Tian Nai Koren

Tian Nai Koren
Personal information
Date of birth (2009-07-31) 31 July 2009
Place of birth Slovenia
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Club NXT
Number 85
Youth career
–2025 NK Maribor
2025– Club Brugge KV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Club NXT 6 (0)
International career
2023–2024 Slovenia U15 9 (3)
2023 Slovenia U16 7 (3)
2024– Slovenia U17 11 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025

Tian Nai Koren (born 31 July 2009) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club NXT.[1]

Early life

Koren was born on 31 July 2009 in Slovenia. The younger brother of Slovenian footballer Nal Lan Koren, he is the son of Slovenia international Robert Koren.[2]

Club career

As a youth player, Koren joined the youth academy of Slovenian side NK Maribor. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Belgian side Club Brugge KV in 2025 and was promoted to the club's reserve team ahead of the 2025–26 season.

International career

Koren is a Slovenia youth international. During October 2024, he played for the Slovenia national under-17 football team for 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification. Slovenian news website wrote in 2025 that he is "considered by many to be one of the greatest hopes of Slovenian football".[3]

References

  1. ^ Tian Nai Koren at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Komaj 14-letni Tian Nai Koren tik pred izjemnim strelskim podvigom: Vroči član Maribora le še gol oddaljen od številke 40" [Barely 14-year-old Tian Nai Koren on the verge of an extraordinary goal-scoring feat: The hot Maribor player is just one goal away from number 40] (in Sinhala). Planet Nogomet. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Kariera mariborskega dragulja v rokah direktorja Mure" [The career of the Maribor jewel in the hands of director Mura] (in Sinhala). Sport Klub. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.