Emir Karić

Emir Karić
Karić playing for SV Darmstadt in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 27)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019

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 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

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]

International career

Despite representing Austria at various youth levels, Karić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearance in Austrian Bundesliga play-offs for UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ "Emir Karić". sksturm.at (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Emir Spahić kontaktirao potencijalno novog reprezentativca Bosne i Hercegovine". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Liefering verpflichtet Linksverteidiger Karic von LASK". skysportaustria.at (in German). 30 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Altach holt zwei junge Defensivkräfte". skysportaustria.at (in German). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Hartberg dreht Partie in Unterzahl gegen Altach". skysportaustria.at (in German). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Neuzugang aus Österreich: Darmstadt verpflichtet Karic". kicker.de (in German). 28 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Singh und Gimber treffen gegen geschwächte Lilien". kicker.de (in German). 24 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Darmstadt völlig entfesselt: 6:1 beim SVS". kicker.de (in German). 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  9. ^ "1:0 gegen Magdeburg: Tietz schießt Darmstadt zurück in die Bundesliga". kicker.de (in German). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Emir Karić zvanično predstavljen u Sturmu". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Gazibegović i Karić najbolje ocijenjeni igrači Sturma u derbiju protiv Rapida". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 4 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Verbandswechsel: ÖFB-Legionär könnte bald für Bosnien auflaufen". skysportaustria.at (in German). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  14. ^ "E. Karić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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