Emir Karić
Emir Karić is an Austrian defender born in Linz on 9 June 1997. He developed in the Upper Austrian system with ASKÖ Leonding, LASK and FC Pasching before returning to LASK and making his professional debut against Wacker Innsbruck in May 2015. Later that year, Karić joined FC Liefering, where he spent three seasons developing in a demanding, high-intensity environment. He moved to SCR Altach in 2018 and became a regular top-flight player, scoring his first professional goal against TSV Hartberg in November 2019. In 2021, he signed for SV Darmstadt 98 and helped the club win promotion to the German Bundesliga in 2023. Karić returned to Austria with Sturm Graz in 2024 and won the Austrian Bundesliga in 2024–25. Registered as a defender, he has operated primarily on the left while also offering versatility as an inverted wing-back or defensive midfielder, and he is now listed with Sporting Kansas City.
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 716 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 2025 | 38 | 3020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 2024 | 17 | 822 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2023 | 29 | 1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | 1725 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.05 |
| 2021 | 27 | 1287 | 2 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.07 |
| 2020 | 23 | 1572 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 28 | 2376 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 2018 | 25 | 1864 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2017 | 19 | 1406 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2016 | 32 | 2304 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 2015 | 7 | 605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Form - Last 10 games
Strengths Analysis Season 2025
Role: DefenderTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
Major League Soccer
Bundesliga - Merkur Arena, Graz, Austria
Teams
Transfers
Sturm Graz
Sporting Kansas City
Sturm Graz
Sporting Kansas City
SV Darmstadt 98
Sturm Graz
SCR Altach
SV Darmstadt 98
FC Liefering
SCR Altach
Lask Linz
FC Liefering
Honors
