Tian Nai Koren
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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
- ^ Tian Nai Koren at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Tian Nai Koren at WorldFootball.net