Emir Karić
ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sporting Kansas City.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Sturm Graz — UEFA Europa League: 8 apps, 0g 0a, 709 min
Earlier this season at Sturm Graz — UEFA Champions League: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 180 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Sporting Kansas City; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 6.75 |
Scout report
E. Karić is a 29-year-old full-back at Sporting Kansas City, rated 27.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 369th of 480 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (75% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.78 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Karić.
Judged on this season alone, Karić graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 50th of 56 of the 56 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 0 clean sheets and 3.778 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 15). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 49th of 56 of the 56 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Karić is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Sporting Kansas City finished 15th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 10 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 75% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 27.9, Karić carries the 49th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 56 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
