| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 July 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 85 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2022 | Dravograd | ||
| 2022–2025 | Maribor | ||
| 2022 | → Roho (loan) | ||
| 2025–2026 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025–2026 | Club NXT | 23 | (1) |
| 2026– | Club Brugge | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Slovenia U15 | 9 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | Slovenia U16 | 7 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Slovenia U17 | 14 | (10) |
| 2026– | Slovenia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | Slovenia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Slovenia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 October 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 October 2026 | |||
Tian Nai Koren (born 31 July 2009) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Slovenia national team. [1]
Koren was born on 31 July 2009 in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia. [2] The younger brother of Slovenian footballer Nal Lan Koren, he is the son of former Slovenia national team captain Robert Koren. [3] [4]
Koren started his football career in 2016 at the age of 7 with Dravograd. [5] In 2022, he joined the youth academy of Slovenian champions Maribor. Following his stint there, Koren joined the youth academy of Belgian side Club Brugge in 2025 and was promoted to the club's reserve team ahead of the 2025–26 season. [6]
Koren is a Slovenia youth international, and represented the country at the under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19, and under-21 level. In October 2024, he played for the under-17 team in the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification. [7]
In June 2026, Koren was called up to the senior team for the first time. [8] On 4 June, he made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Cyprus, and thus became the youngest ever player to represent Slovenia at the age of 16 years and 308 days, surpassing the previous record holder Benjamin Šeško for over a year. [9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club NXT | 2025–26 | Challenger Pro League | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2026–27 | Challenger Pro League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
| Club Brugge | 2026–27 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |