Emir Karić
_77.jpg) Karić playing for Sturm Graz in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Linz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2026 | Sturm Graz | 45 | (0) |
| 2026– | Sporting Kansas City | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Austria U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Austria U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Emir Karić (pronounced [ěmir kâːritɕ]; born 9 June 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City. Born in Austria, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
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. Two years later, he joined Sporting Kansas City.
A former Austrian youth international, Karić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025.
Club career
Early career
Karić 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
In 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
In 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] He won his first trophy with the club on 24 May, when they were crowned league champions.[13]
Later stage of career
In June 2026, Karić moved to American outfit Sporting Kansas City.[14]
International career
Despite representing Austria at various youth levels, Karić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[15]
In November 2025, his request to change sports citizenship from Austrian to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[16] Previously, in October, he received his first senior call up, for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Romania and Austria.[17] He debuted against the latter on 18 November.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 August 2026[19]
| 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 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | – | 44 | 0 | ||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 62 | 0 | |||
| Sporting Kansas City | 2026 | Major League Soccer | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 272 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 303 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ↑ Appearance in Austrian Bundesliga play-offs for UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Emir Karić". sportingkc.com. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "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 18 June 2018.
- ↑ "Hartberg dreht Partie in Unterzahl gegen Altach". skysportaustria.at (in German). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 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 18 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 22 May 2023.
- ↑ "Emir Karić zvanično predstavljen u Sturmu". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 15 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 27 July 2024.
- ↑ "Gazibegović i Karić najbolje ocijenjeni igrači Sturma u derbiju protiv Rapida". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 4 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ↑ "Sjajan dan za bh. reprezentativce: Malić i Karić osvojili austrijsku Bundesligu". raport.ba (in Bosnian). 24 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ↑ "Emir Karić novi član Sportinga iz Kansas Cityja". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 24 June 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "Karić iznenađen, ali i presretan zbog poziva: Nisam razmišljao ni sekunde". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 11 November 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ↑ "Emir Karić stekao pravo nastupa za BiH". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ "Barbarez objavio spisak za ključne mečeve sa Rumunijom i Austrijom: Jedno novo ime". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 27 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ↑ "Hrabri Zmajevi remizirali s Austrijom, put na Svjetsko prvenstvo tražit će kroz baraž". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ "Emir Karić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
- ↑ "Emir Karić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
External links
- Emir Karić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Emir Karić – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Linz
- Austrian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- 21st-century Austrian sportsmen
- Austrian men's footballers
- Austria men's youth international footballers
- Austria men's under-21 international footballers
- Austrian expatriate men's footballers
- 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- LASK players
- FC Liefering players
- SC Rheindorf Altach players
- SV Darmstadt 98 players
- SK Sturm Graz players
- Sporting Kansas City players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Bundesliga players
- Major League Soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in the United States