Dario Šarić (footballer)

Dario Šarić
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-30) 30 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Cento, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Palermo
Number 30
Youth career
Cesena
2014–2015 Carpi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Carpi 54 (4)
2015 → Virtus Castelfranco (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017 → Siena (loan) 19 (1)
2020–2022 Ascoli 66 (4)
2022– Palermo 35 (0)
2023–2024 → Antalyaspor (loan) 32 (3)
International career‡
2013–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 6 (0)
2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 1 (0)
2022– Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

Dario Šarić (pronounced [dâːrio ʃǎritɕ]; born 30 May 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Palermo. Born in Italy, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Šarić started his professional career at Carpi, who sent him on loan to Virtus Castelfranco in 2015 and to Siena in 2016. In 2020, he joined Ascoli. Two years later, he switched to Palermo, who loaned him to Antalyaspor in 2023.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šarić made his senior international debut in 2022.

Club career

Early career

Šarić started playing football at Cesena's youth academy, before joining Carpi's youth setup in 2014.[2] In February 2015, he was loaned to Virtus Castelfranco until the end of the season. In July 2016, he was sent on a season-long loan to Siena, with whom he made his professional debut and scored his first professional goal.[3]

In September 2020, he moved to Ascoli.[4]

Palermo

In August 2022, Šarić signed a four-year deal with Palermo.[5] He made his official debut for the team on 3 September against Reggina.[6]

In August 2023, he was loaned to Turkish side Antalyaspor for the remainder of the campaign.[7]

International career

Šarić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.[8]

In May 2021, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against Montenegro and Denmark,[9] but had to wait until 26 September 2022 to make his debut in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League game against Romania.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 January 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Virtus Castelfranco (loan) 2014–15 Serie D 7 0 – – 7 0
Siena (loan) 2016–17 Serie C 19 1 0 0 – 19 1
Carpi 2017–18 Serie B 24 0 3 0 – 27 0
2018–19 Serie B 5 0 0 0 – 5 0
2019–20 Serie C 25 4 2 0 2[b] 0 29 4
Total 54 4 5 0 2 0 61 4
Ascoli 2020–21 Serie B 34 1 1 0 – 35 1
2021–22 Serie B 31 3 1 0 1[c] 0 33 3
2022–23 Serie B 1 0 1 1 – 2 1
Total 66 4 3 1 1 0 70 5
Palermo 2022–23 Serie B 28 0 – – 28 0
2023–24 Serie B 1 0 1 0 – 2 0
2024–25 Serie B 6 0 2 0 – 8 0
Total 35 0 3 0 – 38 0
Antalyaspor (loan) 2023–24 Süper Lig 32 3 2 0 – 34 3
Career total 213 12 13 1 3 0 229 13
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance in Serie B promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 14 October 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022 1 0
2023 0 0
2024 6 0
Total 7 0

References

  1. ^ "Dario Saric". palermofc.com (in Italian). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Šarić: Drago mi je da se klubovi iz Serie A interesuju za mene, Pjanić mi je inspiracija". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Debitant među Zmajevima dolazi iz Serie B: Ko je Dario Šarić?". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Ascoli, prelevato dal Carpi Saric: contratto pluriennale per il centrocampista". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 11 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Bh. veznjak u milionskom transferu pojačao slavni klub". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 30 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Dario Šarić debitovao za novi klub". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Bh. internacionalac napustio Italiju, karijeru nastavlja u Turskoj". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Petevov as iz rukava: Nisam očekivao poziv, mama je čak zaplakala". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 23 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Petev otkrio karte za duele Zmajeva protiv Crne Gore i Danske i napravio dva iznenađenja". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Ubjedljiv poraz Zmajeva u Bukureštu, Finska pokvarila radost Rumunima". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  11. ^ "D. Šarić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Dario Šarić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 15 October 2024.