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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.
Personal information | |||
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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 | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Austria U19 | 1 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Austria U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 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.
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]
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]
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]
Despite representing Austria at various youth levels, Karić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[13]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
Career total | 223 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 5 |
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