Players / Emir Karić
Emir Karić
Sporting Kansas City

Emir Karić

Defender · Sporting Kansas City. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionDEF Age29 ClubSporting Kansas City Market value€1.2mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-26
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubSporting Kansas CityMLS
PositionDefenderDefender
Date of birth29 years old
NationalityAustriaLinz
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€1.2mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-26
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedLatest provider status
Height184 cm71 kg
Shirt number#18Sporting Kansas City
Performance
Season stats

MLS · 2026

Sporting Kansas City · Defender

Appearances1110 starts
Minutes9081 substitute entries
Rating6.66provider season average
Goals + assists20 goals · 2 assists
Goals / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900.2minimum 90-minute sample
Shots2— on target
Passing86512 passes · 10 key
Defensive work268 interceptions · 5 blocks
Duels won55.7%39 of 70
Dribble success66.7%6 of 9
Cards2Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Emir Karić

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

Lucas HalterLucas HalterHouston Dynamo · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile89match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 908 min / 2026 · 1,206 min

Performance comparison uses the same recorded season and competition.

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Emir Karić and Lucas Halter — stored season statistics
Context / metricEmir KarićLucas Halter
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSMLS
Team in this sampleSporting Kansas CityHouston Dynamo
Minutes9081,206
Appearances1114
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 90262.58 per 90181.34 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9080.79 per 90100.75 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9050.5 per 90181.34 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Rafael SantosRafael SantosSt. Louis City · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age87match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 908 min / 2026 · 1,107 min

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Emir Karić and Rafael Santos — stored season statistics
Context / metricEmir KarićRafael Santos
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSMLS
Team in this sampleSporting Kansas CitySt. Louis City
Minutes9081,107
Appearances1116
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 90262.58 per 9080.65 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9080.79 per 90110.89 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9050.5 per 9050.41 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

CacáCacáVitoria · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile77match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 908 min / 2026 · — min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • Playing time is missing.

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Emir Karić and Cacá — stored season statistics
Context / metricEmir KarićCacá
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleSporting Kansas CityCorinthians
Minutes908—
Appearances110
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 90262.58 per 90—— per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9080.79 per 90—— per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9050.5 per 90—— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

IgnacioIgnacioFluminense · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age75match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 908 min / 2026 · 1,057 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Emir Karić and Ignacio — stored season statistics
Context / metricEmir KarićIgnacio
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleSporting Kansas CityFluminense
Minutes9081,057
Appearances1114
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 90262.58 per 90191.62 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9080.79 per 90131.11 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9050.5 per 9080.68 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Zé IvaldoZé IvaldoRemo · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age75match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 908 min / 2026 · 366 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Emir Karić and Zé Ivaldo — stored season statistics
Context / metricEmir KarićZé Ivaldo
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleSporting Kansas CitySantos
Minutes908366
Appearances115
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 90262.58 per 9061.48 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9080.79 per 90112.7 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9050.5 per 9051.23 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

KanuKanuBahia · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age69match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 908 min / 2026 · 418 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Emir Karić and Kanu — stored season statistics
Context / metricEmir KarićKanu
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleSporting Kansas CityBahia
Minutes908418
Appearances115
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 90262.58 per 9040.86 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9080.79 per 9040.86 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9050.5 per 9020.43 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves20 loans · 2 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record

Latest recorded move: SV Darmstadt 98 → Sturm Graz · 05 Jul 2024, with terms recorded as Free transfer. The player was 27.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202405 Jul 2024SV Darmstadt 98 → Sturm GrazFreeFree transfer27
202101 Jul 2021SCR Altach → SV Darmstadt 98FreeFree transfer24
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Sporting Kansas City · MLS

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
FreeSV Darmstadt 98 → Sturm Graz

Provider transfer record

FreeSCR Altach → SV Darmstadt 98

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Linz, Austria

Value & contract

Market value

€1.2m

Transfermarkt · 2026-05-26

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Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

Emir Karić in the news

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityEmir KarićHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubSporting Kansas CityHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionMLSHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionDefenderMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonNot assessedAPI-Football
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history2HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: Not recordedNo automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours4 updates · 10 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

DefenderLeft Back

API-Football squad and profile sync
7 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€1.2m€1.3m

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ValuationValue record updated

€1.1m€1.2m

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ValuationValue record updated

€1.2m€1.1m

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