Karim Onisiwo
_53.jpg) Onisiwo playing for Red Bull Salzburg in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karim Onisiwo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | SC Ostbahn XI | 23 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | TSV Neumarkt | 16 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | Austria Salzburg | 31 | (18) |
| 2014–2016 | SV Mattersburg | 51 | (20) |
| 2016–2025 | Mainz 05 | 214 | (33) |
| 2025– | Red Bull Salzburg | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Austria U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2023 | Austria | 24 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:11, 2 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:30, 17 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Karim Onisiwo (born 17 March 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward or right winger for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Austria national team.
Club career
Onisiwo joined Austria Salzburg in 2012.[2] After two years in SV Mattersburg, he joined German side Mainz 05 in January 2016. He scored his first goal for Mainz on 7 May 2016 in a 3-1 win against VfB Stuttgart.[3] In his first full season in Mainz, Onisiwo played in the UEFA Europa League and finished as 3rd in group stage. He scored his first hat-trick for the club on 28 January 2023 in a 5–2 win against VfL Bochum.[4] He extended his contract with Mainz 05 until 2026.[5]
On 2 January 2025, Onisiwo returned to Austria and signed a contract with Red Bull Salzburg until 30 June 2026.[6]
International career
Onisiwo was born in Austria to a Nigerian father and Austrian mother.[7] He made his debut for the senior Austria squad as a substitute, in a friendly against Switzerland in November 2015.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 August 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TSV Neumarkt | 2011–12 | 1. Landesliga | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 8 | ||
| Austria Salzburg | 2013–14 | Austrian Second League | 31 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 18 | ||
| SV Mattersburg | 2014–15 | Austrian Second League | 33 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 18 | ||
| 2014–15 | Austrian Bundesliga | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Total | 51 | 20 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 56 | 21 | ||||
| Mainz 05 | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 7 | |||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 7 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 31 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 10 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 214 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 35 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 321 | 74 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 354 | 85 | ||
- ^ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Onisiwo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2020 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria |  Romania | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
References
- ^ "Karim Onisiwo". Bundesliga. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Austria Salzburg holt Sturmtalent Karim Onisiwo". Austria Salzburg (in German).
- ^ "Spielinfo Vfb Stuttgart - 1. FSV Mainz 05 1:3". Kicker (in German).
- ^ "Drei Onisiwo-Tore lassen Mainz jubeln" (in German). Sportschau. 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Entscheidung leicht gefallen: Onisiwo verlängert um zwei Jahre". Kicker (in German).
- ^ "New signing: Karim Onisiwo joins from Mainz". Red Bull Salzburg. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Mainz 05: Spieler immer wieder Opfer rassistischer Beleidigungen - Verein positioniert sich". www.fr.de.
- ^ "Austria vs Switzerland". skysports.com. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Karim Onisiwo at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
External links
- Profile Archived 7 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine at the 1. FSV Mainz 05 website (in German)
- Karim Onisiwo – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Karim Onisiwo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Karim Onisiwo at Soccerway
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