Žan Karničnik has been a standout defender in the 2025/26 UEFA Europa Conference League, appearing in eight matches and logging 623 minutes. He has scored one goal, a striking 0.14 goals per 90 minutes compared with the defender baseline of 0.03, showing he contributes far more often than typical for his position. His 6 shots, 1 on target, give a 17% conversion rate, and he averages 0.87 shots per 90, higher than the baseline of 0.47. Karničnik also creates 6 key passes, 0.87 per 90 versus 0.57 baseline, and he records 15 tackles and 5 interceptions, translating to 2.17 tackles per 90 compared with 1.59 baseline. With an average match rating of 7.11, Žan Karničnik’s season so far demonstrates a defender who is both defensively solid and offensively prolific.
Žan Karničnik has played 623 minutes across 8 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League, scoring 0.14 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.03, converting 17% of 6 shots and averaging 7.11 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franko Kovačević | F | 8 | 662 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 32% | 5 | 83% | 4 | 80% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.40 | 2.8 |
| Nikita Iosifov | F | 12 | 1023 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 12% | 7 | 82% | 15 | 48% | 16 | 2 | 0 | 46% | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.94 | 5.6 |
| Mario Kvesić | M | 12 | 922 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 14% | 25 | 80% | 16 | 59% | 10 | 2 | 3 | 58% | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.19 | 4.0 |
| Svit Sešlar | M | 4 | 327 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 5 | 76% | 3 | 75% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.22 | – |
| Danijel Šturm | F | 8 | 700 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14% | 14 | 83% | 10 | 38% | 10 | 0 | 0 | 46% | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.86 | 2.5 |
| Žan Karničnik | M | 8 | 623 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17% | 6 | 93% | 1 | 33% | 15 | 5 | 1 | 59% | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 7.8 |
| Milot Avdyli | M | 12 | 595 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11% | 14 | 85% | 7 | 44% | 11 | 3 | 1 | 45% | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5.0 |
| Darko Hrka | M | 10 | 550 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 2 | 87% | 2 | 100% | 12 | 1 | 3 | 44% | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | 8.0 |
| Ivica Vidović | M | 8 | 290 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14% | 5 | 84% | 7 | 70% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | 5.3 |
| Armandas Kučys | F | 4 | 266 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17% | 4 | 80% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52% | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | – |
| Rudi Požeg Vancaš | M | 6 | 225 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33% | 2 | 83% | 2 | 29% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48% | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 6.1 |
| Mark Zabukovnik | M | 2 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 90% | 1 | 100% | 2 | 3 | 2 | 55% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.70 | – |
| Matej Poplatnik | F | 5 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 1 | 71% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 | – |
| Juanjo Nieto | D | 12 | 1015 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0% | 15 | 91% | 13 | 62% | 26 | 9 | 6 | 59% | 19 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.12 | 4.3 |
| Žan-Luk Leban | G | 11 | 990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 74% | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 7.38 | 5.0 |
| Łukasz Bejger | D | 11 | 968 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 91% | 2 | 29% | 10 | 8 | 9 | 47% | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.91 | 5.3 |
| Artemijus Tutyškinas | D | 10 | 809 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 90% | 3 | 75% | 11 | 11 | 10 | 60% | 13 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.04 | 4.2 |
| Damjan Vuklišević | D | 6 | 434 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 90% | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | 5 | 58% | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 5.4 |
| Papa Daniel | M | 8 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 83% | 2 | 50% | 9 | 2 | 1 | 46% | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | 3.0 |
| Ivan Ćalušić | M | 3 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 86% | 2 | 50% | 1 | 4 | 3 | 55% | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | – |
| Vitaliy Lisakovich | F | 4 | 192 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 78% | 5 | 56% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43% | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | – |
| Florjan Jevsenak | M | 4 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 90% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | – |
| Andrej Kotnik | M | 6 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 78% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.42 | 4.4 |
| Simon Sluga | G | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 91% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.20 | – |
| David Castro | D | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 88% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| Matija Boben | D | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 83% | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.27 | – |
| Gašper Vodeb | D | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 85% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Anomnachi Chinasa Chidi | F | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 100% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Celje | UEFA Europa Conference League | 8 | 623 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17% | 6 | 93% | 1 | 15 | 5 | 59% | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7.11 |
| 2024/25 | Celje | UEFA Europa Conference League | 10 | 912 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 86% | 11 | 21 | 10 | 42% | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6.85 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar | a AEK Athens FC | W | 13 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 6.4 |
| 12 Mar | v AEK Athens FC | L | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 5.7 |
| 27 Nov | a Sigma Olomouc | L | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | 7.5 |
| 06 Nov | v Legia Warszawa | W | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.30 | 8.0 |
| 23 Oct | a Shamrock Rovers | W | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 3.7 |
| 02 Oct | v AEK Athens FC | W | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 3.8 |
| 14 Aug | v FC Lugano | L | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.50 | 0.9 |
| 07 Aug | a FC Lugano | W | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 3.9 |
| 17 Apr | a Fiorentina | D | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| 10 Apr | v Fiorentina | L | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 13 Mar | a FC Lugano | L | 120 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| 06 Mar | v FC Lugano | W | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| 20 Feb | a Apoel Nicosia | W | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.90 | – |
| 13 Feb | v Apoel Nicosia | D | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 19 Dec | v The New Saints | W | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |