Emir Karić (pronounced [ěmir kâːritɕ]; born 9 June 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz. Born in Austria, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
 Karić playing for SV Darmstadt in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Linz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sturm Graz | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | ASKÖ Leonding | ||
| 2005–2007 | LASK | ||
| 2007–2011 | FC Pasching | ||
| 2011–2015 | LASK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | LASK | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Liefering | 63 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Rheindorf Altach | 75 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | SV Darmstadt | 80 | (4) |
| 2024– | Sturm Graz | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Austria U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Austria U21 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019 | |||
Karić started his professional career at LASK, before joining Liefering in 2015. Three years later, he switched to Rheindorf Altach. In 2021, he signed with SV Darmstadt. He moved to Sturm Graz in 2024.
Club career
editEarly career
editKarić started playing football at a local club, before joining the youth academy of his hometown team LASK in 2005. He moved to the youth setup of FC Pasching in 2007. In 2011, he returned to LASK. He made his professional debut against Wacker Innsbruck on 22 May 2015 at the age of 17.[2]
In May, Karić signed with Liefering.[3]
In June 2018, he switched to Rheindorf Altach.[4] On 24 November 2019, he scored his first professional goal against Hartberg.[5]
SV Darmstadt
editIn April 2021, Karić signed a three-year deal with German side SV Darmstadt.[6] He made his official debut for the squad on 24 July against Jahn Regensburg.[7] On 3 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a triumph over SV Sandhausen.[8]
He was an important piece in SV Darmstadt's promotion to the Bundesliga, which was sealed on 19 May 2023.[9]
Sturm Graz
editIn June 2024, Karić joined Sturm Graz on a three-year contract.[10] He made his competitive debut for the team in an Austrian Cup game against Kremser SC on 27 July.[11] A week later, he made his league debut against Rapid Wien.[12]
International career
editDespite representing Austria at various youth levels, Karić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[13]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 9 November 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LASK | 2014–15 | 2. Liga | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Liefering | 2015–16 | 2. Liga | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 2. Liga | 32 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 2. Liga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 63 | 0 | ||||
| Rheindorf Altach | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 75 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 84 | 1 | |||
| SV Darmstadt | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 80 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 85 | 4 | ||||
| Sturm Graz | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 227 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 244 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearance in Austrian Bundesliga play-offs for UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ^ "Emir Karić". sksturm.at (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Emir Spahić kontaktirao potencijalno novog reprezentativca Bosne i Hercegovine". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Liefering verpflichtet Linksverteidiger Karic von LASK". skysportaustria.at (in German). 30 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Altach holt zwei junge Defensivkräfte". skysportaustria.at (in German). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Hartberg dreht Partie in Unterzahl gegen Altach". skysportaustria.at (in German). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Neuzugang aus Österreich: Darmstadt verpflichtet Karic". kicker.de (in German). 28 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Singh und Gimber treffen gegen geschwächte Lilien". kicker.de (in German). 24 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Darmstadt völlig entfesselt: 6:1 beim SVS". kicker.de (in German). 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "1:0 gegen Magdeburg: Tietz schießt Darmstadt zurück in die Bundesliga". kicker.de (in German). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Emir Karić zvanično predstavljen u Sturmu". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Kup Austrije: Gazibegović i Karić nastupili u pobjedi Sturma, napadač koji može igrati za BiH postigao gol". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Gazibegović i Karić najbolje ocijenjeni igrači Sturma u derbiju protiv Rapida". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 4 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Verbandswechsel: ÖFB-Legionär könnte bald für Bosnien auflaufen". skysportaustria.at (in German). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "E. Karić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
External links
edit
- Emir Karić – UEFA competition record (archive)
