welcomed their second child a boy named Leonardo.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DYH9nr-DIpg/?img_index=1 |title = Diletta Leotta In the hospital bed with Loris and their both chlidren|date = 10 May 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 17 May 2026}}<ref>{{soccerway}}</ref><ref>{{soccerbase}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable nowrap" style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup and Turkish Cup}} !colspan=2|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=4|Mainz 05 II |2011–12 |Regionalliga West |18||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||18||0 |- |2012–13 |Regionalliga Südwest |6||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||6||0 |- |2013–14 |Regionalliga Südwest |3||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !27||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||27||0 |- |rowspan=6|Mainz 05 |2011–12 |Bundesliga |0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||0||0 |- |2012–13 |Bundesliga |1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0 |- |2013–14 |Bundesliga |23||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||23||0 |- |2014–15 |Bundesliga |33||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||36||0 |- |2015–16 |Bundesliga |34||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||36||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !91||0||3||0||colspan=2|—||2||0||96||0 |- |rowspan=4|Liverpool |2016–17 |Premier League |10||0||3||0||3||0||colspan=2|—||16||0 |- |2017–18 |Premier League |19||0||1||0||0||0||13{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}||0||33||0 |- |2021–22 |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !29||0||4||0||3||0||13||0||49||0 |- |rowspan=3|Beşiktaş (loan) |2018–19 |Süper Lig |30||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||5{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||35||0 |- |2019–20 |Süper Lig |25||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||5{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||32||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !55||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||10||0||67||0 |- |Union Berlin (loan) |2020–21 |Bundesliga |4||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||5||0 |- |rowspan=3|Newcastle United |2022–23 |Premier League |0||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||1||0 |- |2023–24 |Premier League |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !1||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||2||0 |- |rowspan=3|Schalke 04 |2024–25 |2. Bundesliga |4||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4||0 |- |2025–26 |2. Bundesliga |30||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||31||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !34||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||35||0 |- !colspan=3|Career total !241||0||11||0||4||0||25||0||281||0 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Liverpool''' *UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2017–18<ref>{{cite web|website=UEFA|date=26 May 2018|access-date=5 June 2025|archive-date=2 June 2025|title=Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2021711/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602224854/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2021711/}}</ref>
'''Newcastle United''' *EFL Cup runner-up: 2022–23<ref>{{cite web|website=Sky Sports|date=26 February 2023|access-date=5 June 2025|title=Manchester United vs Newcastle United. Carabao Cup Final: Teams|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/manchester-united-vs-newcastle-united/teams/481140|archive-date=5 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305203208/https://www.skysports.com/football/manchester-united-vs-newcastle-united/teams/481140}}</ref>
'''Schalke 04''' *2. Bundesliga: 2025–26<ref>{{cite web |title=Elversberg siegt – Schalke ist Meister! |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/de/2bundesliga/news/sv-elversberg-siegt-schalke-04-ist-meister-2-bundesliga-37217 |website=bundesliga.com |access-date=4 May 2026 |language=de |date=3 May 2026}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://www.liverpoolfc.com/info/loris-karius Profile] at the Liverpool F.C. website * [https://schalke04.de/en/teams/profis/person/loris-karius/ Profile] at the Schalke 04 website * {{DFB}} * {{UEFA player}}
{{FC Schalke 04 squad}} {{Authority control}}
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