Dario Šarić (pronounced [dâːrio ʃǎritɕ]; born 30 May 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. Lig club Antalyaspor. Born in Italy, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Cento, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Antalyaspor | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cesena | |||
| 2014–2015 | Carpi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Carpi | 54 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Virtus Castelfranco (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Siena (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Ascoli | 66 | (4) |
| 2022–2025 | Palermo | 37 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Antalyaspor (loan) | 32 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Cesena (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2025– | Antalyaspor | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Šarić started his professional career at Carpi, who sent him on loan to Virtus Castelfranco in 2015 and to Siena in 2016. In 2020, he joined Ascoli. Two years later, he switched to Palermo, who loaned him to Antalyaspor in 2023 and to Cesena in 2025. Later that year, he moved to Antalyaspor permanently.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šarić made his senior international debut in 2022, earning 10 caps since.
Club career
editEarly career
editŠarić started playing football at Cesena's youth academy, before joining Carpi's youth setup in 2014. In February 2015, he was loaned to Virtus Castelfranco until the end of the season. In July 2016, he was sent on a season-long loan to Siena, with whom he made his professional debut and scored his first professional goal.[1]
Palermo
editLater stage of career
editIn August, Šarić was transferred to Antalyaspor.[7]
International career
editŠarić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.[8]
In May 2021, he received his first senior call up, for friendly games against Montenegro and Denmark,[9] but had to wait until 26 September 2022 to make his debut in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B match against Romania.[10]
Personal life
editŠarić married his long-time girlfriend Veronica in July 2026.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 9 May 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Virtus Castelfranco (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie D | 7 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Siena (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie C | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | |
| Carpi | 2017–18 | Serie B | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Serie B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Serie C | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| Total | 54 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 4 | ||
| Ascoli | 2020–21 | Serie B | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 35 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie B | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 66 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 5 | ||
| Palermo | 2022–23 | Serie B | 28 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie B | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 40 | 0 | |||
| Antalyaspor (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 34 | 3 | |
| Cesena (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 15 | 3 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Antalyaspor | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | |
| Career total | 254 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 275 | 17 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
- 1 2 Appearance in Serie B promotion play-offs
International
edit- As of match played 10 June 2025[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
References
edit- ↑ "Debitant među Zmajevima dolazi iz Serie B: Ko je Dario Šarić?". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ↑ "Ascoli, prelevato dal Carpi Saric: contratto pluriennale per il centrocampista". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "Transfer od 1,7 miliona eura: Dario Šarić potpisuje za kultni italijanski klub". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 30 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Dario Šarić debitovao za novi klub". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 3 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ↑ "Bh. internacionalac napustio Italiju, karijeru nastavlja u Turskoj". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ↑ "Dario Šarić pronašao novi angažman, ostaje u Italiji". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ↑ "Italiju zamijenio Turskom: Zmaj predstavljen u novom/starom klubu". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 26 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ "Petevov as iz rukava: Nisam očekivao poziv, mama je čak zaplakala". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ↑ "Petev otkrio karte za duele Zmajeva protiv Crne Gore i Danske i napravio dva iznenađenja". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ↑ "Ubjedljiv poraz Zmajeva u Bukureštu, Finska pokvarila radost Rumunima". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Zmaj stao na "ludi kamen": Oženio se bh. reprezentativac Dario Šarić". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 6 July 2026. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ "Dario Šarić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "Dario Šarić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
External links
edit- Dario Šarić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dario Šarić – UEFA competition record (archive)
