FC St. Pauli is strengthening: goalkeeper Simon Spari comes from Klagenfurt!

FC St. Pauli is strengthening: goalkeeper Simon Spari comes from Klagenfurt!

An exciting new addition for FC St. Pauli: goalkeeper Simon Spari is moving from Austria Klagenfurt to the Hanseatic city. The 23-year-old will be included in the squad as the third goalkeeper and will act behind regular goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj and Ben Voll. This reports Sky Sports.

The agreement between sports director Andreas Bornemann and those responsible at Austria Klagenfurt came quickly. The exact terms of the transfer remain under wraps, which is not unusual in the transfer world. “Simon has great potential and we see a lot of development opportunities with him,” said Bornemann optimistically about the new addition. The head coach Alexander Blessin highlighted Spari's excellent reflexes, his solid passing game and his positive charisma, which is absolutely essential for a goalkeeper bundesliga.com knows to report.

Career history of Simon Spari

Simon Spari is not entirely unknown on the football stage. He was trained in Sturm Graz's youth team and played for the U18 teams until 2019. The native Austrian then gained his first experiences in the U19 team at Karlsruher SC. He spent the 2021/22 season at Floridsdorfer AC, where he demonstrated his skills in 57 games in the second Austrian league and seven cup games.

Last season Spari played for Klagenfurt, where he received his first appearance in the Bundesliga. Although he wasn't in the first team at the beginning, responsibility followed him as he was a regular in 27 Bundesliga and two cup games. His career is complemented by a fine detail: he had five appearances for the Austrian U21 national team, which further underlines his abilities.

A change at the right moment?

The move to FC St. Pauli could be the right one for Spari to develop further at a higher level. “I’m really looking forward to the new challenge in Hamburg and am ready for the next step in the Bundesliga,” said Spari, who now has the opportunity to prove himself in a new environment.

The overall transfer situation shows that there is a lot of movement in the Bundesliga. There are currently 276 additions to the top German league, while at the same time 261 players have changed clubs, according to data from Transfer market prove. This suggests that clubs are always on the lookout for fresh talent and this transfer could potentially be the start of a promising career for Simon Spari.

FC St. Pauli can therefore look forward to a promising goalkeeper who not only has talent, but also a clear will to gain a foothold in German football. Whether he will succeed in asserting himself against the competition will be seen in the coming weeks and months.